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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for November 2012

Loss of an Airman

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 9, 2012, 10:53 AM Nov 9, 2012
1

One of the 33 original Tuskegee pilots has died.

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Five by 8

All the world of politics is a stage (5×8 – 11/9/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 9, 2012, 7:24 AM Nov 9, 2012
4

Lifting the veil, math don’t care, if Sandy were a wedding, the life of a suburban meth addict, and the art of leaving Minnesota.

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Weather

The people who ‘nail it’

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 8, 2012, 2:35 PM Nov 8, 2012

Ten years ago, Hurricane Sandy might’ve killed thousands.

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Giving up on the zipper merge

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 8, 2012, 1:45 PM Nov 8, 2012
10

Unless something changes soon, the zipper merge is going to be this century’s conversion to the metric system in the ’70s. Great idea, made perfect sense, and was dead on arrival.

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Timewasters: Cell phone crashers

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 8, 2012, 1:06 PM Nov 8, 2012
1

For no particular reason… This video released this week is actually the second of the series. Here’s the first one…

People doing good

The pay-what-you-can place

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 8, 2012, 1:01 PM Nov 8, 2012

Some idea make so much sense, one wonders why they don’t catch on.

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Make it stop!

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 8, 2012, 12:28 PM Nov 8, 2012

Judging by the number of people who just won an election and are already floating trial balloons that they’re ready to try for something bigger, Tuesday’s election will bring no relief.

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An airplane’s migration

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 8, 2012, 12:06 PM Nov 8, 2012
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A week or so ago, this plane had to get from Minnesota to Florida. All that was needed was a pilot willing to bundle up enough to survive the frigid temps of flyover country.

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When social media saves your life

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 8, 2012, 10:48 AM Nov 8, 2012
2

A funny comic leads to a diagnosis of cancer.

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Five by 8

Political withdrawl (5×8 – 11/8/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 8, 2012, 7:25 AM Nov 8, 2012
3

The political bends, the moment of victory, nature’s path, seeing adversity and conquering it, and space shuttle alerts.

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Wall St. sheds its tears

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 7, 2012, 4:34 PM Nov 7, 2012
5

In the wake of yesterday’s election, Wall Street had its temper tantrum today, closing down more than 300 points in one of the worst days in years. Analysts tend to make these things up as they go but they’re blaming it on several factors such as four more years of fiscal policies, the coming “fiscal Read more →

Jed Bartlett delivers

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 7, 2012, 12:50 PM Nov 7, 2012
1

It’s all over in the Michigan Supreme Court race where Bridget Mary McCormack finished as the top vote getter. She has her little sister to thank, as well as Jed Bartlett, C.J. Craig, and the West Wing reunion.

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The animated election

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 7, 2012, 12:46 PM Nov 7, 2012
1

From the ‘It ain’t over until NMA says it’s over’ file…

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Open thread: What now?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 7, 2012, 5:33 AM Nov 7, 2012
19

How does Minnesota change now that the DFL has vanquished Republicans?

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Election night live blog

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 6, 2012, 4:12 PM Nov 6, 2012
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