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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Silence and the 9/11 coverage

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 13, 2011, 10:44 AM Sep 13, 2011
2

NPR listeners object to elements of 9/11 anniversary coverage.

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Five by 8

The unemployment game (5×8 – 9/13/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 13, 2011, 7:28 AM Sep 13, 2011
24

Can you make ends meet, Owatonna Ted revealed, preserving a history of shame, Alzheimer’s and the baby boomer, and balloon popping 101.

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The many faces of Rick Adelman

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 12, 2011, 2:48 PM Sep 12, 2011
3

According to Timberwolves forward Kevin Love, via Twitter, the team has hired Rick Adelman as a coach.

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Judge: Horn-honking is not protected speech

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 12, 2011, 11:56 AM Sep 12, 2011
10

As with everything in Wisconsin that doesn’t stem from the Packers, this stems from Gov. Scott Walker’s move last spring to limit the collective bargaining rights of some public employees.

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A parachutist’s view of TCF bank stadium

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 12, 2011, 11:43 AM Sep 12, 2011
3

From high above you can get a good shot at the empty student section.

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Thirty thousand people pay for bank’s sins

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 12, 2011, 11:00 AM Sep 12, 2011
1

Somewhere, there’s a person wondering how they’re going to pay the mortgage, send the kids to college, and put food on the table when the unemployment checks run out.

That person is not named Ken Lewis.

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Three videos that can make you want to be a better person

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 12, 2011, 10:26 AM Sep 12, 2011

Artist Lucas Jatoba believes in sharing.

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Five by 8

Ted from Owatonna (5×8 – 9/12/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 12, 2011, 7:02 AM Sep 12, 2011
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When people do good in Faribault, the BWCA in the rear-view mirror, when the earth speaks, girls just don’t want to sing the National Anthem correctly, and spelling and security.

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Surveys and trivia

And now, someone’s national anthem

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 10, 2011, 9:29 AM Sep 10, 2011
3

If national anthems consisted of pop music, what songs would be the national anthems of what country?

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Tiptoeing through 9/11 marketing

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 9, 2011, 1:52 PM Sep 9, 2011
10

Is there a right way to advertise around 9/11?

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Obama as Captain America

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 9, 2011, 1:44 PM Sep 9, 2011
1

NMA, the Taiwan animation outfit, is out with a video about President Obama’s jobs speech last night.

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Should religion be part of the NYC 9/11 observance?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 9, 2011, 12:17 PM Sep 9, 2011
6

It won’t be, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg insists.

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Five by 8

How a word manipulates your political view (5×8 – 9/9/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 9, 2011, 7:15 AM Sep 9, 2011
25

The ‘J’ word, Mauer’s dough, the business of 9/11, give me your huddled masses; keep your mentally ill, and your moment of Minnesota zen.

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Pay to vote in Wisconsin

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 8, 2011, 3:21 PM Sep 8, 2011
11

Wisconsin throws up barriers to free IDs for people who want to vote.

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The search for big ideas

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 8, 2011, 1:23 PM Sep 8, 2011
6

To the extent we’re running short of jobs right now, perhaps it’s because we’re tapped out on big ideas.

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