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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for November 2011

Zygi’s new pad

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 30, 2011, 3:50 PM Nov 30, 2011
8

How much would it take to buy a $19 million apartment?

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103-year old remains in home; officials refuse foreclosure orders

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 30, 2011, 1:44 PM Nov 30, 2011
2

There’s no limit, apparently, to who banks will foreclose upon, but at least in Atlanta, there’s a limit for the people who actually have to do the dirty work.

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Religion and the game of football

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 30, 2011, 12:28 PM Nov 30, 2011
6

Is Tim Tebow too openly Christian for the NFL and its sportswriters?

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Life in a shipping container

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 30, 2011, 11:36 AM Nov 30, 2011
4

A single-mother who didn’t want a mortgage builds a home out of a shipping container.

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Surveys and trivia

How to speak Minnesotan

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 30, 2011, 10:16 AM Nov 30, 2011
2

‘I’m fine.’ There, you know how to speak like a Minnesotan, then.

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Five by 8

You’re not being paid. Do you stay or go? (5×8 – 11/30/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 30, 2011, 7:20 AM Nov 30, 2011
13

You can’t cash gratitude, the last Vietnam soldier in North Dakota, stealing stuff for Christmas, privacy and the secrets you tell the government, and an interview with Temple Grandin.

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You Should Meet...

You Should Meet: Marnita Schroedl

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 29, 2011, 11:30 AM Nov 29, 2011
20

Spend a few hours with Marnita Schroedl, and you’ll start thinking that if we could get 5 million people into her Minneapolis home, the state wouldn’t have a problem left to solve

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The mammogram debate stirs anew

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 29, 2011, 11:11 AM Nov 29, 2011
6

Two years ago, a panel said women in their 40s don’t need mammograms. Today, another panel says they do.

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The Minnesota culture – Boston version

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 29, 2011, 10:48 AM Nov 29, 2011
1

Following up the ‘Letter to the East Coast.’

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Five by 8

On-campus struggles for returning vets (5×8 – 11/29/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 29, 2011, 7:24 AM Nov 29, 2011
3

Readjusting to an academic life, a response to the Strib’s Target editorial, why is recycling so hard, the afternoon Aurora, and the knock-off Stradivarius.

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Behind the bedroom door

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 28, 2011, 4:33 PM Nov 28, 2011
15

Herman Cain’s attorney says the media right to report ends at his client’s bedroom door.

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’tis the first ‘Embrace Winter’ post of the season

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 28, 2011, 2:57 PM Nov 28, 2011
1

Downtown Saint Paul’s ice rink has opened for the season.

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Can retail survive in Saint Paul?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 28, 2011, 12:32 PM Nov 28, 2011
11

Downtown Saint Paul remains the Bermuda Triangle of retail.

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The best and worst of Barney Frank

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 28, 2011, 10:58 AM Nov 28, 2011
6

The Massachusetts Democrat announces his retirement.

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Court: Expired tabs good enough reason for drunk driving arrest

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 28, 2011, 10:12 AM Nov 28, 2011
2

If you’re stopped for one reason, can a police officer expand the investigation into actions that had nothing to do with why he/she pulled you over?

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