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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

R.I.P. R.E.M.

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 21, 2011, 12:36 PM Sep 21, 2011
13

Your favorite R.E.M. song? And why?

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The singing barista’s bad day

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 21, 2011, 12:14 PM Sep 21, 2011
1

A barista at Starbucks is fired for singing about his customers.

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Five by 8

The ‘serves them right’ society (5×8 – 9/21/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 21, 2011, 7:15 AM Sep 21, 2011
53

Serving them wrong; serving them right; Minnesota and the homeless vet; a son, a father, and a secret; art and junk.

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Hospital vs. newspaper over coverage of doctor in Duluth

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 20, 2011, 3:21 PM Sep 20, 2011
6

St. Luke’s Hospital has filed suit against the Duluth News Tribune for its report on neurosurgeon Stefan Konasiewicz, who worked at the hospital from 1997 to 2008.

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Weather

Joplin’s lessons

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 20, 2011, 1:27 PM Sep 20, 2011
4

Why were there so many deaths from the tornado in Joplin, Missouri? The National Weather Service blames the people of Joplin.

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Surveys and trivia

Is Detroit a better place to live/work than Minneapolis?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 20, 2011, 12:07 PM Sep 20, 2011
21

No, unless you believe in surveys.

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Men as imbeciles

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 20, 2011, 11:36 AM Sep 20, 2011
11

Oh, men, don’t worry about being so stupid and only interested in beer and football. Ikea has set up a nursery for you.

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Five by 8

Dispatches from BWCA (5×8 – 9/20/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 20, 2011, 7:43 AM Sep 20, 2011

A half-full/half-empty look at the fire, peer pressure 101, Minnesota moments, Canada’s parental support law, and gays in the military.

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How to be sure the guilty are really guilty

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 19, 2011, 3:23 PM Sep 19, 2011
8

What could prevent the imprisonment or execution of the innocent? A better method of running a lineup, a Minneapolis researcher says.

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The Polish, Italians, Swedes, Norwegians and Latinos

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 19, 2011, 12:38 PM Sep 19, 2011
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No doubt it’s only coincidence, but a day after the Pioneer Press wrote a first-rate article on how the Hispanic culture has revitalized Worthington, MN., Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon today announced an initiative to help his hometown — in this case, Hazelton, PA. — better accept Hispanics.

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It’s the movies, stupid

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 19, 2011, 10:36 AM Sep 19, 2011
25

Is the content provider more powerful than the consumer?

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Five by 8

Peeved about Pocahontas (5×8 – 9/19/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 19, 2011, 7:07 AM Sep 19, 2011
2

Where are the Native American actors in Duluth, when leaders don’t lead, Monday morning Vikings blues, the faces of poverty, and maybe…

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The air race crash: Getting to ‘what happened?’

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 18, 2011, 8:55 AM Sep 18, 2011
5

The amount of loaded adjectives and supposition in a story is in inverse proportion to the amount of facts and good journalism therein.

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And, now, a message from the old folks

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 16, 2011, 3:44 PM Sep 16, 2011
2

These videos serve another purpose: To remind us to call our aging parents this weekend.

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Education the Russian way

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 16, 2011, 2:33 PM Sep 16, 2011
1

The story of a Russian school has parallels to what immigrants face in the U.S. education system. But the system reacts differently to the problem.

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