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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Life

Five at 8: 4/3/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 3, 2009, 7:58 AM Apr 3, 2009
2

Baseball stadiums, a crying kid, high school March madness, and the healing power of hot dish.

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A survivor’s tale

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 22, 2009, 11:08 AM Mar 22, 2009
1

A page-one worthy story not found anywhere near page one.

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St. Paul wildlife

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 19, 2009, 8:21 AM Mar 19, 2009
8

It’s almost like being in the country.

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Around the World: “Arms”

Than Tibbetts March 18, 2009, 2:14 PM Mar 18, 2009
1

Let’s take a trip around the world looking for “arms”.

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The ‘mommy track’

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 10, 2009, 1:48 PM Mar 10, 2009
8

Mothers getting laid off are getting to know their children better.

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Mondays

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 9, 2009, 10:45 AM Mar 9, 2009

MPR’s Tim Nelson was patrolling the St. Paul waterfront today when he saw someone’s summer being ruined.

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Funeral stories

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 5, 2009, 5:53 PM Mar 5, 2009
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Garrison Keillor’s touching tribute to his brother.

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Whatever happened to… ?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 22, 2009, 7:47 AM Feb 22, 2009

What does an ex-president do when he’s not president anymore? Not much, apparently.

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A view of the homeless

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 19, 2009, 11:26 AM Feb 19, 2009
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Why is it news when a homeless person commits an act of honesty?

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The nostalgia crisis

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 18, 2009, 5:46 AM Feb 18, 2009
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The economic meltdown may well finish off the brands that gave us a pathway to the nostalgia.

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Embracing winter (Pretending-it’s-not-winter edition)

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 8, 2009, 4:25 PM Feb 8, 2009
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There are a lot of people pretending they’re in the tropics, or at least in a different season.

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Embracing winter: The art sled rally

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 8, 2009, 11:25 AM Feb 8, 2009
7

Let’s face it: It’s a lot easier to embrace a Minnesota winter during a thaw in February.

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Nice start

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 6, 2009, 10:51 AM Feb 6, 2009
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There’s something about the early part of a gorgeous sunrise that makes you feel like anything is possible in the coming day. And then the sun comes up.

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Politics

Coming to America

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 5, 2009, 12:24 PM Feb 5, 2009
3

Hundreds of immigrants to Minnesota are now U.S. citizens.

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No good deed goes unpunished

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 5, 2009, 9:36 AM Feb 5, 2009
9

The reaction to a story of sportsmanship in the Twin Cities makes us wonder: Is it possible to agree on anything in the age of the Internet?

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