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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for December 2011

Surveys and trivia

The art of parallel parking

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 9, 2011, 11:14 AM Dec 9, 2011
9

Really! It’s not that hard.

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The private lives of TV newspeople

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 9, 2011, 10:56 AM Dec 9, 2011
2

When is something not news? When most of the nation is laughing at your anchorperson for doing a newscast, apparently, under the influence of…. something.

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Five by 8

The disappearing drive-in (5×8 – 12/9/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 9, 2011, 7:25 AM Dec 9, 2011
7

Disappearing Americana, abortion and mental health, the art of giving back, burning Swede Hollow, and making sense of flying.

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Fracking pollutes, EPA discovers

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 8, 2011, 2:33 PM Dec 8, 2011
11

In one corner: damage to water and the environment. In the other corner: jobs.

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Twins as window shoppers

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 8, 2011, 11:52 AM Dec 8, 2011
10

The Twins watched as other teams added big stars at the winter meetings.

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Unmasking a Klingon ship

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 8, 2011, 10:51 AM Dec 8, 2011
8

Did a coronal mass ejection ‘uncloak’ a Klingon bird of prey ship?

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Five by 8

The mystery of the Mankato anchorwoman (5×8 – 12/8/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 8, 2011, 7:19 AM Dec 8, 2011
2

Drunk or not, reddit saves a life, Sartell’s good soldier, unleashing Muppet power, and change for a dollar.

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People doing good

A county attorney’s office ‘ties one on’

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 7, 2011, 3:14 PM Dec 7, 2011
4

It’s amazing how you can change a life with a cheap tie.

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The cost of Iraq

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 7, 2011, 12:56 PM Dec 7, 2011
2

The remaining soldiers in Iraq try not to be known as the last person to die in the war.

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Col. Potter’s war

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 7, 2011, 11:00 AM Dec 7, 2011
5

Sherman Potter gave anti-war sentiment a popular cultural voice at a time of nasty public demonstrations against the war.

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How a weak anti-bullying bill became law

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 7, 2011, 10:57 AM Dec 7, 2011

On the day the Minnesota Senate passed the bill, it spent ore time debating renaming a stretch of highway in Duluth after Walter Mondale.

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Five by 8

The binge-drinking state (5×8- 12/7/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 7, 2011, 7:22 AM Dec 7, 2011
18

Why do we pound down the booze, why do Packers fans buy worthless stock, Pearl Harbor at 70, the healing arts, and the do-it-yourself airplane.

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Where have all the good advertisers gone?

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg December 6, 2011, 3:43 PM Dec 6, 2011

This week has presented us with two significant developments in Minnesota’s media landscape; 1) The Utne Reader is leaving Minnespolis for Topeka, 2) The Star Tribune metered pay wall seems to be working.

In both instances loyal readers were there, but finding loyal advertisers continues to be a struggle.

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The voting booth is private, but the cash drawer is public

Eric Ringham December 6, 2011, 2:00 PM Dec 6, 2011
5

Want to know your neighbor’s politics? The FEC website makes it easy.

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Ever-diminishing benefits causing rash of retirements

Michael OlsonMichael Olson December 6, 2011, 11:29 AM Dec 6, 2011
4

If you’re a state employee, we’d like to hear what you’re seeing. Are people retiring in your department? Are you considering it yourself? Why?

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