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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Five by 8

Five by 8

The ‘N’ word (5×8 – 11/22/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 22, 2010, 7:32 AM Nov 22, 2010
9

What does it mean to be called a ‘Nazi,’ halftime propaganda, TSA the Playmobil way, cheap turkey humor, and that war thing.

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The cost of flying (5×8 – 11/19/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 19, 2010, 7:18 AM Nov 19, 2010
8

The security tax, our furnaces ourselves, the end of Target the dog, the abortion poll, and rescuing a White Bear Lake swan.

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Will more kids be charged as adults in Minnesota? (5×8 – 11/18/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 18, 2010, 7:12 AM Nov 18, 2010
1

Boys to men to prison, are airport scanners safe, is marriage obsolete, the real Minnesota Twins, and the mystery of the missile settled.

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Airport security and common sense (5×8 – 11/17/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 17, 2010, 7:07 AM Nov 17, 2010
8

Humiliation flies free, why the poor are more in tune with you, what the voters really said, snapshots from our health care system, and the faces of distracted driving.

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Another day in health-care hell (5×8 – 11/16/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 16, 2010, 7:26 AM Nov 16, 2010
2

The joys of open enrollment, staying happy by staying focused, the deer with the velvet antlers, pitch man under fire, and the lawsuit of the day.

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Exploring the passive house (5×8 – 11/15/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 15, 2010, 7:02 AM Nov 15, 2010
3

Inside Wisconsin’s most unique home, pulling the plug on public broadcasting, second chances, for the love of corduroy, and what’s the most cherished mail you ever received?

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Picture of a good teacher (5×8 – 11/12/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 12, 2010, 7:19 AM Nov 12, 2010
2

Teachers on tape, when people do good, when religion and farming don’t mix, what does Rothsay know that you should, and the myster of the one-clue answer revealed.

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Five by 8

Letters from a former war zone (5×8 – 11/11/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 11, 2010, 7:53 AM Nov 11, 2010
1

Letters from Liberia, chutzpah Duluth style, love trumps politics, does covering bullying in suicides ignore the underlying health aspect, and Moss on a roll.

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What’s with the warm weather? (5×8 – 11/10/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 10, 2010, 7:37 AM Nov 10, 2010
3

Is there now a link between climate change and weather, when people do good, words to adimpleate your life, studying cricket testicles, and the law of unintended consequences for airline passengers.

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Facebook’s soap box (5×8 – 11/9/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 9, 2010, 7:12 AM Nov 9, 2010
4

Can you talk about the boss on Facebook, two deer with one shot, whose missile is this, reconsidering George Bush, and the costce of silence in the Somali community.

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The 800-pound war in the room (5×8 – 11/8/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 8, 2010, 6:20 AM Nov 8, 2010
4

It’s OK to talk war again, why your relationship may end over the next six weeks, the cycle of single mothers, is the future more important than the present, and secrets of pig spleens revealed.

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Who killed Cassidy? (5×8 – 11/5/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 5, 2010, 7:07 AM Nov 5, 2010
5

Bullying again, pants on fire in the 6th District, yellow (book) fever, off to Liberia, and when people do good.

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A change in political ads? (5×8 – 11/4/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 4, 2010, 7:31 AM Nov 4, 2010
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The most effective campaign ad was a low-key one, will judges keep one eye on the law and another on the polls, interview with a lawn sign, underwater hockey, and the stuffed bear mystery solved in Fargo.

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Where are you spending election night? (5×8 – 11/2/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 2, 2010, 6:55 AM Nov 2, 2010
8

Is it OK to vote against someone, the cost of conservation, do bike-sharing programs work, a trapped wolf, and are you married to your digital gizmo?

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Pulling together after a divisive campaign (5×8 – 11/1/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 1, 2010, 7:05 AM Nov 1, 2010
4

Can we reunite after the election, Moorhead’s cost of Home Makeover, Alice’s message, cruising Lake of the Woods, the day in science.

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