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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

By Bob Collins

Bob Collins
bcollins@mpr.org • @newscut

Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.

What’s your story?

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 3, 2008, 8:39 AM Aug 3, 2008
3

Some things you just have to take on faith — like the fact you have interesting experiences to share.

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Airshow to the world

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 26, 2008, 8:08 AM Jul 26, 2008
4

St. Paul is bracing for 60,000 people in August. A city in Wisconsin will get something on the order of 800,000 over the next week.

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The News Cut Quiz

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 25, 2008, 12:05 PM Jul 25, 2008
9

Almost as many people camped out at the News Cut World Headquarters last night to be the first to take this week’s quiz, as camped out waiting for the Batman movie. Or not.

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Greg Thompson’s war

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 24, 2008, 3:52 PM Jul 24, 2008
6

A multimedia presentation featuring the diary of a soldier in Iraq.

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The only thing we have to fear…

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 24, 2008, 11:14 AM Jul 24, 2008
4

.. is sunscreen.

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Automakers adjust

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 24, 2008, 9:26 AM Jul 24, 2008
3

There’s at least one more adjustment the automakers need to make.

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More counties to spring for public defenders

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 24, 2008, 7:10 AM Jul 24, 2008
8

The Legislature’s cut in the PD’s budget, pushed the costs lower on the governmental food chain.

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Who’s monitoring online students?

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 23, 2008, 7:15 PM Jul 23, 2008
3

A new law is about to be passed requiring closer monitoring of students going to school online.

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The militancy of the painted face

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 23, 2008, 1:32 PM Jul 23, 2008
5

A group protesting the Republican National Convention announced plans for a ‘more militant’ march, but fell short of defining what it means.

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Economic suicide

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 23, 2008, 11:47 AM Jul 23, 2008
5

A woman in Boston takes her own life, hours before her home was to be auctioned.

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The “g” word

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 23, 2008, 9:09 AM Jul 23, 2008
66

Is John McCain a racist for using an unacceptable term to refer to his North Vietnamese prison guards?

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Unclear on the concept: Mass transit version

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 23, 2008, 7:57 AM Jul 23, 2008
4

A new tool Metro Transit is touting for bus riders shows just how poor mass transit service can be for a significant number of commuters.

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Minnesota Orchestra pulls plug on last concert

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 22, 2008, 3:22 PM Jul 22, 2008
7

The Orchestra cites a ‘difficult economic climate’ for canceling its last performance at the Lake Harriet Band Shell.

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Airline merger math

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 22, 2008, 1:44 PM Jul 22, 2008

Northwest and Delta officials say the merger of the two airlines will save $2 billion between now and 2012. The two airlines lost five times that much in just the first three months of this year.

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Hall of Fame broadcast inductees

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 22, 2008, 12:38 PM Jul 22, 2008
1

The Museum of Broadcasting today announced the 2008 inductees into its Hall of Fame.

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