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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 pocket economy

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 11, 2007, 1:15 PM Dec 11, 2007
2

Pointyheads are great for the big picture, but sometimes the truth is best uncovered by the worker bees among us.

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The blogging president

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 11, 2007, 12:15 PM Dec 11, 2007

Being a president is easy. Blogging is hard.

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Killing in the church

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 11, 2007, 8:39 AM Dec 11, 2007
2

The Colorado shootings start new debates on a half-dozen or so different issues.

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Leonid Hurwicz explained

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 10, 2007, 4:50 PM Dec 10, 2007
6

An explanation of Nobel Prize-winning theory for those of us who didn’t pay attention in school.

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Goodbye CompUSA

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 10, 2007, 3:54 PM Dec 10, 2007
1

And with it sinks the concept of a computer store.

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On the set in Iowa

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 10, 2007, 10:45 AM Dec 10, 2007

For all the attention on politics in Iowa, there’s little discussion about Iowa.

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Just say ‘yes’ by saying ‘no’

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 10, 2007, 6:02 AM Dec 10, 2007
1

A U.K. study says stories of ‘extreme inebriation’ give the young personal esteem.

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In search of Ron Paul’s secret

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 10, 2007, 5:58 AM Dec 10, 2007

The presidential candidate is a hot commodity on the Internet. Why?

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Letters from Decorah

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 10, 2007, 4:15 AM Dec 10, 2007

Scenes from Morning Edition’s broadcast from Iowa.

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Boomtime on the Iron Range

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 9, 2007, 8:10 AM Dec 9, 2007

New energy and mining projects will employ thousands of workers. Is the Range ready?

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Character test at the gas pump

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 8, 2007, 12:26 PM Dec 8, 2007
6

If you stopped at a gas station and saw an obvious mistake on the price, would you pump anyway?

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The Omaha difference

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 7, 2007, 5:30 PM Dec 7, 2007
4

In the aftermath of the mall killings, there’s little talk about mental health.

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An end to daycare?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 7, 2007, 1:20 PM Dec 7, 2007

A Supreme Court decision has Minnesota nonprofits shaking.

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Progress at the speed of science

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 7, 2007, 11:24 AM Dec 7, 2007

The debate over politics in science misses the mark. Maybe we should get more science in politics.

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How we learn from our mistakes

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 7, 2007, 7:30 AM Dec 7, 2007
2

A study out today says sometimes we can’t.

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