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Five by 8 – 3/18/10: From archives to data

kenpaulman March 18, 2010, 7:55 AM Mar 18, 2010

We open News Cut archives, discuss safety and privacy, and consider the data that is our lives.

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Baggage in the airline overhead bins

kenpaulman March 17, 2010, 11:10 AM Mar 17, 2010

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A Marketplace headline reads that checked bag fees lead to cabin chaos, Should Congress address the issue?

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Five by 8 – 3/17/10: Steal these links, pass them on

kenpaulman March 17, 2010, 7:07 AM Mar 17, 2010

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Discuss Holder’s statements on bin Laden, a local infographic, a drug heist, veterans and the budget, and flooding.

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Five by 8 – 3/16/10: What catches your eye or captures your attention

kenpaulman March 16, 2010, 7:48 AM Mar 16, 2010

Advertising, political vice, dot coms, flooding, and broadband. A typical day on the Internet.

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Sid the Kid

Than Tibbetts March 15, 2010, 4:28 PM Mar 15, 2010

A happy 90th birthday to our close, personal friend Sid Hartman.

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FAA makes a deal with NWA Flight 188 pilots

Than Tibbetts March 15, 2010, 3:33 PM Mar 15, 2010

The two Northwest Airlines pilots who flew past MSP have agreed not to fight the revocations of the licenses.

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Five by 8 – 3/15/10: Monday’s water-cooler worthy links

kenpaulman March 15, 2010, 7:50 AM Mar 15, 2010

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Today’s Five by 8 includes school sessions, scams, portmanteaus, fetch, and French film.

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Bake. Off.

Than Tibbetts March 12, 2010, 3:21 PM Mar 12, 2010

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See which Minnesota recipes made the cut in Pillbury’s Bake-Off competition.

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Five by 8 – 3/12/10: Fun and games

kenpaulman March 12, 2010, 7:45 AM Mar 12, 2010

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Fun in Minnesota could include mobile games, high school hockey, movies, trivia, and the last run this season for snowmobilers.

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Final word on the Census letter

Bob Collins March 12, 2010, 6:22 AM Mar 12, 2010

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Census officials reveal how they calculate the cost of knocking on your door.

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Tiger Woods’ Minnesota connection

Than Tibbetts March 11, 2010, 6:33 PM Mar 11, 2010

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A Bemidji woman steps out in support of her former college boyfriend. Some guy named “Tiger Woods.”

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Watching the wrecking ball

kenpaulman March 11, 2010, 12:30 PM Mar 11, 2010

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Higher education reporter Tim Post provides a demolition picture taken at the University of St. Thomas.

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Five by 8 – 3/11/10: A tour of news

kenpaulman March 11, 2010, 7:30 AM Mar 11, 2010

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We find law, school safety, culture, homelessness, and mapping a bicycling route in the news.

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Gun bill fails at Capitol

Bob Collins March 10, 2010, 5:43 PM Mar 10, 2010

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It’s difficult to establish a link between the gun show ‘loophole’ and guns used in crimes because there’s no mechanism in the state for tracking a gun’s origin.

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Kennedy’s tirade

Bob Collins March 10, 2010, 5:11 PM Mar 10, 2010

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Talking about ending a war isn’t as newsworthy as actually ending one.

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