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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Five by 8

Five by 8

Are guns a health issue? (5×8 – 5/10/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 10, 2011, 7:07 AM May 10, 2011
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Should doctors be banned about asking about guns, the Bachmann story, the story of stuff, school counselors as luxuries, the band kids and the jocks, and Minneapolis is the new gay.

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Transplant tales (5X8 -5/9/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 9, 2011, 7:13 AM May 9, 2011
5

Survival and death in the transplant game, a pencil-neck auction, why the small crowds at anti-tax rallies, the graying of the president, and video captures the beauty of night in the city.

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Pump relief? (5×8 – 5/6/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 6, 2011, 7:20 AM May 6, 2011
15

If oil is dropping in price, how come gas is still $3.99? Also: Distracted dining, where airlines fly, the new Wild coach, and a caption contest.

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Why Scott Simon is wrong (5×8 – 5/5/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 5, 2011, 8:05 AM May 5, 2011
19

The real history of radio and why it matters, is getting kids excited in school a waste of time, catching up with the Kochs, the new reality in Bemidji, on Jackie Cooper, and pothole poetry.

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The Indian as enemy (5×8 – 5/4/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 4, 2011, 7:49 AM May 4, 2011
24

Why ‘Geronimo,’ the war on pencil-necks, proof baseball hates the Twins, the new Dust Bowl, and I dare you not to click this link.

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The day after the day after ( 5×8 – 5/3/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 3, 2011, 7:30 AM May 3, 2011
15

Celebrating death, dementia and the tubby person, can we call them the ‘Stinkies’, the top and bottom Minnesota companies, and duck cam returns.

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Saving history (5×8 – 5/2/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 2, 2011, 7:18 AM May 2, 2011
8

When newspapers die, what will we save on historic days? Another Saturday night, Egypt’s shame, when people do good, and we’re all going to be OK.

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The look (5×8 – 4/29/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 29, 2011, 7:08 AM Apr 29, 2011
11

Faces of war, tornadoes and climate change, when people do good, the kissing case, and Superman snubs the U.S.

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Tornado video (5×8 – 4/28/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 28, 2011, 7:08 AM Apr 28, 2011
8

Images from the Southeast storms, the seven sisters of Loyola, sun of Art Crawl, the walleye matchmaker, and the best baseball fan.

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On persistence (5×8 – 4/27/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 27, 2011, 7:15 AM Apr 27, 2011
9

Just keep going, Congress’ insult to the 9/11 rescuers, does time slow down when you’re scared, what can you do about the PlayStation hack, and an end to the search for intelligence life in the universe.

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The only life they knew (5X8 – 4/26/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 26, 2011, 7:30 AM Apr 26, 2011
5

Two roads back, LRT street art, tune out and turn off in college, Ron Paul jumps in, and how to escape a disaster you just made.

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Derriere diaries (5×8 – 4/25/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 25, 2011, 7:03 AM Apr 25, 2011
6

Time to stand up, the chess race, five myths about religion, Eichten on the tube, and the end of the small medical practice.

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Baseball’s babies (5×8 – 4/22/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 22, 2011, 7:08 AM Apr 22, 2011
4

The testosterone tales, the solution to the problem of sleepy controllers, walking away from the green products, the price of killing an endangered bird; and frack, baby, frack!

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What war really looks like (5×8 – 4/21/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 21, 2011, 6:57 AM Apr 21, 2011
12

The people who won’t let us turn away, Oslo flooding by air, when will drivers start slowing down, the pop-top-powered car, and Kevin Love’s big day.

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The crash tax (5×8 – 4/20/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 20, 2011, 6:50 AM Apr 20, 2011
10

Charging out-of-towners for accidents, computers in cars, the law of orbital coincidences, the Starburst prom dress, and when people do good.

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