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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

The power of words

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 8, 2010, 10:56 AM Mar 8, 2010
3

The First Amendment at the U.S. Supreme Court

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Five by 8

5×8 – 3/8/10: The new ‘fundamental rights’

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 8, 2010, 7:08 AM Mar 8, 2010
5

Is the Internet a right? Also: Porn and the state Legislature, cloning Neanderthals, name this landmark, and music meets math.

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What’s wrong, Minnesota?

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 7, 2010, 7:37 AM Mar 7, 2010
6

It’s hard to have a ‘half-full’ attitude on a Sunday in which two sobering stories dominate the news.

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Retirement is a moving target

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 6, 2010, 8:07 AM Mar 6, 2010
3

Many people need to delay retirement at a time when they’re being forced to retire early.

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The Quiz

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 5, 2010, 10:52 AM Mar 5, 2010
13

If you didn’t pay attention to the news, you’ll have a tough time with this week’s Quiz. If you did pay attention, you’ll still have a hard time with it.

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Five by 8

5×8- 3/5/10: Who owns culture?

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 5, 2010, 7:10 AM Mar 5, 2010
12

A white group wins a competition in a dance identified with African Americans. So?

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Spreading rumors

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2010, 4:02 PM Mar 4, 2010
3

How to spread a rumor with social networking.

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Role reversal

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2010, 3:48 PM Mar 4, 2010
1

What if it were the Internet that was dying and newspapers that was the upstart media?

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Bill Lawrence and tribal sovereignty

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2010, 12:35 PM Mar 4, 2010
1

The Native American Press journalist was a relentless opponent of tribal government in Minnesota.

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A tax on plastic bags

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2010, 12:07 PM Mar 4, 2010
8

Should Minnesota impose a 5-cent tax on plastic bags?

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Wells Fargo execs raked in cash in 2009

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2010, 11:13 AM Mar 4, 2010
1

The giant bank is paying its bosses more than any other U.S. big bank.

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 3/4/10: The angry American

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2010, 6:31 AM Mar 4, 2010
3

Are Americans as angry as the narrative says, when God shouldn’t be ‘part of the discussion,’ a reporter fills your pain, Duluth strikes back, and the healing power of coffee.

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Mary and Bob

Fresh Eye on the Radio: Exit the bully

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 3, 2010, 4:38 PM Mar 3, 2010
1

A Justice Department study says bullying in school is declining.

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The overblown JFK tower story

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 3, 2010, 2:11 PM Mar 3, 2010
14

Actual tapes of a boy giving air traffic control instructions reveal less drama than the news coverage of the story is suggesting.

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Sully art

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 3, 2010, 12:18 PM Mar 3, 2010
1

Only a real hero can inspire someone to make art with a duck.

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