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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for February 2014

Cost of safety strands Thief River Falls air travelers

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 3, 2014, 11:24 AM Feb 3, 2014
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The cost of increased airline safety is hitting a small city in Minnesota. On Saturday Great Lakes Airlines dropped service to Thief River Falls; Devils Lake and Jamestown, N.D.; Fort Dodge and Mason City, Iowa; and Ironwood, Mich. It also effectively shuttered its “hub” in Minneapolis. The suspension of air service highlights a problem for Read more →

Five by 8

Retired before their time, a ride on a plow, and the scourge of value pricing (5×8 – 2/3/14)

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 3, 2014, 7:16 AM Feb 3, 2014
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The people being left behind, in praise of the plow driver, the scourge of value pricing at sporting events, the women of Williston, and the last mail call for John Latimer. Read more →

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Final score: Minnesota 1 January 0

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 1, 2014, 10:20 AM Feb 1, 2014
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You made it through January, Minnesota. The month that tried to kill us also deprived us of a certain seasonal reality: Winter is a great time in the state that knows how to live through it. Just not this winter. Read more →

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