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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.

Inflation hits Twins

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 25, 2008, 8:50 PM Jan 25, 2008

Stadium costs appear to be going way up.

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The week in news

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 25, 2008, 2:43 PM Jan 25, 2008
3

Newspapers are struggling. What’s the average person to do about it?

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Timewasters: Could you pass the U.S. citizenship test?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 25, 2008, 1:00 PM Jan 25, 2008
1

Take a sample test.

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Scenes from the figure skating championships

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 25, 2008, 10:09 AM Jan 25, 2008
5

A look at what some people throw on the ice in tribute after a skater’s performance.

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From tiny helmets…

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 25, 2008, 8:09 AM Jan 25, 2008

Tests begin on a helmet that scientists hope can reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s.

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Pawlenty’s broadside against social service spending

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 24, 2008, 7:03 PM Jan 24, 2008
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Roads and bridges could be better, but for social services.

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Landfall’s best

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 24, 2008, 2:29 PM Jan 24, 2008

Generally speaking, people don’t have a lot of fabulous things to say about Landfall once they get past “affordable.”

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News word of the day: Fatigue

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 24, 2008, 12:19 PM Jan 24, 2008

A look at today’s stories about fatigue.

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Extinction is forever

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 24, 2008, 8:18 AM Jan 24, 2008
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It’s not every day (yet) that we get to observe the moment of extinction.

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Freedom is just another word…

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 23, 2008, 5:49 PM Jan 23, 2008

The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan was called ‘Operation Enduring Freedom.’ Now a journalist there has been sentenced to death for downloading Internet material on the role of women in Islamic nations.

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There’s more to life than retail

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 23, 2008, 5:06 PM Jan 23, 2008
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The closing of a non-descript chain store in St. Paul gets a lot of notice.

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From a flood to a trickle

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 23, 2008, 12:40 PM Jan 23, 2008

Is flood relief money getting to Southeast Minnesota?

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Truthiness and the NTSB

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 23, 2008, 11:23 AM Jan 23, 2008
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Whether justifiable or not, the investigation into why the I-35W bridge collapse is now a political affair.

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When in doubt, blame the Internet

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 23, 2008, 8:21 AM Jan 23, 2008

Do social networking sites contribute to suicide?

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A part of the problem, or a part of the cure?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 22, 2008, 10:26 PM Jan 22, 2008
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A proposal for a mental health facility in Woodbury has illuminated a broken Minnesota system.

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