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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for May 2011

The jobs we do

Tornado Diary: The disaster specialist

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 25, 2011, 7:30 PM May 25, 2011
12

Julie Ovenhouse’s life is one disaster after another.

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Mark Haines dead at 65

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 25, 2011, 9:24 AM May 25, 2011
5

The New York Stock Exchange doesn’t stop for anybody, but it paused for a moment of silence this morning for CNBC anchor Mark Haines, who died suddenly today at 65.

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Five by 8

Exploring gas price mysteries (5×8 – 5/25/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 25, 2011, 7:26 AM May 25, 2011
2

Do gas prices go down as fast as they go up, whites as victims of racism, get to know a Minneapolis neighborhood, the need to see what a tornado looks like, and why letters matter in New Ulm

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Weather

Live: Tornadoes striking tornado alley

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 24, 2011, 5:01 PM May 24, 2011

At least one large one is dancing around the Oklahoma City area this afternoon.

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Weather

Video of Sunday tornado released

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 24, 2011, 3:27 PM May 24, 2011

North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale has released security camera footage of the tornado that ripped through north Minneapolis on Sunday.

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Get to know a state shutdown

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 24, 2011, 2:15 PM May 24, 2011
30

What can we expect from a state shutdown if a budget deal isn’t reached?

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Weather

The other tornado

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 24, 2011, 11:04 AM May 24, 2011

Some people in Fillmore County might be feeling a little slighted; a tornado struck there on Sunday, too.

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Tornado comedy

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 24, 2011, 10:00 AM May 24, 2011
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A north Minneapolis comedian’s view of the tornado.

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Five by 8

In 2011, tornadoes target cities (5×8 – 5/24/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 24, 2011, 7:23 AM May 24, 2011

The worst of the season is yet to come, the myth of the recycling box, Bob Dylan is forever 70, when pinball dreams go tilt, and Kevin Slowey’s yawn.

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Tornado by air

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 23, 2011, 5:02 PM May 23, 2011

The Minnesota State Patrol provides another perspective on the tornado in Minneapolis.

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Appeals Court: Prosecutors made plea deal then argued against it

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 23, 2011, 2:32 PM May 23, 2011
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How much discretion does a Minnesota judge have to ignore minimum mandatory sentence rules? None, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled today.

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Tornado diary: Raising money

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 23, 2011, 1:55 PM May 23, 2011
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It’s a noble effort by Rep. Keith Ellison to try to get people to contribute to the American Red Cross and help the rescue and recovery effort in north Minneapolis. It might not be a bad idea to disconnect the effort from the political fundraising, though.

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Tornado diary: Man dies trying to help

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 23, 2011, 1:51 PM May 23, 2011
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Rob MacIntyre died while trying to help a neighbor in north Minneapolis

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Budget blues

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 23, 2011, 1:03 PM May 23, 2011

It’s been awhile since the tea party and other groups have been able to attract much of a crowd at its Capitol mall events.

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Space: The boring frontier

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 23, 2011, 12:01 PM May 23, 2011
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Astronauts had the sixth-longest spacewalk on record yesterday, and few noticed.

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