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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

The Super Bowl and economic superstition

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 30, 2012, 12:09 PM Jan 30, 2012

Well, now, this is a problem. If you’re a New England Patriots fan with money in the stock market, you have to decide which is more important: another Super Bowl trophy or the ability to retire.

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More Super Bowl ads

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 30, 2012, 10:43 AM Jan 30, 2012
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By this time next week, the only thing we may have to talk about is the game.

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Police chief quits in town made infamous by ‘taco’ quip

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 30, 2012, 10:17 AM Jan 30, 2012
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In Connecticut, the police chief of East Haven has resigned, days after the arrest of four police officers accused of tyrannizing Latinos. More than 15,000 people signed an online petition calling on East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr., to replace the police chief. It was organized by the same organization that sent tacos to the Read more →

Five by 8

We’re melting! (5×8 – 1/30/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 30, 2012, 7:20 AM Jan 30, 2012
3

Embracing water, Dakota 38, the law of unintended consequences, the things that don’t stop us, and photographing Duluth.

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One-thousand words: The things that matter

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 27, 2012, 1:29 PM Jan 27, 2012
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Sometimes we need a reminder that there are more important things in the world than football stadiums, bases on the moon, or political squabbles.

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Reporters and Twitter often a bad mix

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 27, 2012, 11:34 AM Jan 27, 2012
3

Is the crime in Cleveland that the reporter has an opinion? Or is it that now you know what it is?

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Weather

Weather math

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 27, 2012, 10:31 AM Jan 27, 2012
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The National Weather Service has just issued a ‘heavy snow’ warning for the Minneapolis Saint Paul Airport, inviting some math application.

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Five by 8

Life in the man camp (5×8 – 1/27/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 27, 2012, 7:33 AM Jan 27, 2012
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What now, Williston; dispatches from the American now, St. Francis’ flag tattoo brouhaha, a cyclist’s blind faith, and the stand-up society.

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Abortion and lower voting ages

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 26, 2012, 2:47 PM Jan 26, 2012
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You can set your legislative watch by the filing of some bills and proposed constitutional amendments whenever the Legislature returns to session.

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The finger wag: What’s the problem here?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 26, 2012, 2:29 PM Jan 26, 2012
5

Is America — or its media — making too big a deal over this?

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Why wait for Super Bowl ads?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 26, 2012, 12:40 PM Jan 26, 2012
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What fun is the Super Bowl if companies release their Super Bowl commercials early?

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Despite new rules, airline fare advertising is still ‘sneaky’

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 26, 2012, 11:34 AM Jan 26, 2012
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New rules for airline fares began today and, predictably, the airlines don’t like them much.

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Terry Gross on Colbert

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 26, 2012, 10:39 AM Jan 26, 2012
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The NPR program host goes head-to-head with comedian Stephen Colbert.

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Five by 8

The case of the scavenging women (5×8 – 1/26/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 26, 2012, 7:36 AM Jan 26, 2012
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You’re a cop who discovers hungry scavengers, the cost of cool, let the robots do the dying, requiem for a funeral in Mille Lacs County, and the lyrics to the Morning Edition theme revealed.

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Homeless teen misses science scholarship

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 25, 2012, 3:18 PM Jan 25, 2012
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Samantha Garvey was homeless teen from New Jersey who captured the nation’s attention when she became a finalist in the competition for a $100,000 college scholarship.

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