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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

What was in Cassie Gordon’s head?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 28, 2011, 2:16 PM Sep 28, 2011
1

When Katherine Gordon was killed on I-394 in Golden Valley last week, it wasn’t the first time she saw the business end of a police officer’s gun, according to her brother.

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Suicides in Minnesota

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 28, 2011, 12:23 PM Sep 28, 2011
11

Why don’t news organizations report suicides and when they do report suicides, how do they decide which ones are worthy?

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The Jackson trial

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 28, 2011, 11:28 AM Sep 28, 2011

The brain can process complex things. But it will certainly struggle with the notion that the tape played in a courtroom yesterday was Michael Jackson.

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Word of job openings causes crush of applicants

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 28, 2011, 10:57 AM Sep 28, 2011
1

We got another on-the-street glimpse of what a dying economy looks like today.

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Five by 8

Laptop blunders (5×8 – 9/28/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 28, 2011, 7:45 AM Sep 28, 2011
17

Privacy’s weak link, decency dies in Superior, Minnesota at high speed, a lake logo a day, and the last day of Minnesota baseball.

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Just a kiss

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 27, 2011, 3:22 PM Sep 27, 2011
24

Southwest Airlines has a likely public relations nightmare on its hands after it booted a lesbian couple for kissing on the plane.

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Church, state, and the political campaign

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 27, 2011, 1:35 PM Sep 27, 2011
4

This Sunday, conservative church pastors will defy IRS laws against churches preaching politics.

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Photographing the northern lights

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 27, 2011, 1:31 PM Sep 27, 2011
3

A geomagnetic storm began yesterday when a Coronal Mass Ejection collided with Earth’s magnetic field.

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Chris Christie presidential candidacy debated

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 27, 2011, 12:03 PM Sep 27, 2011
1

Jon Stewart suggests the New Jersey governor probably isn’t the inside-Republican’s cup of tea, either.

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Scenes from the cellphone culture

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 27, 2011, 11:15 AM Sep 27, 2011

Several news stories today reflect how cellphones are changing the way we live.

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Kid vs. foul ball: You decide

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 27, 2011, 10:44 AM Sep 27, 2011
1

A foul ball is heading your way at a baseball game. You’re holding your kid. What do you do?

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Five by 8

Whatever happened to retirement? (5×8 – 9/27/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 27, 2011, 7:36 AM Sep 27, 2011
9

Do you think you’ll be able to retire, North Dakota: The Nigeria of the north, a hole in the ground in Babbitt, monument to an earthquake, and the call of the harvest.

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Revenge in the digital age

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 26, 2011, 2:03 PM Sep 26, 2011
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A high-tech pushback is underway against the New York City police officer who pepper sprayed a group of people who were protesting in the city’s financial district over the weekend

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Dead Sea scrolls online

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 26, 2011, 12:31 PM Sep 26, 2011
3

Starting today, the Dead Sea Scrolls can now be viewed by anyone with a computer.

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Are men finished?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 26, 2011, 12:02 PM Sep 26, 2011
7

Are women just catching up to men or is the era of a male-dominated culture over?

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