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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

What’s the big deal about a roof?

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 2, 2012, 11:42 AM May 2, 2012
12

The Vikings once liked the idea of a roofless stadium. They might again.

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Hire edx

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 2, 2012, 11:13 AM May 2, 2012
6

Bummed by the high cost of education? Perhaps the answer is a college education, that doesn’t require you to go through nonsense of being ‘accepted’ by a higher institution.

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A visit to MPR

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 2, 2012, 10:38 AM May 2, 2012

It’s always great to hear how others see us, especially when they find out we’re not as boring as we sometimes appear to be.

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Five by 8

The shrinking MSP hub (5X8 – 5/2/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 2, 2012, 7:27 AM May 2, 2012
5

A return to flyover country, the private parts of the U.S. economy, the decline and fall of the mainline Protestant, a polka dot protest, and surfing Superior.

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Study: Less religious people are more inclined to help others

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 1, 2012, 2:34 PM May 1, 2012
8

A researcher says the study concludes that although they are ‘less trusted’ by their fellow citizens in this country, the less religious are more inclined to help those who need it.

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The Senser verdict

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 1, 2012, 12:55 PM May 1, 2012
8

The jury’s decision could likely renew the heated rhetoric the case spawned.

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We’re making stuff

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 1, 2012, 12:04 PM May 1, 2012
2

There’s more manufacturing going on in the U.S. than many people might think.

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The remote reporter

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 1, 2012, 11:06 AM May 1, 2012
3

No need for people and helicopters once news organizations start using drones.

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Five by 8

A week in the life of courthouse screening (5×8 – 5/1/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 1, 2012, 6:37 AM May 1, 2012
13

What’s in the pocket of people heading to court, a road map to moral leadership at the hospital, can animals feel harassed, is it art or just spit, and why isn’t Minnesota better at improv?

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Bobby Vee’s Alzheimer’s

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 30, 2012, 3:03 PM Apr 30, 2012
9

Teen idol Bobby Vee began his career on the day the music died.

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‘My former president trumps your former president’

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 30, 2012, 2:00 PM Apr 30, 2012
2

Within minutes of the announcement — on year ago today — that Navy SEALS had killed Osama bin Laden, political wags noted it’d play big once President Obama’s re-election campaign began.

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What did you do in the war?

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 30, 2012, 12:54 PM Apr 30, 2012
12

I often wonder if anyone in the next generation will learn about the war in Iraq and the one in Afghanistan in a history class, only to run home and ask daddy and mommy, ‘what did you do during the war?’ and whether there might be some shame about the answer.

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Blind man to see 30 parks in 30 days

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 30, 2012, 11:20 AM Apr 30, 2012
3

In two weeks, Reggie Deal will plop down in a seat at Target Field at Minneapolis and be generally unimpressed by the skyline, the giant Target ad on Target Center, or the big light pole beyond the rightfield bleachers.

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Five by 8

Morality and legality collide in the ER (5×8 – 4/30/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 30, 2012, 7:17 AM Apr 30, 2012
5

The prepay debate, should public radio reveal when story subjects are underwriters, women in the Oil Patch, spam on the phone, and don’t mess with Peggy.

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The wacky people who fly

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 27, 2012, 6:44 PM Apr 27, 2012
3

Quick quiz: Which of these two things is a security risk to the nation’s airlines?

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