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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for October 2011

A news blogger lives here

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 6, 2011, 11:14 AM Oct 6, 2011
4

Who’ll be the first person to put a sign on their lawn declaring ‘A National Honor Society student lives here’?

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Five by 8

Who else? (5×8 – 10/6/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 6, 2011, 7:40 AM Oct 6, 2011
10

To be an icon, hockey’s dirty little secret, a firing at the end of the Rainbow, hell and back again, and love at first click.

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The person we all should meet

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 5, 2011, 4:02 PM Oct 5, 2011
3

This fall and winter, NewsCut plans to meet the people you think we should meet.

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Whose fault is poverty?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 5, 2011, 2:34 PM Oct 5, 2011
20

A presidential candidate suggests the unemployed have no one to blame but themselves.

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Bob Dylan, Nobel Prize winner?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 5, 2011, 11:48 AM Oct 5, 2011
6

If the oddsmakers are right, Bob Dylan is about to be a Nobel Prize winner in literature.

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Five by 8

Ken Dahlberg, 1917-2011 (5×8 – 10/5/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 5, 2011, 6:56 AM Oct 5, 2011
12

The man with the smoking gun, Cuddyer’s workplace, searching for normal, walk to school day, understanding the economic crisis.

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Economic signs

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 4, 2011, 3:21 PM Oct 4, 2011
2

Here are some of the favorites we’ve spotted from the Occupy Wall Street protest in the last two days.

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Redefining Hitler

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 4, 2011, 2:12 PM Oct 4, 2011
7

If there’s one thing Hank Williams Jr., did last night that’s far more damaging than comparing a sitting president to Hitler, it’s comparing Hitler to anybody, thus diminishing the shock value of the word, ‘Hitler.’

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Drunk driving: It’s a man’s world

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 4, 2011, 12:30 PM Oct 4, 2011

One in seven current Minnesota drivers has a DWI on record, and one in 17 has two or more DWIs

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Unveiling the iPhone 5

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 4, 2011, 10:39 AM Oct 4, 2011
1

It is alternately a depressing and exciting day for people who need to own the latest gadget. The new iPhone 5 is being unveiled.

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Five by 8

The tip debate (5×8 – 10/4/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 4, 2011, 7:32 AM Oct 4, 2011
11

Should restaurants deduct credit card fees from server tips, the story behind ‘Occupy Wall Street,’ kids learn how to play in Duluth, cities in the gun business, and the real lesson from a Nobel Prize winner.

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Why JC Penney needed Target’s marketing boss

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 3, 2011, 3:13 PM Oct 3, 2011
2

Judging by the latest marketing gaffe by Penney, he best get there soon.

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The economy in headlines

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 3, 2011, 1:07 PM Oct 3, 2011
2

As usual, figuring out the state of the economy and where it’s heading is a matter of interpretation.

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On refusing to stand for a judge

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 3, 2011, 11:34 AM Oct 3, 2011
26

This is a new experience for the justice system here, but there are several instances of this dilemma facing judges in Europe.

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Five by 8

It takes a village to rob the elderly (5×8 – 10/3/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 3, 2011, 7:25 AM Oct 3, 2011
8

Elderly couple losing home, Bernard Berrian tweets like he plays football, the end of Jazzman, chance-taking 101, and the wonderful world of excited electrons.

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