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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for October 2012

Before Sandy hit the East Coast

Nate Minor October 31, 2012, 2:37 PM Oct 31, 2012

Haiti, the Caribbean nation Sandy hit hardest, is faced with yet another devastating disaster.

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‘It’ll be over soon,’ mom tells kid sick of campaign 2012

Nate Minor October 31, 2012, 10:02 AM Oct 31, 2012
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A four-year-old has had enough of campaign 2012.

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Five by 8

What makes NY different? (5×8 – 10/31/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 31, 2012, 7:15 AM Oct 31, 2012
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Waiting for the outpouring, how money is buying an election near you, the mystery of the disappearing gravestone letters, are you afraid to show a tattoo, and why is your situation your situation?

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The ‘blame game’ begins

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 30, 2012, 4:06 PM Oct 30, 2012
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How long is a reasonable period of time to accept waiting before the government forces move in to help you put your life back together?

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Drawing a line in the hurricane

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 30, 2012, 1:36 PM Oct 30, 2012
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Does humor have any role in tragedy?

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Surveys and trivia

The Stratos pumpkin

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 30, 2012, 12:43 PM Oct 30, 2012

Theory: The proliferation of jack-o-lantern artistry has made the world a tougher place for kids who carve three triangles and something resembling a mouth into your basic pumpkin.

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In hurricane coverage, ‘old school’ still rules

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 30, 2012, 11:58 AM Oct 30, 2012
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One thing we’ve learned after all these years of the journalism profession, old school is still cool. The still photographer is still the most fearless and respectable journalist.

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The measures of leadership

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 30, 2012, 11:37 AM Oct 30, 2012
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In the aftermath of disaster, leaders call upon skills which seldom come up as issues in a campaign.

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Fakers and phonies in the news.

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 30, 2012, 10:53 AM Oct 30, 2012
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This has been quite a 24 hours for people who fake things.

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Five by 8

They got it right (5×8 – 10/30/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 30, 2012, 7:27 AM Oct 30, 2012
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When people do their jobs, the mammogram debate, when the jocks step up, what hath the San Francisco Giants wrought, and those magnificent cameras in their flying machines.

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People doing good

The responders

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2012, 3:06 PM Oct 29, 2012
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This latest video from the Coast Guard, showing its rescue of most of the crew of the tall ship Bounty off the coast, is a stark reminder that there are people who get in helicopters, fly into a hurricane, hover 30 feet above pitching seas, and then jump into the ocean that threatens to swallow Read more →

Weather

More Sandy from space

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2012, 1:35 PM Oct 29, 2012
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Do astronauts ever got bored looking at the earth?

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Politics and the person who signs the paycheck

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2012, 12:30 PM Oct 29, 2012
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Can you be fired for voting the ‘wrong way?’

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Weather

1,000 words: The sentry

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2012, 11:20 AM Oct 29, 2012
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What makes the image of soldiers guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in hurricane rain particularly poignant is the individual soldiers from the Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment do not have to.

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Weather

Hurricane impact on air traffic

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2012, 10:49 AM Oct 29, 2012

A stunning comparison of the effect of Hurricane Sandy on air traffic all over the United States.

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