NewsCut

These are the good old days

Bob Collins January 11, 2009, 6:51 PM Jan 11, 2009

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Prices are down, and so are conservation efforts.

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The best and worst jobs

Bob Collins January 11, 2009, 8:48 AM Jan 11, 2009

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Eat your vegetables and do your math homework, kids.

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Minnesota health agency cracks salmonella mystery

Bob Collins January 9, 2009, 6:55 PM Jan 9, 2009

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It took the Minnesota Department of Public Health to figure out what was causing a nationwide salmonella outbreak.

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The week-in-review quiz

Bob Collins January 9, 2009, 5:45 PM Jan 9, 2009

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There’s something comforting in the peaceful exchange of power — a baton not dropped, a presidency assured, a News Cut Quiz not aced.

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How to survive at work when everyone else is getting laid off

Bob Collins January 9, 2009, 1:30 PM Jan 9, 2009

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Forget about having a life outside of work, an expert says.

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Questions and answers about the salmonella outbreak and flu

Bob Collins January 9, 2009, 10:59 AM Jan 9, 2009

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Live-blogging MPR’s Midday with expert Michael Osterholm

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Salmonella outbreak started months ago

Bob Collins January 9, 2009, 9:01 AM Jan 9, 2009

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Officials may never know what’s caused the outbreak of salmonella around the country.

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The last-minute nation

Bob Collins January 9, 2009, 8:03 AM Jan 9, 2009

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Waiting until the last possible moment to do something is in our national DNA.

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What happens when the cameras stop rolling?

Bob Collins January 8, 2009, 6:06 PM Jan 8, 2009

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Would public violence exist if we put away our cameras, tape recorders, and notepads and simply took a hike?

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Are the mayors dreaming of being governor?

Bob Collins January 8, 2009, 5:53 PM Jan 8, 2009

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By not denying an interest in running for governor, are Minnesota’s big-city mayors essentially announcing they are?

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Graduation day

Bob Collins January 8, 2009, 3:24 PM Jan 8, 2009

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Dennis LeTourneau says he’d be dead today if he hadn’t gone through Drug Court.

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Salmonella outbreak

Bob Collins January 8, 2009, 12:08 PM Jan 8, 2009

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Minnesota is one of 34 states experiencing a salmonella outbreak. But so far, nobody knows why.

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Surveys and trivia

What if we sold the White House?

Bob Collins January 8, 2009, 11:17 AM Jan 8, 2009

A firm calculates the building’s market value.

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The economic Catch 22

Bob Collins January 8, 2009, 9:26 AM Jan 8, 2009

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Are we making the housing situation worse by trying to fix it?

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The people left behind

Bob Collins January 8, 2009, 8:36 AM Jan 8, 2009

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In the — entirely appropriate — focus on people who are losing their jobs, one area that’s being ignored are the people who aren’t.

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