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A proposal for state taxpayers to build a school in a southeast Minnesota community could spawn some of the most cantankerous debate we’ve seen in awhile.

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Weekly Roundtable

Bob Collins February 24, 2012, 3:55 PM Feb 24, 2012

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NewsCut’s Bob Collins joins a panel with former Ventura chief spokesman John Wodele and singer/talk show host Jearlyn Steele of WCCO. The main topic was a self-defense gun bill heading for the desk of Gov. Mark Dayton.

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Are Dems keeping the birth control issue alive?

Bob Collins February 22, 2012, 2:48 PM Feb 22, 2012

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Democrats are the ones keeping birth control on the front-burner, Washington Post writer Melinda Henneberger writes this afternoon.

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Why Michele Bachmann couldn’t run in the 4th

Bob Collins February 21, 2012, 1:29 PM Feb 21, 2012

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The Republican congresswoman would have had to significantly improve generally tepid Republican support for her in her new district.

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Do we need to elect more scientists?

Michael Olson February 14, 2012, 12:02 PM Feb 14, 2012

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Since the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development touts our state as “the perfect environment for bioscience,” should we have more scientists and engineers in public office?

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The bear’s best friends

Bob Collins February 13, 2012, 12:11 PM Feb 13, 2012

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Is there anything better than a picture of first-grade kids?

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Constitutional amendment proposed to limit constitutional amendments

Bob Collins February 9, 2012, 2:09 PM Feb 9, 2012

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This legislative session has seen a seemingly endless filing of proposed amendments to the Constitution in Minnesota.

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Bear bill hibernates at Capitol

Bob Collins February 9, 2012, 2:04 PM Feb 9, 2012

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Is it ever too early for Minnesota school children to learn just how hard it is to get something through the Minnesota Legislature?

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‘Stand your ground bill’ advances at Capitol

Bob Collins February 9, 2012, 10:37 AM Feb 9, 2012

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One of the first floor debates of any significance in the Minnesota Senate this session isn’t going to be about football stadiums. It’ll be something far more important: Do Minnesotans have an obligation to flee when faced with danger?

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