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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

By dgaraets

dgeraets@mpr.org

The Dollar Dome?

dgaraets October 21, 2011, 7:37 AM Oct 21, 2011
4

Two state senators reportedly want to shift the stadium debate back to Minneapolis.

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Gadhafi and the teachable moment

dgaraets October 20, 2011, 1:30 PM Oct 20, 2011
4

A lesson in how good teachers can influence lives.

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Food marketing for the subconscious

dgaraets October 20, 2011, 8:00 AM Oct 20, 2011

Where better to go nuts than in the grocery store?

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Adventures in uncomfortable theater

dgaraets October 7, 2011, 12:20 PM Oct 7, 2011
2

Mixed Blood’s challenging ‘Neighbors’ may be free, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy.

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Weather

Hurricane Irene as seen from the space station

dgaraets August 26, 2011, 2:45 PM Aug 26, 2011
3

I’m not sure what’s the coolest thing about this: The image and the audio? Or that we live in a day when we can watch our weather from space? Enjoy.

Heaven.

dgaraets August 26, 2011, 7:30 AM Aug 26, 2011

If we can’t have trains, bike trails are nice.

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It’s one thing to wait in line for ice cream, another if it’s for butter

dgaraets August 25, 2011, 5:00 AM Aug 25, 2011

A Romanian journalist visits an ice cream shop.

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If an earthquake has your name on it …

dgaraets August 24, 2011, 10:47 AM Aug 24, 2011
9

A fear of natural disasters can lead to some bad choices.

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Another girl, another dragon tattoo

dgaraets August 23, 2011, 12:10 PM Aug 23, 2011
3

Why do movie companies feel the need to remake perfectly good foreign films?

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Gary Eichten retiring? Tell me another

dgaraets August 22, 2011, 2:55 PM Aug 22, 2011
4

A broadcaster delivers the news, and then makes some himself.

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More from the State Fair

dgaraets August 22, 2011, 12:43 PM Aug 22, 2011
2

Your name on a bench, brick or table.

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Ready … set …

dgaraets August 22, 2011, 5:00 AM Aug 22, 2011
6

The State Fair is nearly here.

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‘Why are you being so weird about this?’

dgaraets August 18, 2011, 12:42 PM Aug 18, 2011
1

An author with something to sell meets an interviewer with something to prove.

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Weather

A good morning at the falls

dgaraets August 17, 2011, 10:44 AM Aug 17, 2011
3

With apologies to the folks in Minot, that was a lot of water we got last night.

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Taking a vacation when there’s a war on

dgaraets August 16, 2011, 5:00 AM Aug 16, 2011
2

In a little town up north, a cemetery’s memorial to soldiers commands attention.

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