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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.

The buzz on the bees

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 24, 2008, 6:50 PM Feb 24, 2008

Could some fruits and vegetables actually disappear?

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What the Times — and others — missed

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 23, 2008, 6:22 PM Feb 23, 2008
4

It all comes down to proof.

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Golf’s decline

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 23, 2008, 8:59 AM Feb 23, 2008
13

A story on the declining popularity of golf has turned out to be the most popular story of the week.

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Ghost town

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 22, 2008, 6:03 PM Feb 22, 2008

The ‘news finger’ selection of the day

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A shot in the ‘news war’

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 22, 2008, 1:01 PM Feb 22, 2008
4

The Star Tribune makes a move to tighten distribution of its news content.

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What Microsoft’s new ‘openness’ means

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 22, 2008, 11:14 AM Feb 22, 2008

How will a new way of doing business mean to you?

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Questioning the Times

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 22, 2008, 8:39 AM Feb 22, 2008
1

Despite the New York Times’ damage control effort, some questions surrounding the John McCain story aren’t going away.

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A new Microsoft?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 21, 2008, 9:21 PM Feb 21, 2008

The company that practically invented the bunker mentality goes on a charm offensive.

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The professor track

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 21, 2008, 4:12 PM Feb 21, 2008
6

There are more liberal than conservatives on campus. Is that a problem?

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Weber says he isn’t source of New York Times’ McCain piece

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 21, 2008, 12:37 PM Feb 21, 2008
1

The former Minnesota congressman denies having anything to do with leaking rumors of a McCain affair.

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Why?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 21, 2008, 8:49 AM Feb 21, 2008

Attempting to answer the unanswerable.

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Leave me alone

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 21, 2008, 4:40 AM Feb 21, 2008
3

A transplanted Minnesotan, craving privacy, builds a backyard retreat while keeping the reason for it a secret from his wife.

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Lunacy

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 20, 2008, 7:42 PM Feb 20, 2008
5

A look at the last lunar eclipse until 2010.

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Watching you watching me

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 20, 2008, 6:02 PM Feb 20, 2008

Reporters from Atlanta are giving us the eye.

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Heading to the future

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 20, 2008, 4:14 PM Feb 20, 2008
1

A new product will allow you to play video games, just by thinking.

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