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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for November 2012

It was 35 years ago…

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 30, 2012, 3:06 PM Nov 30, 2012
2

Thirty-five years ago today, Eric Sevareid retired.

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The unanswerable questions in Cold Spring

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 30, 2012, 12:21 PM Nov 30, 2012
16

I want to make things all better for four kids in Cold Spring today and, of course, I can’t. I don’t know what to do and I recoil at the notion that there’s nothing any of us can do but cry out and move on.

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Five by 8

Same love, same story (5×8 – 11/30/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 30, 2012, 7:27 AM Nov 30, 2012
9

The message a Michigan school doesn’t want kids to hear, a dad’s dream meets a dad’s reality, the declining tax burden examined, castle laws and dead teens, and the nationwide search for ‘the hat.’

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Wait ’til the next next year

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 29, 2012, 4:52 PM Nov 29, 2012
7

Give credit to the Twins. At least they’re doing something.

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The consequences of a bad day at work

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 29, 2012, 1:54 PM Nov 29, 2012
6

A U.S. airplane mechanic lives with the notion that he caused the deaths of 113 people.

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Why can’t Norway take a joke?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 29, 2012, 1:33 PM Nov 29, 2012
3

A TV ad that’s not violent is judged too violent.

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The inexact science meets the inaccurate expectation

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 29, 2012, 11:27 AM Nov 29, 2012
6

I’ve written in the past about how most economic news seems to revolve around a basic fact that experts got something wrong. They do so with alarming frequency. If the market collapses today, it’s because someone’s earnings didn’t meet expectations. When the unemployment rate is news, is when it is above or below what was Read more →

Five by 8

The second Civil War (5×8 – 11/29/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 29, 2012, 7:40 AM Nov 29, 2012
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If states seceded, what Duluth doesn’t get, the kid who puts ‘special’ in special ed, the true cost of our clothing, and a cop, a homeless man, and a new pair of boots.

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A moon rock by any other name

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 28, 2012, 2:48 PM Nov 28, 2012
1

The recently discovered ‘moon rocks’ in Minnesota more closely resemble pebbles.

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It’s time for deep questions and Internet videos

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 28, 2012, 2:00 PM Nov 28, 2012
1

Why are some people curious and others are content not to know possibilities?

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The banning of ‘homophobia’

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 28, 2012, 11:39 AM Nov 28, 2012
17

The Associated Press bans the use of the word ‘homophobic’ and an old debate is renewed.

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Five by 8

The ‘serves ’em right’ mentality (5×8 – 11/28/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 28, 2012, 7:24 AM Nov 28, 2012
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The Little Falls shooting, Duluth goes silent on a racial incident, the fizzling FLEX plan, the Black Friday hall of shame, and ‘not right now, boss, I’m watching the lunar eclipse.’

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Myths of the big jackpot

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 27, 2012, 3:02 PM Nov 27, 2012
8

Powerball is a great chance to observe the strange behavior of humans, and not just their poor math skills.

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In Madison, they’re done with Gilda Radner

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 27, 2012, 2:09 PM Nov 27, 2012
10

You know, whippersnappers? A little cultural history won’t kill you.

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The bicyclist’s weapon: A camera

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 27, 2012, 12:16 PM Nov 27, 2012
7

Psst, drivers: It might be a good idea to stop being such jerks to people on bikes.

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