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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

By Bob Collins

Bob Collins
bcollins@mpr.org • @newscut

Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.

Favre backlash

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2008, 9:26 AM Mar 4, 2008
3

Judging by some fans’ reactions, you’d hardly know Brett Favre was once a hero.

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RNC protest routes

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2008, 8:42 AM Mar 4, 2008

No matter where Republican National Convention protesters are allowed to march, the media will find them.

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An end to luxury?

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2008, 7:50 AM Mar 4, 2008
1

Are luxury suites at ballparks passe?

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The highway’s biggest threat

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 3, 2008, 3:00 PM Mar 3, 2008
2

It’s kids riding with kids.

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The Chicago difference

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 3, 2008, 2:55 PM Mar 3, 2008
1

The camera system to catch red-light runners, ruled illegal in Minnesota, expands in Chicago.

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Welcome Bach

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 3, 2008, 2:00 PM Mar 3, 2008

A new image of Bach is unveiled.

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An ‘ordinary day’ in Baghdad

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 3, 2008, 12:55 PM Mar 3, 2008

Blogs provide a fascinating — though anecdotal — look inside Iraq.

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Tuning in at the Legislature

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 3, 2008, 11:13 AM Mar 3, 2008
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Does Minnesota need a state anthem?

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International inspiration

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 3, 2008, 10:36 AM Mar 3, 2008

When it comes to world knowledge, we quite often are decidedly American.

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Between hero and goat

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 3, 2008, 7:41 AM Mar 3, 2008
9

A jet nearly crashes in Germany.

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Keeble’s medal

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 2, 2008, 9:59 PM Mar 2, 2008

A Korean War vet gets his Medal of Honor… posthumously.

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I’ve got a secret

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 29, 2008, 5:59 PM Feb 29, 2008
12

Should the media have kept the Prince Harry secret?

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Spanking

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 29, 2008, 4:53 PM Feb 29, 2008
1

A new study says spanking leads to deviant behavior.

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The end of the blogger-newsie argument

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 29, 2008, 1:11 PM Feb 29, 2008

News Flash: Like traditional media, some blogs are worth reading. Some aren’t.

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The EPA airs it out

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 29, 2008, 12:01 PM Feb 29, 2008
1

The EPA says ‘no’ to a California law cutting auto emissions. Some Minnesota lawmakers wanted to invoke the same standards.

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