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Five at 8 – 6/12/09

Bob Collins June 12, 2009, 8:00 AM Jun 12, 2009

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Singing is healthy, space is still cool, charter schools get creative, Colbert channels Bob Hope, and conservatives react to the Holocaust Museum shooting.

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One picture

Bob Collins June 12, 2009, 6:35 AM Jun 12, 2009

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It’s been a long, long time since we’ve seen such a compelling picture.

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Charging documents in the Holocaust Museum shooting

Bob Collins June 11, 2009, 2:49 PM Jun 11, 2009

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The official charging documents usually provide the best description of a crime.

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Fact checking: Income vs. property taxes

Bob Collins June 11, 2009, 1:17 PM Jun 11, 2009

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Assistant Senate Majority Leader Taryl Clark today claimed that for the first time, collections from the property tax will be greater than collections from the income tax. Is this true?

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What front pages reveal about us

Bob Collins June 11, 2009, 12:30 PM Jun 11, 2009

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Few Minnesota papers gave the Holocaust Museum shooting much front-page attention.

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How blue is Minnesota?

Bob Collins June 11, 2009, 11:40 AM Jun 11, 2009

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A national pundit credits Tim Pawlenty for being elected in a state where Republicans don’t win statewide office. Is he right?

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Five at 8 – 6/11/09

Bob Collins June 11, 2009, 7:36 AM Jun 11, 2009

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Repo men to the rich and famous, a Patchwork Nation, what happens when you click, why do we lay off good teachers, and remembering the World Trade Center.

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Holocaust Memorial shooting: Why it’s personal

Bob Collins June 10, 2009, 6:52 PM Jun 10, 2009

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Mark Blumenthal writes of his late father-in-law, who visited the Holocaust Museum at least once a year. He provides insight into the staff and guards who work there.

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Holocaust Museum shooting: Robbinsdale kids OK

Bob Collins June 10, 2009, 4:41 PM Jun 10, 2009

Thirty-nine kids and four chaperones from middle schools in Robbinsdale were in the Holocaust Museum in Washington when Wednesday’s shooting took place

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The Holocaust Museum shooting: What’s happening here?

Bob Collins June 10, 2009, 12:55 PM Jun 10, 2009

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The third shooting in a week should have us reconsidering the threat of terrorism.

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An apology

Bob Collins June 10, 2009, 12:14 PM Jun 10, 2009

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Graduating college seniors reportedly want Baby Boomers to apologize to them.

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Five at 8 – 6/10/09

Bob Collins June 10, 2009, 7:51 AM Jun 10, 2009

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Naming johns, reinforcing stigma, a ban on driving while texting, Colbert on gays in the military, and tasering old ladies.

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The top public high schools

Bob Collins June 9, 2009, 5:50 PM Jun 9, 2009

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Twenty-six Minnesota high schools made the Newsweek list, but only 11 showed an improvement over their previous rankings.

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Shooter ungagged

Bob Collins June 9, 2009, 5:09 PM Jun 9, 2009

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The Associated Press certainly had an ethical question to resolve on Tuesday when it got an interview with the man accused of shooting two military recruiters, killing one.

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The borer business

Bob Collins June 9, 2009, 3:20 PM Jun 9, 2009

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When is bad news good business? When it’s about the emerald ash borer and you’re in the tree business.

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