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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Select an Anchor

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 6, 2008, 10:26 AM Aug 6, 2008
11

A Chicago TV station uses a Select A Candidate-type approach to marketing its anchors.

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Inside the “X”

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 6, 2008, 10:05 AM Aug 6, 2008

The Republican National Convention people have released the latest weekly time-lapse video of the transformation of the Xcel Energy Center into the RNC convention palace.

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When kids kill kids

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 6, 2008, 6:53 AM Aug 6, 2008
6

The story of a 6 year old Minnesota girl accidentally killing her 3-year-old brother while playing with a gun is not unusual.

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The next big thing

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 5, 2008, 4:43 PM Aug 5, 2008
1

It’s a testament to the optimism of America that so many of us are quick to embrace the next big thing, even thought it rarely is.

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Iraq: Rolling in dough and spending little of it

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 5, 2008, 3:17 PM Aug 5, 2008

A report from the General Accounting Office says Iraq could spend billions more on providing basic services.

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Airline performance

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 5, 2008, 2:47 PM Aug 5, 2008

A look at the numbers of the government’s report on airline performance.

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Homeland insecurity

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 5, 2008, 12:43 PM Aug 5, 2008

Another headscratcher from the world of high security.

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Stale beer

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 5, 2008, 12:18 PM Aug 5, 2008

A ‘news’ story about the return of Schlitz beer is old news.

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Live-blogging Midmorning: What traffic says about us

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 5, 2008, 9:00 AM Aug 5, 2008
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Why we do we drive the way we do?

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RNC security update

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 4, 2008, 3:32 PM Aug 4, 2008

Safety officials say there will be enough cops to provide security during the Republican National Convention later this month. Where will the 3,500 cops come from?

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The department of corrections

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 4, 2008, 2:17 PM Aug 4, 2008
2

Far more interesting than reading some of the entertaining corrections the Associated Press issues each day, is imagining what it must be like on the copy desk when the editors are alerted they let something slip through.

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Scenes from a deployment

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 4, 2008, 1:41 PM Aug 4, 2008

The 211th Aviation Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard deploys to Iraq.

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The lure of wind

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 4, 2008, 11:46 AM Aug 4, 2008
2

The most striking change in the industry may not be so much the change to the scenic vistas of the Minnesota prairie and bluff country, but the willingness of communities to construct turbines.

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Political prostitution

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 4, 2008, 11:44 AM Aug 4, 2008
2

Local police officials say prostitution won’t increase during the Republican National Convention. Let’s let history be our guide on this.

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Mail call

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 4, 2008, 10:21 AM Aug 4, 2008
2

News Cut doesn’t get a lot of mail — the old-fashioned kind, anyway — but what little it gets is quality stuff.

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