October | 2011 | NewsCut | Minnesota Public Radio News

The Brainerd bump and grind (5×8 – 10/14/11)

Bob Collins October 14, 2011, 7:26 AM Oct 14, 2011

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Homecoming hell, the Zamboni crew, news from the great unwashed, the things worth waiting in line for, and your moment of Minnesota Zen.

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How to save a life in 22 seconds

Bob Collins October 13, 2011, 3:10 PM Oct 13, 2011

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A white sheet beneath a blue tarp should be the image we all have in our heads when we drive past construction zones.

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The marathon bandit

Bob Collins October 13, 2011, 12:31 PM Oct 13, 2011

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Peter Sagal comes clean and acknowledges ‘banditting’ the Chicago marathon.

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Searching for ‘real Minnesota’

Bob Collins October 13, 2011, 11:35 AM Oct 13, 2011

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When you look for real Minnesota, where do you look?

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Occupying prison

Bob Collins October 13, 2011, 10:39 AM Oct 13, 2011

Away from the bright lights surrounding protesters on Wall Street, Raj Rajaratnam continued his relative anonymity outside of the financial world, even though he is one of the biggest crooks in a generation.

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Five by 8

The reluctant Republican (5×8 – 11/13/11)

Bob Collins October 13, 2011, 7:55 AM Oct 13, 2011

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Political flavors, is life worth living without your iGadget, the day they killed JFK, a day on Planet Booze, and homecoming in Fergus Falls.

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Rough day for portable communicators

Bob Collins October 12, 2011, 4:33 PM Oct 12, 2011

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Two companies struggle with disruptions in service.

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Supreme Court explains rejection of Seward killer’s age appeal

Bob Collins October 12, 2011, 3:02 PM Oct 12, 2011

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The court said it’s fairly impossible to prove beyond all doubt, the age of people from country’s that don’t keep birth records.

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Why some ‘job creators’ don’t get ‘it’

Bob Collins October 12, 2011, 12:30 PM Oct 12, 2011

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The real job creator is the person who walks through the front door and needs an auger belt.

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A city goes toes up

Bob Collins October 12, 2011, 11:27 AM Oct 12, 2011

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You don’t often see a capital city of a state declare bankruptcy. I’m not sure we’ve ever seen it before.

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The science of inspiration

Bob Collins October 12, 2011, 10:05 AM Oct 12, 2011

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Tired of hearing stories about uneducated, uninterested kids today with no goals and no interest in, say, science?

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Five by 8

When only the money matters (5×8- 10/12/11)

Bob Collins October 12, 2011, 7:35 AM Oct 12, 2011

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Politics and the game of chicken, pinkwashing, the commute on Mars, lost in a maze, and the death of Frank Kameny.

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The revolution will be Tumbld

Bob Collins October 11, 2011, 1:16 PM Oct 11, 2011

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There is now an organized anti-Occupy Wall Street social networking effort.

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What’s the sweet deal of a Los Angeles stadium?

Bob Collins October 11, 2011, 11:35 AM Oct 11, 2011

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The Vikings have never come out and said they’d move the team to Los Angeles if the public didn’t kick in $650 million for a new stadium. But, they haven’t had to.

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Teaching kids a good lesson

Bob Collins October 11, 2011, 10:43 AM Oct 11, 2011

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Do kids learn the lessons they should learn in school because of parents, or in spite of them?

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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for October 2011

The Brainerd bump and grind (5×8 – 10/14/11)

How to save a life in 22 seconds

The marathon bandit

Searching for ‘real Minnesota’

Occupying prison

The reluctant Republican (5×8 – 11/13/11)

Rough day for portable communicators

Supreme Court explains rejection of Seward killer’s age appeal

Why some ‘job creators’ don’t get ‘it’

A city goes toes up

The science of inspiration

When only the money matters (5×8- 10/12/11)

The revolution will be Tumbld

What’s the sweet deal of a Los Angeles stadium?

Teaching kids a good lesson