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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Five by 8

Five by 8

Tornado tales (5×8 – 6/6/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 6, 2011, 7:25 AM Jun 6, 2011
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Tornadoes expose the way people are forced to live, Moorhead’s extreme home tax bill, pinecones as the new currency, Palin’s history, and the bike kid.

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People lead way in NoMi tornado recovery (5X8 – 6/3/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 3, 2011, 7:55 AM Jun 3, 2011
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When people do good, forgiving is not enough, our weight and My Plate, the swamps of Dakota County, and the airshow crash.

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How NPR can improve (5X8 – 6/2/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 2, 2011, 7:45 AM Jun 2, 2011
2

The ombudsman steps down, the biggest snowpile in Minnesota, baseball steps up on gay bullying, Capitol chicken, and tornado myths.

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Driving kids (5×8 – 6/1/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 1, 2011, 7:21 AM Jun 1, 2011
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Why do parents drive kids everywhere, an Okee Dokee trip down the Mississippi, the dancing Jeffersonians strike again, a walk down the aisle, and high school’s silly season.

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A flight in a B-17 (5×8 – 5/31/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 31, 2011, 7:15 AM May 31, 2011
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Flying the Liberty Belle, who wants a jetpack, the world of marriagecraft, who’s to blame at the Capitol, and soccer vs. tornado at Fox9.

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Your electronic footprint (5×8 – 5/27/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 27, 2011, 6:54 AM May 27, 2011
10

Should government stay out of your smartphone; ready, set, help; why the low turnout at Killebrew’s celebration; self defense or murder; and were voters hoodwinked on Legacy Amendment?

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Exploring gas price mysteries (5×8 – 5/25/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 25, 2011, 7:26 AM May 25, 2011
2

Do gas prices go down as fast as they go up, whites as victims of racism, get to know a Minneapolis neighborhood, the need to see what a tornado looks like, and why letters matter in New Ulm

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In 2011, tornadoes target cities (5×8 – 5/24/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 24, 2011, 7:23 AM May 24, 2011

The worst of the season is yet to come, the myth of the recycling box, Bob Dylan is forever 70, when pinball dreams go tilt, and Kevin Slowey’s yawn.

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When tornadoes hit cities (5×8 – 5/23/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 23, 2011, 7:04 AM May 23, 2011
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How to help with the cleanup in north Minneapolis, Minnesota is caught in the middle of a presidential race, muskrat hate in Grand Forks, Sandra Bernhard on Wits, and Kate Couric on Katie Couric.

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The Maine of the Midwest? (5×8 – 5/20/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 20, 2011, 7:12 AM May 20, 2011
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Getting ready for the same-sex marriage debate, a lesson for hotshots, embracing spring, a goodbye to Harmon, and homeowners vs. the power line.

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A finished quilt; an ongoing war (5×8 – 5/19/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 19, 2011, 7:14 AM May 19, 2011
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Caron’s tour of duty, an eye on Iowa’s pigs, the Vikes’ stadium from the outside in, measuring up to Harmon, and long-lasting marriages are increasing.

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Plans for Sunday? (5×8 – 5/18/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 18, 2011, 7:20 AM May 18, 2011
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Waiting for the end of days, dumping glitter on Gingrich, thin is in at a younger age than you imagined, the dancing Jeffersonians, and Aberdeen’s secret.

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Which comes first: Bullying, or talking about bullying? (5×8 – 5/17/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 17, 2011, 7:28 AM May 17, 2011
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On speaking up, GOP vs. GOP on health care in Minnesota, what your computer desktop says about you, loose politicians sink ships, and the Freedom Riders 50 years on.

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A shortage of skills (5×8 – 5/16/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 16, 2011, 7:25 AM May 16, 2011
5

Who wants to get dirty, Duluth’s honor flight, end of the Memphis hub, the cow retirement home, and Hawking on heaven.

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Judging the Vikings stadium deal (5×8 – 5/11/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 11, 2011, 7:10 AM May 11, 2011
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Stadium editorials, what free speech looks like, the rocketman over the Grand Canyon, the achievement gap up close, and the vegetable hail scale considered.

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