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Alice Rainville, 1928-2009

Bob Collins March 5, 2009, 5:01 PM Mar 5, 2009

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A 1998 interview with the first woman to head the Minneapolis City Council.

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Things you don’t see every day

Bob Collins February 24, 2009, 2:37 PM Feb 24, 2009

People getting standing ovations when testifying before Congress.

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The power of images

Bob Collins January 26, 2009, 8:07 AM Jan 26, 2009

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An interview with White House photographers.

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Carl Pohlad, 1915-2009

Bob Collins January 5, 2009, 4:08 PM Jan 5, 2009

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The owner of the Twins was a business dealmaker, and a lightning rod for controversy.

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Quentin Aanenson, 1921-2008

Bob Collins December 30, 2008, 7:03 AM Dec 30, 2008

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There may never have been a son of Minnesota more eloquent than Quentin Aanenson.

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A note about Eartha Kitt

Bob Collins December 25, 2008, 6:51 PM Dec 25, 2008

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America has occasionally felt most threatened by its singers.

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Arts & Culture

The final curtain

Bob Collins December 11, 2008, 6:00 AM Dec 11, 2008

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Live-blogging the final The Morning Show from MPR.

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Mischke

Bob Collins December 9, 2008, 6:00 PM Dec 9, 2008

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It’s a month of saying goodbye to radio icons.

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The man who revolutionized AM radio

Bob Collins December 2, 2008, 7:48 AM Dec 2, 2008

How radio learned to just shut up and play the music.

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Farewell, Woolworth’s

Bob Collins November 26, 2008, 1:46 PM Nov 26, 2008

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Who even knew there still was a Woolworth’s?

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Miriam Makeba and the power of music

Bob Collins November 10, 2008, 12:18 PM Nov 10, 2008

Miriam Makeba’s death today is a reminder of the power of music. Even the FBI recognized it.

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John W. Ripley, 1939-2008

Bob Collins November 4, 2008, 6:59 AM Nov 4, 2008

He was the most revered war hero nobody ever heard of.

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Studs Terkel. 1912-2008

Bob Collins October 31, 2008, 5:49 PM Oct 31, 2008

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“Who else could make falling down the stairs a funny story?” the Current’s Mary Lucia said of her interview with Studs Terkel.

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This or That

Have we seen the last of the Delta Queen?

Bob Collins October 22, 2008, 8:36 AM Oct 22, 2008

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Is the Mississippi River icon dying because it’s a safety hazard, or because its owner tangled with a campaign contributor to a Minnesota congressman?

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End of an era

Bob Collins October 15, 2008, 8:18 AM Oct 15, 2008

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A Public Radio icon retires.

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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

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Alice Rainville, 1928-2009

Things you don’t see every day

The power of images

Carl Pohlad, 1915-2009

Quentin Aanenson, 1921-2008

A note about Eartha Kitt

The final curtain

Mischke

The man who revolutionized AM radio

Farewell, Woolworth’s

Miriam Makeba and the power of music

John W. Ripley, 1939-2008

Studs Terkel. 1912-2008

Have we seen the last of the Delta Queen?

End of an era