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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

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Are Somalis interested in the American culture?

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 15, 2009, 2:16 PM Apr 15, 2009
13

What does it mean to be a citizen?

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Five at 8 – 4/15/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 15, 2009, 7:51 AM Apr 15, 2009
2

Your passion or your life, a world without sex, Webbys, tea bags, and fusion. All in one place.

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The dud flood

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 14, 2009, 1:48 PM Apr 14, 2009

It’s becoming more obvious now that the fears of another major flood threat in the Fargo-Moorhead area were overblown, at least based on the predictions.

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Five at 8 – 4/14/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 14, 2009, 7:16 AM Apr 14, 2009
11

Suicide, Spector’s hair, Spring, new Twins uniforms, and the cost of Coleman’s gambit.

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Five at 8 – 4/13/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 13, 2009, 7:56 AM Apr 13, 2009
4

What dogs tell us about ourselves, the VA shoots itself in the foot, chasing a tornado, the fizz goes out of a flood, and bullfighting.

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Five at 8 – 4/10/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 10, 2009, 7:52 AM Apr 10, 2009
5

St. Paul’s downtown cameras, the invasion of the earthworms, an insulting mug shot, secret bird strikes, and teenage parents.

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Five at 8 – 4/9/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 9, 2009, 8:00 AM Apr 9, 2009
2

Pirates, plastic surgery, portly pupils, pencil sketches, and paper clippy. All in one, ummmm, post.

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LRT stalemate broken

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 8, 2009, 12:45 PM Apr 8, 2009
11

A news release from the Met Council today suggests that anything is possible:

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Road construction

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 8, 2009, 10:55 AM Apr 8, 2009
1

Next to the weather, Minnesota likes to talk about road construction. This year, we’ll have a lot to talk about.

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Five at 8 – 4/8/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 8, 2009, 7:48 AM Apr 8, 2009
1

Inaccurate flood projections, tributes to a fictional character, tributes to a real one, a list we didn’t make, and a generation without a clue.

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Bands hit the road with a new touring style

kenpaulman April 7, 2009, 11:32 AM Apr 7, 2009
6

While the Minnesota-based Cloud Cult tours in a biodiesel van, NPR’s Morning Edition reports the band Blind Pilot toured by bicycle. Is this due to the economy and a passion for environmental awareness?

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Five at 8 – 4/7/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 7, 2009, 7:15 AM Apr 7, 2009
2

Steve Cannon, volcanoes, earthquakes, getting off the hamster wheel, and the crime of the century in Lake Wobegon.

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Five at 8: 4/6/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 6, 2009, 7:37 AM Apr 6, 2009
3

Teaching emotional knowledge, opening day, Around the World in 80 Telescopes, misplaced mosques and Britney.

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Bonuses

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 5, 2009, 2:00 PM Apr 5, 2009
3

There are bonuses… and then there are bonuses.

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Imponderables: Why do some people escape poverty?

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 3, 2009, 2:52 PM Apr 3, 2009
3

A new post on TED about a woman who escaped a Nairobi slum, and pursues dreams of becoming a doctor raises an old question.

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