• Minnesota Public Radio
  • Stations
      Cancel
    • NewsMPR News mprnews.org
    • The CurrentThe Current thecurrent.org
    • ClassicalClassical MPR classicalmpr.org
    • Minnesota Public Radiompr.org
  • MPR Information
    MPR Information
    Cancel
    • Give Now
    • Archive
    • Events
      • Tickets
      • Events Calendar
      • MPR Custom Travel
    • Shop
    • About us
      • Radio Heartland
      • Wonderground Radio
      • Company Information
      • Stations
      • Public Insight Journalism
      • Contact Info
      • Press Room
      • MPR People
      • Career Opportunities
      • Partners
      • Educational Sponsors
      • Minnesotans for MPR
      • Tapes & Transcripts
      • Tower Rental
    • Members
      • Member Benefits
      • Sustaining Membership
      • More Ways to Give
      • Contact Us
      • Become a Member
    • Give Now
Search MPR
Cancel
NewsCut

MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Uncategorized

Perfectly Minnesota: The Arboretum

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 24, 2009, 7:25 PM May 24, 2009

Perfect spots for perfect Minnesota days. Share yours. These were taken Sunday at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. It’s like walking in a screensaver.

Five at 8 – May 22, 2009

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 22, 2009, 7:53 AM May 22, 2009
1

Leaving a religion and a life behind, the national debt road trip, the social media bible, the best places to work for public service, Mark Madsen’s Pelosi-CIA analysis.

Read more →

Send your Memorial Day tributes

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 22, 2009, 7:18 AM May 22, 2009
2

Send your stories about the people in your family who should be honored on Memorial Day.

Read more →

Forget swine flu, there’s urine in the pool!

bingrassia May 21, 2009, 12:06 PM May 21, 2009
7

Have you heard that one in five people admit to peeing in the pool? There’s a lot more to this story if you look beneath the waterline…

Read more →

Five at 8: May 21, 2009

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 21, 2009, 8:04 AM May 21, 2009
6

Crooks, cheats, liars and the federal stimulus; teacher licenses, 1908 style; Patrick Swayze insists he’s not dead; the slippery slope from fear to panic and the Klingon dictionary.

Read more →

Five at 8: May 20, 2009

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 20, 2009, 7:29 AM May 20, 2009

What the U.S. soldiers and the Taliban have in common, surviving a recession the Taiwan way, listening to the people is a pain in the neck, and newspaper critics who drop their subscriptions. Oh, and Mary’s chicks.

Read more →

The silent scandal

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 19, 2009, 3:17 PM May 19, 2009
3

A GAO report finds stunning examples of how disabled kids are being restrained to death.

Read more →

Five at 8: May 19, 2009

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 19, 2009, 7:48 AM May 19, 2009
3

Short attention spans, photography blogs, a refusal to procreate, the first Little League punch of the season, the Legislature sets a record and how to make a cat yodel.

Read more →

Five at 8: May 18, 2009

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 18, 2009, 7:23 AM May 18, 2009
3

A new approach to civil rights, the Pawlenty health care plan, Maureen Dowd’s plagiarism, Don Rumsfeld’s crusade, and gazebos.

Read more →

The shame of ‘Slumdog’

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 14, 2009, 4:57 PM May 14, 2009
1

The tragic life of Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail is the kind of story that justice-seeking Hollywood stars could embrace.

Read more →

End of the ash?

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 14, 2009, 3:52 PM May 14, 2009
4

The emerald ash borer has arrived in St. Paul.

Read more →

Five at 8: May 14, 2009

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 14, 2009, 7:40 AM May 14, 2009
3

Bikes, ballots, Boy Scouts, the beauty of industrial photography, and the graphics of AIDS,.

Read more →

Five at 8: May 13, 2009

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 13, 2009, 8:00 AM May 13, 2009
3

Unemployed lawyers, creepy old men, Twitter in space, security at the Capitol, The Madoff Affair, crooked congressmen, and the silence at the Lake Harriet band shell.

Read more →

Five at 8 – May 12, 2009

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 12, 2009, 7:57 AM May 12, 2009
4

Stifling a senatorial yawn, shoving Jim Lehrer aside, whatever happened to the swine flu, an end to vocal chords, and Tom Friedman for $75k.

Read more →

Five at 8: May 11, 2009

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 11, 2009, 7:47 AM May 11, 2009
1

The history of overrides, Hubble, war games’ new look, people who get to play for a living, and credit-card-debt free by 25.

Read more →

‹ Older Previous 15 posts
Newer › Next 15 posts
  • Member Supported · Join Now ›
    “MPR is there when I wake up, throughout the day, and every evening.” —Ray from Rochester, MN
  • Sponsor
  • Latest from MPR News Blogs
    • NewsCut

      Good night and good news

    • Capitol View® - MPR News

      Politics Friday: Should we stop trusting pre-election polling?

  • Sponsor
Sponsor
More MPR News
  • Listen Live
  • Audio help
  • MPR News on iOS
  • MPR News on Android
  • MPR News blogs
  • iOS Streaming app
  • Android Streaming app
  • Podcasts
  • RSS feeds
  • Program schedule
  • Station directory
  • About Minnesota Public Radio
  • Contact Us
  • Shop
  • Become a Member
  • Volunteer
  • Fundraising Credentials
  • Terms of use
  • Your privacy rights
  • Public Inspection Files

Minnesota Public Radio ©2022. All rights reserved.