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Twins stadium name

Bob Collins April 8, 2008, 9:44 AM Apr 8, 2008

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Is it Land O Lakes Park?

Protect your brain

Bob Collins April 8, 2008, 7:55 AM Apr 8, 2008

3

Drink coffee, study says.

The paper still rules

Bob Collins April 7, 2008, 6:15 PM Apr 7, 2008

2

Only one out of five entrants for the Pulitzers had an online component.

Playing chicken

Bob Collins April 7, 2008, 5:02 PM Apr 7, 2008

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Tim Pawlenty rarely loses a public showdown with the DFL.

The Olympic spirit

Bob Collins April 7, 2008, 1:51 PM Apr 7, 2008

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The symbol of the Olympics is becoming a symbol for some violent protests instead.

Inventing an issue

Bob Collins April 7, 2008, 1:18 PM Apr 7, 2008

Some inventors think America is about to be destroyed by a change in the way patents are awarded.

Delegate hotels assigned

Bob Collins April 7, 2008, 11:46 AM Apr 7, 2008

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The Republicans have released the delegate hotels for the national convention. It’s a good chance to assess how each state is viewed by the party.

What comes first?

Bob Collins April 7, 2008, 11:41 AM Apr 7, 2008

1

The consumer is waiting for the economy to pick up. The economy is waiting for the consumer.

For your discussion: The news cycle

Bob Collins April 7, 2008, 9:18 AM Apr 7, 2008

8

Media execs say layoffs won’t affect quality, but how can that be? And how can they not lead to even more cutbacks?

No easy fix

Bob Collins April 6, 2008, 9:18 AM Apr 6, 2008

3

Trying to fix the foreclosure mess is like playing whack-a-mole.

The Week in Review Quiz

Bob Collins April 5, 2008, 8:58 AM Apr 5, 2008

6

Last week someone suggested doing away with the graphic which gave clues to answers in the News Cut weekly quiz. Fine. We can do this the hard way or the easy way.

A trip to “The Office”

Bob Collins April 5, 2008, 8:48 AM Apr 5, 2008

2

Who was that kid playing the theme song from an NBC show Thursday night?

Small town news

Bob Collins April 4, 2008, 10:56 PM Apr 4, 2008

1

There are still places where the decency of common folk is recognized on a daily basis.

On the road with the Glascocks

Bob Collins April 4, 2008, 1:19 PM Apr 4, 2008

2

Think it’s tough paying another 20 cents a gallon for gasoline this week? Be glad you’re not a trucker.

WCCO layoffs

Bob Collins April 4, 2008, 1:12 PM Apr 4, 2008

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WCCO is the latest CBS station to be hit by layoffs, which one analyst says marks the end of the celebrity broadcaster in local television.