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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Life

Is Minnesota still tasty?

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 4, 2009, 8:42 AM Jul 4, 2009
4

Your review of this year’s Taste of Minnesota.

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Growing old in America

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 29, 2009, 4:44 PM Jun 29, 2009
4

It’s settled, then. Old age begins at 68.

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A weekend in the life of Minnesota

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 27, 2009, 12:37 PM Jun 27, 2009
1

Let’s document the diversity of a typical summer weekend in Minnesota.

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A death worth noting

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 26, 2009, 3:54 PM Jun 26, 2009

Morgan Kolling raised $10,000 so two kids could take Make-A-Wish trips to Disney World.

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An apology

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 10, 2009, 12:14 PM Jun 10, 2009
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Graduating college seniors reportedly want Baby Boomers to apologize to them.

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Out with the old…

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 9, 2009, 12:54 PM Jun 9, 2009

Why do demolitions make us sad?

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Obits

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 26, 2009, 5:05 PM May 26, 2009
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It is only in my latter years that I have come to realize why the obituary page is the second-most-read page in the newspaper.

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Betty Ryan

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 26, 2009, 3:53 PM May 26, 2009

The people trying to save newspapers can do worse than reminding people that the Betty Ryans of the world help keep the ‘community’ in the communities they cherish.

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Perfectly Minnesota

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 21, 2009, 4:42 PM May 21, 2009
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The closer one gets to the Minnesota Capitol and the exhausting politics therein, I find, the harder it is to remember that Minnesota is still a heck of a place to live.

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Graduation speeches

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 19, 2009, 5:40 PM May 19, 2009
8

Who remembers what their graduation speakers had to say?

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Overcoming the cult

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 17, 2009, 7:31 PM May 17, 2009
2

A North Dakota woman graduated from college Sunday, several years after being abducted by a cult.

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Live chat: What’s right, what’s wrong when biking?

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 14, 2009, 1:06 PM May 14, 2009
7

Join us at 1 p.m. (CT) when we talk about the best practices of riding to work or anywhere else.

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Around the world: “Box”

Than Tibbetts April 22, 2009, 4:09 PM Apr 22, 2009

Let’s take a trip around the world.

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Easter surprise

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 12, 2009, 9:50 AM Apr 12, 2009
7

There’s a video sweeping across the Twitterverse today that should.

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The war on parenthood

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 9, 2009, 3:17 PM Apr 9, 2009
21

Several stories in the ‘news’ today that are intended to raise questions about the way we raise our children.

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