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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.

Obama’s security

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2008, 2:54 PM Jan 7, 2008
2

How to stir up rumors without actually citing sources.

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An American in Kenya

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2008, 1:24 PM Jan 7, 2008

Former Minneapolis resident Katie Springer went back to work in Nairobi today for the first time since last week’s violence.

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A Parade post mortem

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2008, 11:05 AM Jan 7, 2008
1

The publication of an old Benazir Bhutto interview exposes the hazards of the newspaper business in the digital age

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Dancing at work

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2008, 8:13 AM Jan 7, 2008
2

The name behind the YouTube video.

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Boiling mad

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 6, 2008, 2:35 PM Jan 6, 2008
5

In politics, as in so many things, frogs make lousy analogies.

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The price of promotion

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 5, 2008, 12:17 PM Jan 5, 2008
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A new study suggests drug companies spend twice as much on promoting their products than researching and developing them.

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Rings, piggybanks, and the thanks for the lift home

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 4, 2008, 4:54 PM Jan 4, 2008
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A recap of news around the region.

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Live longer. Be a nurse?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 4, 2008, 4:03 PM Jan 4, 2008
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There’s good news and bad news for nurses.

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Data privacy in Minnesota

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 4, 2008, 12:12 PM Jan 4, 2008

How safe is your personal information entrusted to the state?

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New light shed on light bulb effects

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 4, 2008, 10:46 AM Jan 4, 2008
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In the UK, the incandescent vs. fluorescent debate is a big deal.

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The Iowa exodus

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 4, 2008, 9:02 AM Jan 4, 2008

A map of air traffic tells the tale.

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The placebo effect

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 3, 2008, 5:05 PM Jan 3, 2008
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Is it unethical for a doctor to prescribe a placebo for you?

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Citizen journalists tackle Iowa

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 3, 2008, 2:34 PM Jan 3, 2008
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It’s not always pretty, it’s not even always good, but it’s certainly a revolution in journalism.

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Ventura and the CIA

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 3, 2008, 2:33 PM Jan 3, 2008
1

The goose flies north at midnight. Pass it on.

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Reckless

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 3, 2008, 11:34 AM Jan 3, 2008

An application of law hinges on the definition of a single word.

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