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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for March 2013

Five by 8

Who’ll take the Salvation Army? (5×8 – 3/27/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 27, 2013, 7:08 AM Mar 27, 2013
5

News from the backyards, baseball’s mess, engaging Somalis on the radio, what St. Paulites want, and the ugly side of good intentions in Cold Spring.

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Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (audio) – 3/26/13

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 26, 2013, 4:43 PM Mar 26, 2013
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The free-for-all at the Supreme Court, an abortion showdown in North Dakota, health insurance premiums will be going up, Lillehaug gets his gig.

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The sketch artist in the jury box

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 26, 2013, 1:49 PM Mar 26, 2013
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When you’re on jury duty and your case goes on for 33 days and includes 200 witnesses, it may be difficult to stay focused.

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Where the baseball is bad and the beer is cheap

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 26, 2013, 12:27 PM Mar 26, 2013
3

We’re standing by waiting for the cost of beer to drop more at Target Field following news that the Boston Red Sox are dropping their beer prices this year.

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Audio: Supreme Court on Prop 8

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 26, 2013, 12:00 PM Mar 26, 2013
2

Here’s the audio from today’s Supreme Court hearing on California’s Proposition 8, banning same-sex marriage.

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The people we meet along the way

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 26, 2013, 11:57 AM Mar 26, 2013
1

Just one last post about Daniel Alvarez, the kayaker who successfully completed his goal to kayak from the Northwest Angle, down the Mississippi and on to Key West.

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Baby steps and the price of your home

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 26, 2013, 10:51 AM Mar 26, 2013
5

Times are good again — sort of — for homeowners.

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Five by 8

The homeless kid (5×8 – 3/26/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 26, 2013, 7:03 AM Mar 26, 2013
6

Is there a will to confront homelessness, the boy in the urn, closing the newspaper paywall loophole, who still uses corncob pipes, and why can’t the U of M’s minority students get theater opportunities?

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Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (audio) – 3/25/13

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 25, 2013, 4:40 PM Mar 25, 2013
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Who’s responsible for the botched predictions of how much pulltab revenue would be available to give to a Vikings stadium? Plus: The $6,000 pricetag to watch this week’s Supreme Court hearings on same-sex marriage.

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U leak shows how not to fire a ‘great human being’

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 25, 2013, 3:16 PM Mar 25, 2013
5

There are plenty of people who are upset that the University of Minnesota men’s basketball team fell on its face this season, but you’d have to be cold-hearted not to feel with the way coach Tubby Smith was fired.

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Twin Cities from space

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 25, 2013, 1:31 PM Mar 25, 2013
2

It took a long time to get the current photography-happy astronauts on the International Space Station to snap an overhead shot of the Twin Cities. But it finally happened today.

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Poverty in color

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 25, 2013, 1:21 PM Mar 25, 2013
0

If Haiti can’t end poverty, at least it can gussy it up a little bit.

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Open thread: Can U of M basketball be fixed?

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 25, 2013, 11:59 AM Mar 25, 2013
10

Go ahead, make the argument below to a good basketball player on why they should want to go to the U.

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Is smoking a mental health issue?

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 25, 2013, 11:34 AM Mar 25, 2013
9

The mentally ill smoke to help control their symptoms, and die of heart disease at an alarming rate.

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Five by 8

Guesswork, journalists, and the Supreme Court (5×8 – 3/25/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 25, 2013, 7:05 AM Mar 25, 2013
9

A week for same-sex marriage, when native casinos fall on hard times, the inseparables, prom season begins, and the winter bike commuter.

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