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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for January 2013

The future of comments

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 29, 2013, 12:36 PM Jan 29, 2013
5

Is the end of online commenting on blogs at hand? Probably.

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A final look at Crashed Ice

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 29, 2013, 12:01 PM Jan 29, 2013
0

Red Bull has just posted this up-close video of the track in last week’s Crashed Ice competition at the cathedral.

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Five by 8

Walleye and old wounds (5×8 – 1/29/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 29, 2013, 7:50 AM Jan 29, 2013
11

The Mille Lacs debate flares anew, the NPR game, remembering the astronaut, who’s responsible for LeRoy Hoard’s problems, and the ice boat capital in Minnesota.

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If it smells like a power play…

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 28, 2013, 5:01 PM Jan 28, 2013
10

The story of the resignation of Amy Koch from a Minnesota legislative leadership position unravels in dribs and drabs.

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Weather

Sometimes, a warming planet can be good for business

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 28, 2013, 1:50 PM Jan 28, 2013
7

The Madeline Island Ferry might have its first back-to-back winter without ice disrupting operations on Lake Superior.

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It was 27 years ago today…

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 28, 2013, 12:50 PM Jan 28, 2013
6

It was 27 years ago today that the Challenger exploded. In some ways, it marked the beginning of the end of America’s human space exploration era in which it launched its own citizens into space.

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The dying art of covering local sports

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 28, 2013, 12:02 PM Jan 28, 2013
2

Is the old style of reporting on sports essentially over?

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Public Radio humor: The baby makers

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 28, 2013, 11:28 AM Jan 28, 2013
3

Procreate for Public Radio!

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Five by 8

People who jump in lakes in January (5×8 – 1/28/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 28, 2013, 7:20 AM Jan 28, 2013
7

The people with a heart, life lessons from a death on Superior, guns and the illusion of protection, immigration and the dairy farm, and the power of eggs.

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Wisconsin sheriff: Get in the game with a gun

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 25, 2013, 4:53 PM Jan 25, 2013
4

It’s hard to know whether Milwaukee County sheriff David Clarke is seriously trying to get his citizens to arm themselves or just trying to call attention to cutbacks in his department, but his radio ad certainly has caused a stir in Wisconsin.

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Fathers, kids, and guns

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 25, 2013, 3:20 PM Jan 25, 2013
2

There’s a weird plethora of news stories today about fathers, their kids, and guns.

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People doing good

One man’s decency (continued)

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 25, 2013, 2:04 PM Jan 25, 2013
0

Zach Grey, a Batman fan, gets a call from Christian Bale, who played Batman in the movies.

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Because they deserve to

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 25, 2013, 12:30 PM Jan 25, 2013
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Disabled athletes get a break.

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The case of the blind sled dog

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 25, 2013, 11:48 AM Jan 25, 2013
0

Our selection for ‘person of the week’ has been made. It’s a dog.

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Why victims of domestic violence don’t leave

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 25, 2013, 10:45 AM Jan 25, 2013
5

Next week, a Minnesota organization will release a report detailing the number of women who are killed in this state by husbands and/or boyfriends.

Many of the victims were already victims of previous domestic violence. Why didn’t they just leave the relationship?

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