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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Baseball’s postseason scam

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 17, 2009, 9:14 AM Oct 17, 2009
5

The Twins made out like bandits in a playoff game that never was.

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Diplomacy on the pitch

Than Tibbetts October 16, 2009, 12:11 PM Oct 16, 2009

How to make friends with a header in the fifth minute of stoppage time.

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Balloon Boy

Than Tibbetts October 16, 2009, 10:07 AM Oct 16, 2009
4

Hoax, or the dreams of our inner, 6-year-old boy realized?

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Whatchya gonna do when they come for you?

Than Tibbetts October 15, 2009, 1:16 PM Oct 15, 2009
1

TLC comes to the Mall of America to tell the tales of the security guards who protect your right to go to the mall and not plan on buying something but it was on sale so you buy it anyway.

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Got questions about the flu?

Than Tibbetts October 15, 2009, 12:00 PM Oct 15, 2009
4

Join MPR News health reporter Lorna Benson at noon for a Q&A about the H1N1 (swine) and seasonal flu.

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Ho ho ho! It’s… Bob Dylan?

Than Tibbetts October 14, 2009, 10:32 AM Oct 14, 2009
9

After nearly 50 years of music, knowledgeable fans of Bob Dylan should be used to odd albums. But a Dylan Christmas album?

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Are you smarter than a fourth grader?

Than Tibbetts October 14, 2009, 10:02 AM Oct 14, 2009
8

Test your math skills against Minnesota’s 4th and 8th grade students. By the way, they’re among the best in the country.

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Wither Vermilion

Than Tibbetts October 13, 2009, 12:03 PM Oct 13, 2009
2

A report on the status of the proposed Lake Vermilion State Park shows it will likely be a game of “wait and see.”

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Five at 8: Call the squirrel doctor

Than Tibbetts October 13, 2009, 8:00 AM Oct 13, 2009

Dirty laundry, that Prize thing, autism, tweeting your PTSD and a squirrel doctor. It’s going to be a fine Tuesday.

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Won’t you please not be my neighbor?

Than Tibbetts October 12, 2009, 2:16 PM Oct 12, 2009
1

What do you do with a sex offender who can’t find a place to live?

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The value of not making money

Than Tibbetts October 12, 2009, 10:38 AM Oct 12, 2009
4

A major newspaper declares it won’t endorse candidates, removing a barrier to becoming a non-profit organization. Will non-profit news work?

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It’s the end of the Dome as we know it

Than Tibbetts October 11, 2009, 10:26 PM Oct 11, 2009
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And with a 4-1 loss to the New York Yankees, the Minnesota Twins have played their last game in the Metrodome.

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The wedding dance, redux

Than Tibbetts October 9, 2009, 11:49 AM Oct 9, 2009
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A famous Minnesota wedding dance is immortalized on NBC’s The Office.

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Obama’s Peace Prize: The world reacts

bingrassia October 9, 2009, 9:10 AM Oct 9, 2009
4

Unsure about Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize? You’re not alone.

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Does Obama deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?

bingrassia October 9, 2009, 7:43 AM Oct 9, 2009
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Has Obama done enough for world peace to justify the award?

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