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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for May 2013

‘The Kids’ take another stab at fame

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 10, 2013, 3:44 PM May 10, 2013
1

The Minneapolis kids who made the viral video Hot Cheetos & Takis are back. This time, it’s about their bikes.

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Bleeding red ink at the post office

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 10, 2013, 3:38 PM May 10, 2013
1

It heralded its ‘efficiency efforts’ today while announcing it loses $244 every second of the day.

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The 1776-foot ‘statement’

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 10, 2013, 12:45 PM May 10, 2013
1

From the debris of the World Trade Center…

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Five by 8

The man who couldn’t stop paddling (5×8 – 5/10/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 10, 2013, 7:08 AM May 10, 2013
11

Destination: Minnesota, a commencement address gets popular five years after a speaker dies, the gas game, no ring for the behind-the-scenes people, and depression in pictures.

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Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (5/9/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 9, 2013, 4:50 PM May 9, 2013
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The same-sex marriage vote, the search for Kira Trevino, more details on the kidnapping in Cleveland, and prison for drunk drivers in Wisconsin.

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Live-blogging the same-sex marriage debate

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 9, 2013, 12:05 PM May 9, 2013
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Vikings: There’s more to community involvement than Chris Kluwe

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 9, 2013, 11:24 AM May 9, 2013
1

The Minnesota Vikings pushed back against allegations its players aren’t involved in the community.

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A breakthrough in personal transportation?

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 9, 2013, 11:05 AM May 9, 2013
1

I’ve had my doubts about the viability of Terrafugia’s project to build a street-legal airplane, but this week it became more clear what the end game is.

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Five by 8

The secret stadium fix (5×8 – 5/9/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 9, 2013, 7:07 AM May 9, 2013
14

Secret plans and stadiums, a brother’s gift to a sister who took her own life, Minnesota’s declining voter participation, the absence of passion, and the most startling videos you’ll see today.

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Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (5/8/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 8, 2013, 4:41 PM May 8, 2013
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Changes in the same-sex marriage bill at the Capitol, the Cleveland case, the phone call from Benghazi, and how a couple stood up against the worst date on the calendar.

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The arc of the media hero

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 8, 2013, 3:50 PM May 8, 2013
3

Why don’t more people get involved like Charles Ramsey did? This is why.

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‘Texter, coming through!’

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 8, 2013, 1:59 PM May 8, 2013
3

Improv Everywhere posed as city workers providing a solution to the “texting and walking” epidemic.

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The secret end of the Todd Hoffner affair

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 8, 2013, 12:21 PM May 8, 2013
11

Todd Hoffner is out of a job and there isn’t a prayer you’re ever going to find out why.

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Hero worship and the question of race

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 8, 2013, 12:10 PM May 8, 2013
3

Slate says today that the viral nature of Charles Ramsey’s interviews reflects ‘a persistent, if unconscious, desire to see black people perform.’

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The big world of small gestures

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 8, 2013, 11:43 AM May 8, 2013
2

Joshua Jones, the young man in this video, doesn’t say anything. He can’t speak, a result of cancer.

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