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Five at 8 – 11/11/09: Embracing winter

Bob Collins November 11, 2009, 7:09 AM Nov 11, 2009

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Minnesota’s oldest hunter, answer the question and win a grenade, Simon’s secret, the decade (so far) in 7 minutes, and from TV to Twitter.

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Veterans: Your ‘coming home’ stories

Bob Collins November 10, 2009, 7:00 PM Nov 10, 2009

What are your challenges in returning to civilian life. And how can non-vets help?

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Bucks for the buck

Bob Collins November 10, 2009, 5:54 PM Nov 10, 2009

How much does it cost to get the governor to the deer hunt opener?

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The ‘simplicity’ of Afghanistan

Bob Collins November 10, 2009, 11:23 AM Nov 10, 2009

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As President Obama considers whether to increase troops strength in Afghanistan, a Two Harbors father has a suggestion.

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Rape in America

Bob Collins November 10, 2009, 10:16 AM Nov 10, 2009

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In many states, rape kits that could provide evidence to solve the crime are never tested.

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Five at 8 – 11/10/09: Stinkin’ drunk

Bob Collins November 10, 2009, 7:38 AM Nov 10, 2009

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When booze rules, hunting ethics, why are kids so fat, ripping the home buyer’s tax credit, and what’s wrong with Tweeting from a courtroom?

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Surveys and trivia

Fresh Eye on the Radio: Tombstone texting

Bob Collins November 9, 2009, 5:08 PM Nov 9, 2009

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What if tombstones were written like text messages from cellphones?

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The immigration debate

Bob Collins November 9, 2009, 2:37 PM Nov 9, 2009

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Which is the more effective way of dealing with illegal immigration?

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Books: The final chapter?

Bob Collins November 9, 2009, 12:10 PM Nov 9, 2009

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If the book business is dying, how come it seems like everyone is writing one?

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What to do with Nidal Hassan?

Bob Collins November 9, 2009, 11:41 AM Nov 9, 2009

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How will a mass murderer be punished without making him a martyr?

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Five at 8 – 11/9/09: Hacking up the Internet

Bob Collins November 9, 2009, 7:00 AM Nov 9, 2009

Putting the Internet back in the bottle, the perils of political promises, the joy of the surprise visit from your soldier-child, the clash of the pierced-nose culture, and Taylor Swift’s monologue song.

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Behind the health care vote

Bob Collins November 8, 2009, 8:46 AM Nov 8, 2009

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Why did so many Democrats vote against the health care bill?

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A letter to my loan shark

Bob Collins November 7, 2009, 9:27 AM Nov 7, 2009

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If your credit card company doesn’t love you anymore, there’s no other option but a divorce.

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Fresh Eye on the Radio: The clues

Bob Collins November 6, 2009, 5:57 PM Nov 6, 2009

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Clues always look obvious after the fact. The daily conversation with Bob Collins and Mary Lucia.

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What is the TSA thinking?

Bob Collins November 6, 2009, 3:01 PM Nov 6, 2009

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A government report questions the procedures we have to go through at the airport.

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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for November 2009

Five at 8 – 11/11/09: Embracing winter

Veterans: Your ‘coming home’ stories

Bucks for the buck

The ‘simplicity’ of Afghanistan

Rape in America

Five at 8 – 11/10/09: Stinkin’ drunk

Fresh Eye on the Radio: Tombstone texting

The immigration debate

Books: The final chapter?

What to do with Nidal Hassan?

Five at 8 – 11/9/09: Hacking up the Internet

Behind the health care vote

A letter to my loan shark

Fresh Eye on the Radio: The clues

What is the TSA thinking?