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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Five by 8

The rights of the many v. the rights of the few (5×8 – 3/27/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 27, 2012, 7:02 AM Mar 27, 2012
17

Chasing drug use in public housing, rabbits and the tax code, eye on the eagles, trucker bombs in North Dakota, and some shoes for Igor.

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The oil spill that keeps on killing

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 26, 2012, 4:04 PM Mar 26, 2012
2

Researchers say coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico have been killed.

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Saint Paul’s Block E

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 26, 2012, 1:15 PM Mar 26, 2012
2

Maybe the Penfield will evolve into something other than the embarrassment it now is.

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Weather

Mixing weather and climate

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 26, 2012, 12:09 PM Mar 26, 2012
4

It’s getting harder and harder to know when it’s OK to mix climate and weather together.

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The case of the unknowing spouse and the mortgage

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 26, 2012, 11:41 AM Mar 26, 2012
3

Misrepresenting your status on a mortgage application can’t be used as a reason to walk away from debt.

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Public radio humor (continued)

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 26, 2012, 10:48 AM Mar 26, 2012
6

Are there more “strange” names in public radio than other media?

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Five by 8

Why we needed a ‘real’ winter (5×8 – 3/26/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 26, 2012, 7:09 AM Mar 26, 2012
17

When suffering is required, health care and the high court, a Vikings stadium smackdown, the war against schools, and are you cash free yet?

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This week’s roundtable.

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 23, 2012, 3:35 PM Mar 23, 2012
4

It was proven beyond all doubt today that you can tweet and talk at the same time on the Daily Circuit’s Friday Roundtable.

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SUV v. tailpipe

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 23, 2012, 1:50 PM Mar 23, 2012
7

An exhaust system falls off a vehicle and crashes through the window of a trailing SUV.

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The ethics of the Koch/Brodkorb affair examined

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 23, 2012, 12:35 PM Mar 23, 2012

A Republican official answers allegations he attempted to cover up the affair between Sen. Amy Koch and her deputy, Michael Brodkorb.

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Racism and the hoodie

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 23, 2012, 10:31 AM Mar 23, 2012
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The Trayvon Martin story — he’s the kid who got killed for no good reason in Florida — has reached the “I’ve got nothing left to write, so I’ll just write something stupid” phase that many national issues reach. The barometer for this is Geraldo Rivera, who blames the fact the kid was wearing a Read more →

Five by 8

Something for nothing (5×8 – 3/23/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 23, 2012, 7:28 AM Mar 23, 2012
5

Nerdy deeds done cheap, the power of a pink tutu, the butt sketch guy, cameras in the courtroom, and should the workplace be segregated?

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Motorcycles, scrambled eggs, and the ways we live forever

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 22, 2012, 1:42 PM Mar 22, 2012
15

An intangible benefit of writing the NewsCut blog and some other blogs I pen are the connections blogs can make between unrelated people.

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Tough talk on oil pipeline should have little effect

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 22, 2012, 12:32 PM Mar 22, 2012

If ever there was a presidential moment designed strictly for a campaign ad later in the year, this was it.

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The moment when your friends die in a drunk-driving crash

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 22, 2012, 10:33 AM Mar 22, 2012
5

One of every seven Minnesota drivers has a conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol. The number who actually drive drunk, no doubt, is much higher.

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