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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Carstarphen’s view

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 19, 2009, 12:44 PM Feb 19, 2009

The St. Paul school superintendent addresses reports she wants out.

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The Southwest strategy

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 19, 2009, 11:43 AM Feb 19, 2009
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Southwest Airlines made itself an aviation star by — mostly — avoiding direct competition with the big airlines. It flew to Midway instead of O’Hare. It concentrated on Love Field instead of the giant Dallas-Ft. Worth and all the big airlines. It flew to Providence and Manchester, New Hampshire instead of Boston. It never came Read more →

A view of the homeless

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 19, 2009, 11:26 AM Feb 19, 2009
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Why is it news when a homeless person commits an act of honesty?

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Moving on?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 19, 2009, 9:03 AM Feb 19, 2009
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One concern when Meria Carstarphen was named the superintendent of St. Paul schools was that she didn’t stay in jobs very long. It may be a well-founded one.

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On Campus: The electrician

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 18, 2009, 10:09 PM Feb 18, 2009

Chris Dillman thought he could get out in front of the economic wave, and find work in a bigger city like Duluth before more people got laid off and became his competition

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On Campus: The translator

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 18, 2009, 9:33 PM Feb 18, 2009

A surprising number of students on the News Cut on Campus Tour are interested in getting an education and then going out and doing good, and if there’s money to be made in the process, so much the better.

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On Campus: The world traveler

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 18, 2009, 9:28 PM Feb 18, 2009
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Becky Segbee wants to travel the world when she graduates from college. She’d like to get to Liberia so she can see the parents she hasn’t seen in nine years.

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On Campus: The dental hygienist

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 18, 2009, 8:15 PM Feb 18, 2009

There’s a demand for dental hygienists, but there aren’t enough openings in colleges to train them

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On Campus: The 2nd or 3rd-grade teacher

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 18, 2009, 7:21 PM Feb 18, 2009

You don’t have to ask Ray Ballard if he thinks the plunging economy will affect his future; it already has.

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On Campus: The 4th-grade teacher

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 18, 2009, 5:54 PM Feb 18, 2009

Tom Mitchell says part of growing up is giving back.

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News Cut on Campus

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 18, 2009, 6:13 AM Feb 18, 2009

This week’s News Cut on Campus stop is Lake Superior College in Duluth.

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The nostalgia crisis

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 18, 2009, 5:46 AM Feb 18, 2009
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The economic meltdown may well finish off the brands that gave us a pathway to the nostalgia.

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Interior design showdown

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 17, 2009, 1:51 PM Feb 17, 2009
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Two factions debate a bill that would require the licensing of interior designers in Minnesota.

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Picture of the year

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 17, 2009, 12:44 PM Feb 17, 2009

One picture tells a better story of the state of the economy than all the news stories combined.

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Islamic law

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 17, 2009, 10:59 AM Feb 17, 2009
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There’s plenty of hand-wringing about the political implications of an expansion of Islamic Law, but few news sources explain what Islamic Law entails for Pakistan.

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