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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for July 2011

Parents ruining kids’ sports (cont’d)

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 11, 2011, 3:37 PM Jul 11, 2011
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Parents in Colorado get in a brawl over a bad call at a kids’ game.

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Court of Appeals: Facebook posts were grounds for U of M to discipline student

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 11, 2011, 1:37 PM Jul 11, 2011
1

The Minnesota Court of Appeals today upheld the University of Minnesota’s right to discipline a student in a mortuary sciences class who made jokes about a cadaver and made threats on her Facebook page.

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A land without hope

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 11, 2011, 12:09 PM Jul 11, 2011
2

Kenya today refused to open a refugee camp for East Africans fleeing drought.

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Corporate jet loophole: The president fights against the president

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 11, 2011, 11:21 AM Jul 11, 2011
5

It’s a recent conversion for the president, who has identified corporate jet travel as something for fat cats. How did these fat cats get the break? President Obama gave it to them.

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Five by 8

The secret message of the American flag (5×8 – 7/11/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 11, 2011, 7:45 AM Jul 11, 2011
13

The flag party, much ado about Twitter, flipped out in space, the curse of the NOAA radio, and a car race breaks out at the Tour de France.

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The shutdown and child care

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 8, 2011, 3:00 PM Jul 8, 2011
19

One woman’s story about how the shutdown has affected her ability to work and care for her daughter.

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The magic trick the economy can’t do

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 8, 2011, 12:09 PM Jul 8, 2011
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When the monthly unemployment figures come out, we become a nation of economists.

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When television lies

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 8, 2011, 11:33 AM Jul 8, 2011

CBS provided phony images during coverage of July 4th fireworks. Is that an ethical problem?

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Five by 8

Collateral damage of a state shutdown (5×8 – 7/8/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 8, 2011, 7:28 AM Jul 8, 2011
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Could the shutdown last into January, why are we so fat, where to draw the line on presidential letters, Field of Dreams 2, and there’s something about band directors.

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A ‘misassigned Minnesotan’s’ last shuttle mission

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 7, 2011, 2:20 PM Jul 7, 2011
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Roseville native Paul Dye will have no challenge to his record as longest-service space shuttle flight director.

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The need to name names

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 7, 2011, 10:56 AM Jul 7, 2011
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‘Tell all’ articles usually tell very little.

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Five by 8

Women lose in economic recovery (5×8 – 7/7/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 7, 2011, 7:11 AM Jul 7, 2011
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It’s a man’s recovery, shutdown: win or die trying, paddlers reach Fargo, and a look at Google+, and the human homerun.

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Hundreds become new Americans

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 6, 2011, 4:00 PM Jul 6, 2011

While many Americans might sleepwalk their way through the occasional playing of the National Anthem, there’s no mistaking the hearty singing of the anthem at a U.S. naturalization ceremony.

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Brian Williams’ sacrifice

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 6, 2011, 12:31 PM Jul 6, 2011
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Connie Scott, of Owatonna, Minn., would like the nation to be as proud of her son’s sacrifice for his country as her family is. She knows it’s not, however.

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The disappearing $10 bill

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 6, 2011, 11:22 AM Jul 6, 2011
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For the first time, the U.S. did not print any $10 bills last year.

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