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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for October 2012

Five by 8

The wait (5×8 – 10/29/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2012, 7:19 AM Oct 29, 2012
8

Hurricanes and climate science, why do we burn things when our teams win, measuring racism on the basketball court, the ethics of unmasking, and killing time on the Mississippi.

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Poll: Majority of Americans are racist

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 27, 2012, 9:11 AM Oct 27, 2012
16

There is no such thing as ‘post-racial America.’ Not yet, anyway.

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A light on the invisible

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 26, 2012, 3:08 PM Oct 26, 2012
3

If you chase down your wife and shoot her to death in the daylight of a strip mall, you’ll get your name and picture in the paper, and nobody will suggest it will lead to more husbands killing their wives. But if you take your own life, alone, outside a school, you’re invisible.

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Empathy and the American journalist

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 26, 2012, 1:45 PM Oct 26, 2012

Is there room for compassion in journalism?

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The World Series math class

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 26, 2012, 1:00 PM Oct 26, 2012
2

If you were among the many people wasting their time watching the Minnesota Vikings last night, you probably missed this from the World Series game between the Tigers and Giants.

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Laughing when you want to cry

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 26, 2012, 11:04 AM Oct 26, 2012
3

Tig Notaro’s now-famous stand-up routine after she found out she has cancer, forces us to consider how we press on through the times.

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Five by 8

Whatever happened to climate change? (5×8 -10/26/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 26, 2012, 7:30 AM Oct 26, 2012
10

The science of misinformation, are the kids moving back in or moving back out, are you even nice, the first dance, and empowering Latinos.

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Regional history

The night Garrison Keillor consoled a grieving state

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 25, 2012, 3:54 PM Oct 25, 2012
4

Ten years ago tomorrow night, Garrison Keillor had the most unenviable job in Minnesota.

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Where are the funny conservatives?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 25, 2012, 2:07 PM Oct 25, 2012
12

Why aren’t there popular conservative comedians?

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Dead or alive

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 25, 2012, 12:14 PM Oct 25, 2012
1

Google can be an unforgiven master for people who do online journalism.

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Do newspaper endorsements matter?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 25, 2012, 12:10 PM Oct 25, 2012
1

The effectiveness of the newspaper endorsement is debatable, but there might be fallout from newspapers not endorsing candidates an issues.

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Two guys. Two views

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 25, 2012, 11:35 AM Oct 25, 2012
2

American Public Media’s Marketplace provided a good glimpse into the effect of the presidential campaign on friendships last night, turning to two Minnesota pals on different sides of the race.

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Five by 8

The Yellow Rain fallout (5×8 – 10/25/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 25, 2012, 7:18 AM Oct 25, 2012
39

Radiolab responds, Wellstone’s moment, the swing ovulation vote, spreading Kevin’s love, and the kid who wanted to build a car.

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Penalty handed down for soccer brawl

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 24, 2012, 6:10 PM Oct 24, 2012
7

There’ll be no state tournament for the Prairie Seeds squad, but not because of the brawl.

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Voter ID and the person in the military

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 24, 2012, 3:06 PM Oct 24, 2012
20

Is this ad wrong?

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