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NewsCut

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.

There once was a man named Bly…

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 27, 2008, 12:44 PM Feb 27, 2008
1

Who ended up as Minnesota’s poet laureate. Wait, that doesn’t rhyme.

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You say you want a revolution

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 27, 2008, 8:49 AM Feb 27, 2008
4

The dire talk in St. Paul about the gas tax increase doesn’t seem matched by reaction around the state.

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The daily grind revisited

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 27, 2008, 7:21 AM Feb 27, 2008
1

Your coffee may come with a side of passion today.

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More on the Pioneer Press redesign

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 27, 2008, 6:33 AM Feb 27, 2008
4

Another look at the new design of the local paper.

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Antidepressants don’t work

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 26, 2008, 3:28 PM Feb 26, 2008
21

A study gets little notice in the U.S., where antidepressants are widely used.

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Gas prices

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 26, 2008, 2:49 PM Feb 26, 2008
11

Minnesota has the lowest gasoline prices in the upper Midwest.

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GOP coming apart at the seams?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 26, 2008, 1:01 PM Feb 26, 2008
2

In the wake of the gas tax debate, infighting fractures a caucus.

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New look for the Pioneer Press

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 26, 2008, 11:17 AM Feb 26, 2008
1

The St. Paul paper gets a makeover.

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The farmers’ message

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 26, 2008, 9:51 AM Feb 26, 2008
2

What are the implications of grants for research that appear to be contingent on reinforcing the beliefs of the organization funding the research?

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Ethics in the digital age

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 25, 2008, 6:19 PM Feb 25, 2008
61

Observations from a forum on online ethics.

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U.S. still a Christian country

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 25, 2008, 3:33 PM Feb 25, 2008
2

But a new survey says Protestants may soon be in the minority.

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Photo op

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 25, 2008, 1:39 PM Feb 25, 2008
8

Does a mini-controversy over a photo of Barack Obama tell us something about us?

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Raked over

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 25, 2008, 12:13 PM Feb 25, 2008

An alternative weekly suspends publication.

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On perfection

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 25, 2008, 9:26 AM Feb 25, 2008

Is the quest for perfection gender specific?

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What’s ours?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 25, 2008, 8:08 AM Feb 25, 2008
15

The Minnesota news media thinks you won’t care unless the story involves someone ‘from Minnesota.’

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