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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

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Last Iwo Jima flag-raising soldier dies

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 4, 2008, 4:39 PM Feb 4, 2008

Ray Jacobs outlived Charles W. Lindberg of Richfield by seven months.

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Should journalists vote?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 4, 2008, 2:27 PM Feb 4, 2008
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An editor in Duluth warns his staff not to participate in caucuses, and reopens an old debate.

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By the numbers

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 4, 2008, 11:58 AM Feb 4, 2008

By any measure, President Bush’s spending record is huge.

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Lonely Lieberman

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 4, 2008, 8:37 AM Feb 4, 2008
2

From a spot on the Democratic ticket for the White House in 2000 to a spot on the stage with the Republican frontrunner in 2008.

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Stop action

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 3, 2008, 3:43 PM Feb 3, 2008
4

‘Freezing in place’ has a different meaning outside of Minnesota.

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The price of health care

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 3, 2008, 9:02 AM Feb 3, 2008

Massachusetts, under Gov. Mitt Romney, passed a revolutionary health care plan for states. Now, it can’t afford it.

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The head case

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 2, 2008, 6:39 PM Feb 2, 2008
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The media was quick to report the use of mentally ill bombers in Iraq as fact.

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The jinx of the highest-paid pitcher

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 2, 2008, 9:26 AM Feb 2, 2008

They get a lot of money. They get a lot of publicity. They don’t usually live up to the hype.

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The quiet comeback

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 2, 2008, 8:37 AM Feb 2, 2008

Nuclear power is gaining favor in an age of high oil prices.

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The behind-the-scenes story of trading Johan Santana

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 1, 2008, 5:27 PM Feb 1, 2008

A New Jersey writer says the better deals for the former Twins ace disappeared two months ago.

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What makes a good employer?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 1, 2008, 7:58 AM Feb 1, 2008
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Only two Minnesota companies make the Fortune magazine list of best employers.

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Data privacy disappears at U

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 1, 2008, 7:53 AM Feb 1, 2008

A doctor lost personal information for 1,300 patients.

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Same debate, different views

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 31, 2008, 9:09 PM Jan 31, 2008
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Live blogging a debate is a matter of perspective.

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A letter from Kenya

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 31, 2008, 4:28 PM Jan 31, 2008

News from a U of M grad in Nairobi.

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Fun with numbers: The voting age

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 31, 2008, 4:27 PM Jan 31, 2008

Census Bureau releases data showing Minnesota’s rank in population old enough to vote.

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