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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for May 2013

Robin Hood gets sued

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 15, 2013, 12:20 PM May 15, 2013
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A group puts money in parking meters and it causes a town ruckus.

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Minnesota gas prices bust through $4 level

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 15, 2013, 9:30 AM May 15, 2013
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The price of a gallon of gasoline hit a shocking level overnight.

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Five by 8

The end of the Minnesota ice age (5×8 – 5/15/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 15, 2013, 7:18 AM May 15, 2013
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So long, winter; the unanswered question of the marriage debate, a free press v. the United States, the reviews are in for the new Vikings stadium, and The Podium closes.

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The questions left behind

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 14, 2013, 2:37 PM May 14, 2013
5

It’s beyond sad to even contemplate what would make a young high school couple hold hands and jump to their deaths from the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis, but we are forced to do that today with the apparent suicides this morning.

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People doing good

Graduating with honors

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 14, 2013, 12:57 PM May 14, 2013
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And now, an antidote to the stories of kids spending thousands and thousands of dollars on prom dresses.

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A trail of dead eagles

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 14, 2013, 12:37 PM May 14, 2013
9

The AP story suggests lobbyists for green energy have taken a page out of traditional energy lobbying and succeeded in getting public officials to look the other way.

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A bridge with pride

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 14, 2013, 11:51 AM May 14, 2013
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Last night was one of those nights when one might wish Cmdr. Chris Hadfield was still in orbit aboard the International Space Station because his pictures of the Twin Cities clearly showed the blue-bathed I35W bridge in Minneapolis.

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.05, anyone?

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 14, 2013, 11:19 AM May 14, 2013
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The National Transportation Safety Board today recommended lowering the legal drunk driving blood alcohol limit.

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Lack of transparency uniting left and right

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 14, 2013, 11:03 AM May 14, 2013
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When can the government spy on the text messages you’re sending and receiving. Good question. The American Civil Liberties Union asked the government for a clarification of its policy, filing a Freedom of Information request.

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Five by 8

How to spy on reporters (5×8 – 5/14/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 14, 2013, 7:20 AM May 14, 2013
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The threat of a well-informed citizenry, the great Minneapolis parking debate, raw milk showdown, is there some right to go really fast, and veterans are still killing themselves.

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Live-blogging the same-sex marriage debate in the Senate

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 13, 2013, 11:06 AM May 13, 2013
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Five by 8

Derek Boogaard and the NHL’s cone of silence (5×8 – 5/13/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 13, 2013, 7:02 AM May 13, 2013
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Boogaard family sues NHL, return of vinyl, the people on the street, more on the ice attacks, and another space odyssey.

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Weather

Attack of the Lake Mille Lacs ice monsters

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 11, 2013, 5:28 PM May 11, 2013
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The ice is breaking up on Lake Mille Lacs, but the big wind of Saturday made it an attacking land lubber.

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Vitamins for the soul

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 11, 2013, 2:19 PM May 11, 2013
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That was the reaction of an old friend upon seeing this video, which is screaming across the Internet this weekend.

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Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (5/10/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 10, 2013, 4:43 PM May 10, 2013
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Finding an intruder in your home, the strange case of the burying of the marathon bombing suspect, the Benghazi controversy deepens, astronauts prepare to fix a serious problem on the space station, and the people who can go up high and look down.

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