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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for May 2013

People doing good

Baseball and the struggle for redemption

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 8, 2013, 10:57 AM May 8, 2013
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This seems like an appropriate week to consider the heroes that walk among us.

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Five by 8

Marriage debate bingo (5×8 – 5/8/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 8, 2013, 7:15 AM May 8, 2013
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Playing politics, beemageddon, Jablonski goes pro, stories that make you want to call your mom, and pro athletes as role models redux.

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Gun violence: It may not be what you think

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 7, 2013, 1:51 PM May 7, 2013
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You couldn’t tell it by the vigor of the public debate but the rate of homicides with guns in the United States has dropped rather dramatically from the ’90s, an analysis of government data shows today.

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Why can’t job applicants be treated better?

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 7, 2013, 1:03 PM May 7, 2013
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Someday, we hope, employers are going to be back where they were in the ’90s: desperate for people to hire. And when that day comes, there’s going to be a reckoning with the people many treated so poorly during the century so far.

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When it’s time to move on

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 7, 2013, 12:05 PM May 7, 2013
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Rain is heading toward Boston. It will bring out the flowers, turn the grass green, and tell us it’s time to move on.

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Flag v. freedom

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 7, 2013, 11:24 AM May 7, 2013
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In South Carolina, a school teacher has taken a payoff to be quiet and go away after being fired for stomping on an American flag.

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Perpetually paying for software

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 7, 2013, 10:57 AM May 7, 2013
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It’s possible that the way you use software on your computer underwent a sea change in the last 24 hours.

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Five by 8

Still here (5×8 – 5/7/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 7, 2013, 7:11 AM May 7, 2013
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Photos of ‘the invisible,’ alive in Cleveland, burying a bomber, the unprofessionals in the cockpit, and the Arboretum in May.

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The art of the obituary

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 6, 2013, 3:28 PM May 6, 2013
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Regular readers know how much the NewsCut team — all one of us — enjoys a good obituary.

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Here’s looking at us

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 6, 2013, 2:35 PM May 6, 2013
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Space isn’t going to be anywhere near as interesting as it’s been for the last six months once Cmdr. Chris Hadfield returns from the International Space Station.

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Court: State may strip driver’s license of people delinquent on child support

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 6, 2013, 12:02 PM May 6, 2013
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The court ruled today in the case of Bruce Buchmann, a Swift County man, who claimed he can’t get a job driving a truck because his commercial license was suspended.

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What’s in a (NPR) name?

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 6, 2013, 10:42 AM May 6, 2013
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Everything you always wanted to know about NPR names

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Five by 8

Who’ll help the older worker? (5×8 – 5/6/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 6, 2013, 7:20 AM May 6, 2013
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Out of a job and running out of time, the lost photos of Joplin, the out-of-school bully, how girls get a head start, and Charlie’s prom.

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Weather

Time for farmers to get the message

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 4, 2013, 11:30 AM May 4, 2013
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Maybe it’s time to think about doing things differently, farmers.

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History that can’t be forgotten

Paul TostoPaul Tosto May 3, 2013, 3:53 PM May 3, 2013
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I learn something new every time I read through the Today’s Document Tumblr page published by the National Archives. Sometimes it’s stuff that I learn that I guess I wish I hadn’t. I felt that way reading a recently posted document on the Kent State shooting. Saturday marks 43 years since National Guard troops killed Read more →

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