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Best Buy’s future

Bob Collins March 16, 2009, 7:01 AM Mar 16, 2009

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Can Minnesota-based Best Buy take on WalMart? Can it survive a head-to-head match with the giant retailer that sees electronics as a staple in its future?

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The Quiz: Franken-Coleman edition

Bob Collins March 13, 2009, 7:29 PM Mar 13, 2009

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You think you’ve been following the Coleman-Franken trial closely? Let’s find out.

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Where’s the radio?

Bob Collins March 13, 2009, 4:30 PM Mar 13, 2009

Xcel Energy is doing work up around the Shoreview towers early Saturday morning. In the Twin Cities, that’ll knock KNOW 91.1 off the air some time between 1 and 5 a.m. Other stations are also on the giant Shoreview towers and they’ll be off the air, too.

Five at 8 – 3/13/09

Bob Collins March 13, 2009, 8:00 AM Mar 13, 2009

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Five links, none of which are unlucky.

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Program update: The graduating seniors

Bob Collins March 13, 2009, 7:28 AM Mar 13, 2009

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Following up on this post I wrote Wednesday night after a roundtable with some area college seniors: MPR’s Midday will broadcast the roundtable today at noon. Update 4:39 p.m. — Find it here.

Five at 8 – 3/12/09

Bob Collins March 12, 2009, 8:00 AM Mar 12, 2009

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Five suggestions for things to read while you’re dreading that midmorning meeting.

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State employee data released

Bob Collins March 12, 2009, 7:03 AM Mar 12, 2009

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State officials have sent a letter to every state employee in Minnesota, telling them some personal data was inadvertently released.

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Five at eight – 3/11/09

Bob Collins March 11, 2009, 8:00 AM Mar 11, 2009

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Five favorite links for you to click when the boss isn’t looking.

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Live-blogging Midmorning: The mayors

Bob Collins March 10, 2009, 8:59 AM Mar 10, 2009

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A parallel online discussion of issues affecting Minneapolis and St. Paul.

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The Quiz

Bob Collins March 6, 2009, 11:20 AM Mar 6, 2009

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It’s been a fairly slow news week, so you should have no trouble with this week’s quiz.

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Prop 8 goes to court

Bob Collins March 5, 2009, 11:04 AM Mar 5, 2009

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The California Supreme Court is hearing arguments on three lawsuits intended to overturn last November’s voter approval of a ban on gay unions.

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A mortgage-help ‘stress test’

Bob Collins March 5, 2009, 7:28 AM Mar 5, 2009

President Obama has unveiled the Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan yesterday. It is supposed to help 9 million people with their mortgage problems. Are you one of them?

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