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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Five by 8 – 6/29/10 – Rain, rap, and Russian spies

Eric Ringham June 29, 2010, 8:00 AM Jun 29, 2010
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The Five by 8 for June 29, including a triple lightening strike, Russian spies in the U.S., local Minneapolis hip-hop stars, and bike polo.

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Much ado about Franken

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 28, 2010, 7:56 PM Jun 28, 2010
5

Did Al Franken fall asleep during Elena Kagan’s opening statement at her Supreme Court hearing on Monday? No.

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How to cross a street

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 28, 2010, 4:48 PM Jun 28, 2010
3

St. Paul picked an interesting week to unveil a PSA on how to cross a street. Downtown St. Paul — at least this afternoon — was generally abandoned because of the construction for the light rail project.

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Michael Jackson’s reach to Eau Claire

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 28, 2010, 4:14 PM Jun 28, 2010

Ordinarily, I’m not much of a wistful Michael Jackson fan, but Joanne Spencer’s account on The Story of how a pop singer inspired her career from Eau Claire to Minneapolis and points more important is a compelling one.

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Video: Minnesota air show

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 28, 2010, 2:00 PM Jun 28, 2010
1

The Great Minnesota Air Show over the weekend apparently didn’t let the ‘inconsistent’ weather get to it.

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Inside the gun control debate

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 28, 2010, 11:27 AM Jun 28, 2010
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Today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that extends the 2nd amendment to the states is 214 pages of a judicial pie fight.

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 6/28/10: A year of war

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 28, 2010, 6:58 AM Jun 28, 2010
4

A year in the life of a soldier, litter and the Friday floods, why you should care about the Boeing 787, biking across America, the secret of ‘Psycho.’

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A Weekend in the Life of Minnesota

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 26, 2010, 9:50 AM Jun 26, 2010
5

The essence of a moment in Minnesota that you experience over the weekend.

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Weather

What to do if your car flooded

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 26, 2010, 7:51 AM Jun 26, 2010
2

The people who will have the biggest problem are the ones who ignored warnings about driving through standing water.

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Weather

1,000 Words: The Storm

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 25, 2010, 6:40 PM Jun 25, 2010
1

The commuters of St. Paul and Minneapolis had it rough, especially the ‘Never Say Dry’ bicycle commuters.

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Quiz: The week in review

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 25, 2010, 6:31 PM Jun 25, 2010
11

As usual, the questions are about the news, but the answers may not be.

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The Pride ruling

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 25, 2010, 3:11 PM Jun 25, 2010
2

Regular readers of News Cut know that I love a good controversy over the United States Constitution, and the more reprehensible people find those who cite it, the stronger the Constitution emerges.

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On the NBA draft

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 25, 2010, 10:47 AM Jun 25, 2010

The Timberwolves seem more interested in saving money than winning basketball games.

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 6/25/10: A weekend in the life of Minnesota 3

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 25, 2010, 7:29 AM Jun 25, 2010
2

The sum of Minnesota’s parts, art and the oil spill, a kindergarten brawl, bridge-jumping in Mankato, and art imitates soccer.

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Photographic perspective

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 24, 2010, 4:07 PM Jun 24, 2010
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It’s a big, diverse, wonderful news world out there and I was reminded of this while browsing through the daily news photos from the Associated Press. Neither has anything to with the other. They just are.

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