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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for July 2009

Five at 8 – 7/9/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 9, 2009, 7:40 AM Jul 9, 2009
7

Defending the Defense of Marriage Act, the biggest ethical question we face, the hatred among us, blogging Iran, and environmental myths.

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Logic missing from Twin Cities airport signs

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 8, 2009, 4:53 PM Jul 8, 2009
39

Critics of improved signs at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport must never have needed directions.

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How a Minnesota man blew the whistle on the New York Times

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 8, 2009, 11:58 AM Jul 8, 2009
37

Adam Gurno discovered that a photo in a story about the recession’s impact on construction was faked.

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Brod suspends gubernatorial aspirations

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 8, 2009, 10:39 AM Jul 8, 2009
1

Undisclosed health concerns cited.

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Five at 8 – 7/8/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 8, 2009, 7:51 AM Jul 8, 2009
2

Terrorists with a paint brush, ethnic clashes in China, a cancer patient decides to live through his art, is marijuana the answer to state economic woes, and camping horror stories.

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The shrinking hub

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 7, 2009, 4:01 PM Jul 7, 2009
2

Minneapolis remains a Delta-Northwest hub, but one hub that officials said would stay open is shrinking fast.

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Dispatches from the economic front lines

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 7, 2009, 2:19 PM Jul 7, 2009
1

Searching for a safe harbor.

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A look at congressional office expenses

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 7, 2009, 12:07 PM Jul 7, 2009
2

How do members of Minnesota’s congressional delegation stack up?

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On the attack against Franken

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 7, 2009, 10:33 AM Jul 7, 2009
3

An old Franken video resurfaces in a new Republican attack ad.

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Five at 8 – 7/7/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 7, 2009, 7:25 AM Jul 7, 2009

The editorial battles, skateboarding to glory, hard times stories from hard times past, Prairie Home Companion in Avon, and researchers find it’s easy to guess your Social Security number.

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The bridge reconsidered

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 6, 2009, 5:32 PM Jul 6, 2009
2

Now that the I-35W bridge has been open for almost a year, do we love it yet?

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Uniquely Minnesota: Twin Cities 360

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 6, 2009, 3:51 PM Jul 6, 2009
5

An aerial view of Minnesota’s diverse geography.

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The sound of one person not working

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 6, 2009, 3:01 PM Jul 6, 2009

What’s the sound of a recession? Silence.

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Sign of the Franken

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 6, 2009, 12:42 PM Jul 6, 2009
1

Al Franken gets Norm Coleman’s old office.

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Is it possible to disconnect?

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 6, 2009, 11:57 AM Jul 6, 2009
5

Do you feel you can leave work behind?

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