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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Scenes from the gene pool

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 23, 2011, 12:53 PM Oct 23, 2011
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What sort of person dumps household items illegally?

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Harvest fun

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 22, 2011, 7:56 AM Oct 22, 2011
4

It’s a good time to be a farmer in Minnesota, as long as you’ve got a cousin to help, and don’t mind working weekends.

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Never leave home without your landmines

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 21, 2011, 3:42 PM Oct 21, 2011
4

How do you forget to tell an airline you packed some landmines?

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A bit more on the Dollar Dome

Eric Ringham October 21, 2011, 11:48 AM Oct 21, 2011

Vikings could buy the Dome and still move to Arden Hills, apparently.

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The Dollar Dome?

dgaraets October 21, 2011, 7:37 AM Oct 21, 2011
4

Two state senators reportedly want to shift the stadium debate back to Minneapolis.

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SE Minnesota residents not digging the ‘sand rush’

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 20, 2011, 9:33 PM Oct 20, 2011
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Frac sand mining is to silica-sand rich Goodhue, Wabasha, and Winona counties, as a certain football stadium is to Ramsey County.

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Is Twitter censoring Occupy Wall Street?

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg October 20, 2011, 3:57 PM Oct 20, 2011
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In an era of political upheaval and economic turmoil why does Twitter tell us that “Bieber” is a trending topic? Twitter execs say it is all about the algorithm.

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Carp on a stick?

Paul TostoPaul Tosto October 20, 2011, 2:53 PM Oct 20, 2011

When does an invasive species become the dominant species in an ecosystem? Or, to put it another way, when do we stop hating invasive carp and learn to love the species in that most Minnesotan of ways, dipped in batter and deep fried on a stick at the State Fair? It seems a reasonable question, Read more →

Gadhafi and the teachable moment

dgaraets October 20, 2011, 1:30 PM Oct 20, 2011
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A lesson in how good teachers can influence lives.

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Food marketing for the subconscious

dgaraets October 20, 2011, 8:00 AM Oct 20, 2011

Where better to go nuts than in the grocery store?

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(5×8)-(5×8)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 20, 2011, 6:03 AM Oct 20, 2011
3

Eric Ringham and Hart Van Denburg will be posting later this morning

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A man without a percent

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 19, 2011, 3:26 PM Oct 19, 2011
3

Every protest movement has its budding media personalities.

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Surveys and trivia

The graying of the president

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 19, 2011, 2:45 PM Oct 19, 2011
5

In two and a half years, the guy has gone gray in a hurry.

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Weather

Chicago does the waves

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 19, 2011, 1:27 PM Oct 19, 2011
9

Twenty-five foot waves threaten Chicago’s waterfront.

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The most effective aviation security tool

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 19, 2011, 12:58 PM Oct 19, 2011
2

It’s the passengers.

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