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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for April 2012

Alcohol = marijuana?

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 9, 2012, 10:45 AM Apr 9, 2012
31

Colorado considers whether to legalize small amounts of pot.

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Five by 8

Death of a journalist (5×8 – 4/9/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 9, 2012, 7:13 AM Apr 9, 2012
1

Evaluating Mike Wallace, the story of Rosalie Wahl, for the love of the game, a tornado’s connections (continued), and who owns your ID?

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The decisions we live with

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 6, 2012, 1:17 PM Apr 6, 2012
7

An F-18 jet crashed into an apartment building in Virginia this afternoon. The two-pilots ejected, so let’s deal with the obvious question that few people will actually want to ask: Why would a pilot eject from his jet if there was a chance it was going to kill people on the ground?

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The wasteful culture in song

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 6, 2012, 12:28 PM Apr 6, 2012
2

Among the government crowd, this video is the talker of the day.

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Journos with ‘skin in the game’

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 6, 2012, 10:49 AM Apr 6, 2012
15

Would it make a difference if journalists were actively involved in politics?

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Five by 8

The limits of growth (5×8 – 4/6/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 6, 2012, 6:54 AM Apr 6, 2012
6

A 40-year-old prediction of doom is ‘on track,’ opening day, hockey’s shame, a tale of two Marines, and it’s time to crack down on mascot abuse.

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What some people will do for an education

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 5, 2012, 2:40 PM Apr 5, 2012
2

Xiang Yuncui, 57, carries her granddaughter, Tan, to school every day.

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Clowns at the Capitol

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 5, 2012, 2:39 PM Apr 5, 2012
2

Clowns aren’t jokes.

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Football in LA? Not anytime soon

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 5, 2012, 2:00 PM Apr 5, 2012
1

If the Minnesota Vikings actually do flee to Los Angeles, it’ll be at least four years before they’d have a new stadium to play in.

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Analyzing bicyclists’ behavior

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 5, 2012, 12:27 PM Apr 5, 2012
9

A lot eyes fairly rolled in the cycling community when Talk of the Nation announced it would have a segment on today’s show asking whether bicyclists are their own worst enemy.

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Regional history

History in a wheelchair

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 5, 2012, 11:16 AM Apr 5, 2012
2

It was a touching moment in Washington today when a group of Minnesota schoolkids was about to board a flight home after a trip to the East Coast.

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Five by 8

Who cares about ‘women’s issues?’ (5×8 – 4/5/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 5, 2012, 7:06 AM Apr 5, 2012
8

Do women care more than men, 45 minutes of Helen, death of the cookie, politics and the Minnesota wolf, and a heaping helping of Minnesota.

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Google’s new reality

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 4, 2012, 1:48 PM Apr 4, 2012
15

Google unveils Project Glass.

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Hitting a new low in Brainerd

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 4, 2012, 1:16 PM Apr 4, 2012
2

Someone has stolen a statue commemorating a three-year-old boy killed in an accident.

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Humans v. technology

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 4, 2012, 12:20 PM Apr 4, 2012
6

So what’s a better commentary on the state of technology and society? The human I talked to, or the automation I didn’t?

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