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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Life

Skydiving for hunger

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 5, 2011, 11:44 AM Aug 5, 2011
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Skydivers raised money to fight hunger just by jumping out of airplanes.

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Unhappy endings

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 3, 2011, 11:50 AM Aug 3, 2011

A State Patrol dispatcher, who wanted to live long enough to get married, has died.

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Binary flirtation isn’t just for robots and politicians

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg June 15, 2011, 2:08 PM Jun 15, 2011

Rep. Anthony Weiner might have to resign over his online behavior, but he’s not the only one sending out pictures of himself via text or Twitter.

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Matters of the goose

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg June 10, 2011, 12:45 PM Jun 10, 2011
3

A fake gator isn’t likely going to solve your goose problem.

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Infidelity 2.0

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 9, 2011, 1:50 PM Jun 9, 2011
9

Rep. Anthony Weiner’s online escapades may be the latest evidence of a technical sexual revolution, an MIT researcher is suggesting.

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Planes in the heart

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 2, 2011, 12:32 PM Jun 2, 2011
2

One of the best parts about being a news blogger is hearing from people years after you’ve written a post, who have a personal connection with something mentioned in a News Cut post.

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What’s in your time capsule?

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 19, 2011, 1:45 PM May 19, 2011
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Students in Cloquet discover the distant past.

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Back when fish were big

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg May 12, 2011, 1:44 PM May 12, 2011
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After a look at the DNR’s account of state record fish, one is left to wonder if the fish have gotten smarter, or simply smaller.

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Lessons learned while your plane crashes

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 22, 2011, 11:41 AM Apr 22, 2011
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It’s been more than two years since Flight 1549 ditched in the Hudson River and passenger Ric Elias is telling his side of the story for the first time.

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How to have a bad day

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 24, 2011, 11:08 AM Mar 24, 2011
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It doesn’t get much worse on the job than this.

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Delusions of the happily married

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 7, 2011, 2:58 PM Mar 7, 2011
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In marriage, it seems, it’s important to go into it with your eyes wide shut.

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The [NEW] Good Life in Minnesota

Michael OlsonMichael Olson March 3, 2011, 3:47 PM Mar 3, 2011
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What’s the new cover shot for “The Good Life in Minnesota”?

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Free cellphone helps homeless man find daughter

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 25, 2011, 2:42 PM Feb 25, 2011
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Another feel-good story about a homeless man is gaining some steam. Maybe this one will work out better than the Ted Williams saga.

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The gray in the suburbs

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 31, 2011, 1:31 PM Jan 31, 2011
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Once the home of small kids and lots of action, the suburbs are getting old.

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Embracing Winter: The rink

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 15, 2011, 10:50 AM Jan 15, 2011
5

January is a month both embraced and cursed in flyover country.

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