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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Ready for a shutdown of state government?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 13, 2011, 1:12 PM Jan 13, 2011
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An item on a House committee scheduled raised questions about whether the state is heading for a shutdown this summer.

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Memorials in pictures

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 13, 2011, 11:55 AM Jan 13, 2011

Courtesy of Flickr, here are images of various memorials in Tucson to the shooting victims:

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Bert meets his backer

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 13, 2011, 11:02 AM Jan 13, 2011
1

Bert Blyleven may owe his Hall of Fame induction to a pudgy stats freak in Florida.

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One moment

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 13, 2011, 10:58 AM Jan 13, 2011
1

In the wake of last night’s attempt to reunite the country, if only for a few moments, the pundits have gotten a head start today to undo things a bit. Hey, they’ve got to eat, too

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Five by 8

A more perfect union (5×8 – 1/13/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 13, 2011, 7:23 AM Jan 13, 2011
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When leaders rise to the occasion, was Tucson terrorism, Pawlenty’s dud interview, pain at the beauty pageant, and anonymous goodness

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A good fairy tale gone bad

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 12, 2011, 5:04 PM Jan 12, 2011
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Ted Williams was never the fairy tale the media tried to tell.

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Reconsidering rhetoric

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 12, 2011, 3:30 PM Jan 12, 2011
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The chair of the House Education Reform Committee is apologizing today for her use of the word “Gestapo” to criticize a teacher training proposal.

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Fact-checking Pawlenty

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 12, 2011, 2:03 PM Jan 12, 2011
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With his new book out, former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty is making the national media circuit, and providing ample opportunity for the people back home to fact check him.

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Captain America fights suicide

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 12, 2011, 1:01 PM Jan 12, 2011
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Is a comic book likely to do much to combat suicide?

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A thousand words: Hands

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 12, 2011, 12:36 PM Jan 12, 2011
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Mark Kelly, Gabrielle Giffords’ husband, holds the congresswoman’s hand in her room at University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz.

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Live-blogging Midmorning: The gun issue

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 12, 2011, 9:56 AM Jan 12, 2011
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How will the Arizona shootings impact public attitudes towards stricter, comprehensive gun control laws?

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Five by 8

Resilience (5×8 – 1/12/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 12, 2011, 6:50 AM Jan 12, 2011
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Moving on after tragedies, religion is in the DNA, the last Nelson, the mess at the U, and overdoing birthdays.

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How NPR pronounced Gabrielle Giffords dead

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 11, 2011, 1:52 PM Jan 11, 2011
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NPR ombudsman Alicia Shepard has, apparently, spent the last couple of days trying to figure out how NPR allowed a false report onto the air that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords had died.

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Politicians and the public

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 11, 2011, 1:39 PM Jan 11, 2011
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As with most acts of terrorism, while the initial incident is horrible enough, the subsequent actions motivated by fear of a repeat can be damaging too.

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From tech to trivia

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 11, 2011, 11:33 AM Jan 11, 2011
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The things that once made your dreams come true is now trivia. How’s that feel, kid?

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