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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for September 2011

Church, state, and the political campaign

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 27, 2011, 1:35 PM Sep 27, 2011
4

This Sunday, conservative church pastors will defy IRS laws against churches preaching politics.

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Photographing the northern lights

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 27, 2011, 1:31 PM Sep 27, 2011
3

A geomagnetic storm began yesterday when a Coronal Mass Ejection collided with Earth’s magnetic field.

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Chris Christie presidential candidacy debated

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 27, 2011, 12:03 PM Sep 27, 2011
1

Jon Stewart suggests the New Jersey governor probably isn’t the inside-Republican’s cup of tea, either.

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Scenes from the cellphone culture

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 27, 2011, 11:15 AM Sep 27, 2011

Several news stories today reflect how cellphones are changing the way we live.

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Kid vs. foul ball: You decide

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 27, 2011, 10:44 AM Sep 27, 2011
1

A foul ball is heading your way at a baseball game. You’re holding your kid. What do you do?

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Five by 8

Whatever happened to retirement? (5×8 – 9/27/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 27, 2011, 7:36 AM Sep 27, 2011
9

Do you think you’ll be able to retire, North Dakota: The Nigeria of the north, a hole in the ground in Babbitt, monument to an earthquake, and the call of the harvest.

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Revenge in the digital age

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 26, 2011, 2:03 PM Sep 26, 2011
10

A high-tech pushback is underway against the New York City police officer who pepper sprayed a group of people who were protesting in the city’s financial district over the weekend

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Dead Sea scrolls online

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 26, 2011, 12:31 PM Sep 26, 2011
3

Starting today, the Dead Sea Scrolls can now be viewed by anyone with a computer.

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Are men finished?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 26, 2011, 12:02 PM Sep 26, 2011
7

Are women just catching up to men or is the era of a male-dominated culture over?

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Five by 8

The art of just getting by (5×8 – 9/26/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 26, 2011, 7:29 AM Sep 26, 2011
8

The Marvin way in Warroad, why do people live in northern Minnesota, the pepper spray attack, power without status, and Vikings fans say they’ve had enough but they’re probably haven’t.

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Texting laws making little difference

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 25, 2011, 8:13 AM Sep 25, 2011
6

If you’re stopped for texting while driving, it’s too easy to claim you were using your phone for something else.

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Scientists videotape brain’s thoughts

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 23, 2011, 9:41 PM Sep 23, 2011
2

Scientists at Berkeley may not only be able to read your mind, they may be able to see what’s in it, too.

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Falling satellite could still provide a show over Midwest

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 23, 2011, 2:08 PM Sep 23, 2011

Peru, you’re in the clear. Upper Midwest? Maybe. Africa, we have a problem.

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Court: There’s no ‘CSI Effect’

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 23, 2011, 1:11 PM Sep 23, 2011
3

It had to happen sooner or later. CSI, the TV show about forensics and crime, has become the center of a court case in Massachusetts.

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Swiftly goes the year

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 23, 2011, 12:26 PM Sep 23, 2011
2

How’s your autumn going so far?

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