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The week-in-review quiz

Bob Collins September 12, 2008, 3:37 PM Sep 12, 2008

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Theoretically, if you ace the News Cut Quiz, one of our show hosts should record a voicemail greeting for you. Nice theory.

Tuition goes up again

Bob Collins September 12, 2008, 1:15 PM Sep 12, 2008

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The cost of a college education is going up, even as endowments increase.

The bridge: Will you change your habits?

Bob Collins September 11, 2008, 9:27 AM Sep 11, 2008

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What happens when you ask Minnesotans to weigh in on an issue like the reopening of the I-35W Bridge? You get some pretty good stories.

9/11: What if?

Bob Collins September 11, 2008, 7:30 AM Sep 11, 2008

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What would our lives be like today if 9/11 hadn’t happened?

Bridge hindsight

Bob Collins September 10, 2008, 1:34 PM Sep 10, 2008

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Who could have anticipated the lack of a 35W bridge would be so well handled by motorists and transportation officials?

The earmarks race

Bob Collins September 10, 2008, 10:57 AM Sep 10, 2008

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Minnesota is the second-biggest recipient of ‘earmarks’ in 2008.

Discussion: How to celebrate the new I-35W bridge opening

Bob Collins September 9, 2008, 4:24 PM Sep 9, 2008

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How do you celebrate the year-long effort to recover from a tragedy?

9/11 memorials dedicated

Bob Collins September 9, 2008, 2:12 PM Sep 9, 2008

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Thursday marks the 7th anniversary of the attacks on the U.S.

Our moving habits

Bob Collins September 8, 2008, 12:03 PM Sep 8, 2008

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Who is the most and least likely to move?

Fading memories?

Bob Collins September 8, 2008, 10:54 AM Sep 8, 2008

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A meeting in Minneapolis next week may determine how much impact — if any — 9/11 still has in the construction of skyscrapers.

A moon too far

Bob Collins September 7, 2008, 5:54 PM Sep 7, 2008

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The head of the nation’s space program has little good to say about the current White House or the next administration, whoever that is.

The governor’s bad week

Bob Collins September 7, 2008, 8:11 AM Sep 7, 2008

Gov. Pawlenty went from a near shoe-in for a spot on a presidential ticket to doing interviews with a sock puppet.

A week in St. Paul

Bob Collins September 5, 2008, 12:05 PM Sep 5, 2008

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A multimedia presentation looking back at this week’s activities surrounding the Republican National Convention.

Live-blogging Midmorning: Mayor Chris Coleman

Bob Collins September 5, 2008, 9:19 AM Sep 5, 2008

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The St. Paul mayor takes questions on the convention.

The party’s over

Bob Collins September 5, 2008, 5:26 AM Sep 5, 2008

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So that’s it, then. Like a long-planned wedding, the Republican National Convention has come and gone and here we sit waiting for the photographs, wondering if we did the right thing.