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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

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Nobody respects us

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 21, 2008, 8:10 AM Jan 21, 2008

The awesome power of paranoia.

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The drip, drip, drip of foreclosures

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 20, 2008, 3:15 PM Jan 20, 2008
1

In the wake of a seemingly endless run of bad news, more is likely to follow.

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Militant vs. insurgent

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 18, 2008, 6:25 PM Jan 18, 2008
1

Both words are used in war coverage, and both carry significantly different meaning. Why?

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Minnesota vs. Wisconsin: cold-weather tips

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 18, 2008, 4:05 PM Jan 18, 2008
6

There’s a big difference.

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Election results by the roadside

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 18, 2008, 2:56 PM Jan 18, 2008

There’s more to those electronic billboards than advertisements.

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Herschel’s secret

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 18, 2008, 2:43 PM Jan 18, 2008
1

The former Cowboy and Viking reveals he suffers from multiple personality disorder.

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A solution in search of a problem

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 18, 2008, 1:05 PM Jan 18, 2008

Engineers in Japan are developing a paper airplane to be launched from space.

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Noose news

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 18, 2008, 11:38 AM Jan 18, 2008
6

Two noose incidents show a wide disparity in how authorities treat racist messages.

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When politics meets advertising

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 18, 2008, 11:10 AM Jan 18, 2008
1

Is an ad featuring immigrants an attempt to change the political debate, or another exploitation attempt?

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An energy tale of two states

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 18, 2008, 7:46 AM Jan 18, 2008

Suddenly, Minnesota finds itself at the front of the clean-energy parade.

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Video gaming is now a sport

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 17, 2008, 10:19 PM Jan 17, 2008
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ESPN to provide live coverage of people playing their video games.

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Pawlenty to schools: ‘We are SO not BFF’

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 17, 2008, 4:28 PM Jan 17, 2008
1

If the teacher starts piling on the homework, Mara Pawlenty, blame your dad.

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Psst! Want to buy some wheat?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 17, 2008, 12:35 PM Jan 17, 2008
1

If you want to know what’s going on in the commodities markets, the best indicators are what people are rioting over and what thieves are stealing.

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Select A Candidate explained

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 17, 2008, 11:51 AM Jan 17, 2008
17

A batch of online political quizzes give different results. Why?

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Media smackdown

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 17, 2008, 10:04 AM Jan 17, 2008
5

Matt Taibbi wonders why political news contains so much ‘mind numbing trivia?’

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