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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

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The Southwest Effect

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2009, 5:38 AM Mar 4, 2009
6

The runways are littered with the carcasses of airlines that challenged Northwest on its home turf. Will Southwest be different?

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Is Saberi caught in the middle?

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 3, 2009, 2:01 PM Mar 3, 2009

Roxana Saberi isn’t the first female American journalist to be arrested for ‘illegal activities.’

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Lifting secrecy

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 3, 2009, 8:20 AM Mar 3, 2009
1

In the last 24 hours, there have been three major revelations as a result of lifting the ‘cone of silence.’

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Days off

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 27, 2009, 6:47 AM Feb 27, 2009

Bob isn’t writing today, but he’s got something for you to read anyway.

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Can you exceed the speed limit to pass?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 26, 2009, 3:14 PM Feb 26, 2009
23

The Legislature is considering a bill that gives you an extra 10 mph to pass another vehicle. Good idea or bad?

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On Campus: The Middle Eastern Medieval historian

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 25, 2009, 8:34 PM Feb 25, 2009

Michael Ramsdell Jr. of Brainerd figures he’s in the safest place to be during an economic meltdown — school.

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On Campus: The art professor

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 25, 2009, 7:48 PM Feb 25, 2009

James Munsch has figured out how to pay for college. He ‘sells his body for science.’

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On Campus: The broadcast journalist

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 25, 2009, 6:48 PM Feb 25, 2009

Nathan Matson of Twin Valley, Minnesota has felt the sting of the economy and escaped it, for now.

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Hello, Moorhead!

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 25, 2009, 11:42 AM Feb 25, 2009

Minnesota State University Moorhead is this week’s stop on the News Cut on Campus tour.

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Bait and switch: The selling of the stimulus

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 24, 2009, 6:53 AM Feb 24, 2009
1

Now that the economic stimulus has been passed, politicians are considering ways to make it meaningless.

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Coming and going

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 23, 2009, 2:30 PM Feb 23, 2009
3

President Obama says cities will be able to keep cops and firefighters on the job. Mayor R.T. Rybak says not necessarily.

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Mosque hosts community dinner

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 23, 2009, 6:46 AM Feb 23, 2009

The Minneapolis mosque whose leaders condemned the assertion that it had something to do with the disappearance of several Somali youth, is hosting a community dinner on Wednesday.

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Are we cowards when it comes to talking race?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 20, 2009, 5:35 PM Feb 20, 2009
9

What prevents Americans from having an honest conversation about the subject?

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The Southwest strategy

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 19, 2009, 11:43 AM Feb 19, 2009
2

Southwest Airlines made itself an aviation star by — mostly — avoiding direct competition with the big airlines. It flew to Midway instead of O’Hare. It concentrated on Love Field instead of the giant Dallas-Ft. Worth and all the big airlines. It flew to Providence and Manchester, New Hampshire instead of Boston. It never came Read more →

On Campus: The electrician

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 18, 2009, 10:09 PM Feb 18, 2009

Chris Dillman thought he could get out in front of the economic wave, and find work in a bigger city like Duluth before more people got laid off and became his competition

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