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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for December 2012

Death of a vet

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 17, 2012, 5:05 PM Dec 17, 2012
1

Sen. Daniel Inouye has died.

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Indiana Jones mystery solved

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 17, 2012, 3:03 PM Dec 17, 2012
0

University of Chicago officials finally know who sent them a package of Indiana Jones artifacts.

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Weather

The Mississippi Puddle

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 17, 2012, 1:59 PM Dec 17, 2012
3

The Mississippi River is at some of the lowest levels we’ve seen in years.

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When journalists keep a secret

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 17, 2012, 12:34 PM Dec 17, 2012
0

An NBC reporter goes missing in Syria, and a news blackout about it is imposed.

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NASA style

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 17, 2012, 12:32 PM Dec 17, 2012
2

I’m generally not a huge fan of Gangnam Style parody videos but this latest one seems to confirm that sometime, somehow, rocket scientists became the cool kids.

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The streets of Woodbury

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 17, 2012, 11:42 AM Dec 17, 2012
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The local police blotter has always been something from which I can’t look away. Particularly in smaller towns, there’s no better way to get the temperature of a community.

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Court: Judge can’t order jury to reach a verdict

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 17, 2012, 10:46 AM Dec 17, 2012
2

Maybe you’ve seen the TV crime episode when a jury is hopelessly deadlocked but the judge tells them they have to reach a verdict.

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Five by 8

When words aren’t necessary (5×8 – 12/17/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 17, 2012, 7:08 AM Dec 17, 2012
15

The power of silence, 26 moments that restored faith in humanity, the Sunday school Christmas, where did the farmers go, and Rubio or Peterson?

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‘The Mindless Menace of Violence’

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 14, 2012, 6:45 PM Dec 14, 2012
3

I’ve got nothing else.

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What the web used to be

Nate Minor December 14, 2012, 12:30 PM Dec 14, 2012
2

Digital master Anil Dash remembers the Web We Lost.

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U’s greatest enrollment increase comes from China

Paul TostoPaul Tosto December 14, 2012, 10:52 AM Dec 14, 2012
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China and Illinois have been recruiting targets for the U for a few years now. The five-year trend maps, though, show just how important that growth has become.

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Your daily aww: Christmas edition

Nate Minor December 14, 2012, 10:45 AM Dec 14, 2012
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What would YOU do in this situation? Bob Collins is off for the rest of the day.

Five by 8

Is Congress really worse than ever? (4×8 – 12/14/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 14, 2012, 7:04 AM Dec 14, 2012
6

A Penny’s thoughts, Duluth’s ‘horrible’ film project, Marilyn goes to Hollywood, and the Indiana Jones mystery.

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If a well blows on the Oil Patch…

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 13, 2012, 3:43 PM Dec 13, 2012
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With the oil business comes the occasional violation of the environment. North Dakota has found that yesterday (if it didn’t already know) when an active oil well east of New Town blew out and spewed oil near Lake Sakakawea.

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Twitter and papal humor

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 13, 2012, 3:00 PM Dec 13, 2012
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It was pretty clear by yesterday’s video that Pope Benedict XVI doesn’t quite have the technical details of Twitter completely clear yet.

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