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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

By Hart Van Denburg

Hart Van Denburg
hvandenburg@mpr.org

Hart is the morning online editor at MPR News.

Is your appetite killing the ocean?

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg May 22, 2012, 5:10 PM May 22, 2012

We’ve known for sometime that these distant bodies of salty water aren’t faring well, but the news keeps getting worse.

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Getting the Busy Signal

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg May 22, 2012, 3:05 PM May 22, 2012

If Dancehall artist and deejay Busy Signal comes to Minnesota anytime soon, it likely won’t be to share his riddims and impressive studder-step vocal styles. He is under arrest in Jamaica, and authorities in Minnesota are seeking his extradition.

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Could climate change kill off walleye?

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg May 9, 2012, 9:16 AM May 9, 2012
2

Do climate changes like earlier ice-out dates change the way you enjoy the outdoors?

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Is it time for you to move?

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg April 20, 2012, 11:00 AM Apr 20, 2012
2

You might be better off living someplace else

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That jerk on Facebook is probably a jerk in real life

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg January 13, 2012, 10:20 AM Jan 13, 2012

Researchers in Texas say the you on Facebook is the real you.

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Putting lipstick on a parent

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg December 15, 2011, 1:15 PM Dec 15, 2011
3

Principal Wollersheim issued an apology this week for organizing a prank at a school pep rally, but in an editorial the local paper said the apology wasn’t called for.

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Rain in December?

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg December 14, 2011, 2:20 PM Dec 14, 2011
3

As if you needed further proof that Minnesotans love to talk about the weather, “rain in December” is a trending topic on Twitter right now. Clearly, some folks outside of the Midwest don’t feel the significance of this weather event.

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Who mattered in 2011?

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg December 14, 2011, 10:08 AM Dec 14, 2011
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There is no shortage of top-ten best-of lists helping us to boil the year down to a blog post. Time’s Person of the Year is worth a conversation. The magazine selected “The Protester.”

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Drone leads to arrest of U.S. citizens

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg December 12, 2011, 8:30 AM Dec 12, 2011
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The first known drone-assisted arrest of a U.S. citizen took place in North Dakota this summer.

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Where have all the good advertisers gone?

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg December 6, 2011, 3:43 PM Dec 6, 2011

This week has presented us with two significant developments in Minnesota’s media landscape; 1) The Utne Reader is leaving Minnespolis for Topeka, 2) The Star Tribune metered pay wall seems to be working.

In both instances loyal readers were there, but finding loyal advertisers continues to be a struggle.

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Walks like a duck, but has no comment

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg November 11, 2011, 12:30 PM Nov 11, 2011
1

The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists says WCCO has some explaining to do.

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Police defend raid tactics at Occupy Oakland protest

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg October 26, 2011, 11:30 AM Oct 26, 2011
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More than 100 people were arrested in Oakland overnight as police raided an ongoing protest encampment.

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Is Twitter censoring Occupy Wall Street?

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg October 20, 2011, 3:57 PM Oct 20, 2011
1

In an era of political upheaval and economic turmoil why does Twitter tell us that “Bieber” is a trending topic? Twitter execs say it is all about the algorithm.

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Occupation defined

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg October 7, 2011, 10:30 AM Oct 7, 2011
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Every now and again cable news becomes relevant. It never seems to be about the news it reports, but rather the news it makes.

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Are contributions to same-sex marriage campaigns a waste of money?

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg August 26, 2011, 12:27 PM Aug 26, 2011
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$10 million spent on the amendment to ban same-sex marriage isn’t likely to change anyone’s opinion.

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