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NewsCut

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.

The Washington swamp

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 16, 2008, 9:07 AM Jun 16, 2008

Live blogging today’s Midmorning broadcast with John Harwood: co-author with Gerald Seib, “Pennsylvania Avenue: Profiles in Backroom Power.”

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Minnesota – June 14-15, 2008

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 15, 2008, 9:52 AM Jun 15, 2008
10

A weekend in the life of Minnesota. Have you submitted your photograph yet?

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A time to snap a picture

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 13, 2008, 6:23 PM Jun 13, 2008
4

A tornado is bearing down on your kitchen. Do you (a) head for cover or (b) grab the camera?

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The News Cut Week in Review Quiz

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 13, 2008, 5:36 PM Jun 13, 2008
7

Two things have never happened: No team has ever won an NBA championship after being down three games to none and nobody has ever aced the News Cut Quiz.

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Tim Russert, 1950-2008

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 13, 2008, 2:43 PM Jun 13, 2008
2

Tim Russert, the host of NBC’s Meet the Press, collapsed at work today and died.

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Denver vs. St. Paul

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 13, 2008, 1:08 PM Jun 13, 2008
1

Which city is in the public relations lead when it comes to the political conventions?

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Earmarks

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 13, 2008, 11:06 AM Jun 13, 2008
1

A watchdog group notes the relationship between congressional earmarks and congressional campaign contributions.

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Surveys and trivia

The architecture poll

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 13, 2008, 10:53 AM Jun 13, 2008
2

What is the most unimaginative architecture in the Twin Cities? You decide.

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Goodbye Ron Paul. Hello Ron Paul

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 13, 2008, 8:36 AM Jun 13, 2008

Ron Paul is out of the race for the White House, but apparently still plans to make his presence felt in St. Paul this summer.

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A weekend in Minnesota

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 13, 2008, 8:14 AM Jun 13, 2008
12

Contribute one picture documenting your weekend in Minnesota.

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Housing waiting list: Fail!

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 13, 2008, 8:00 AM Jun 13, 2008
1

Officials used an online system to take applications for the waiting list for Section 8 housing in Minneapolis. It crashed.

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Flying fares

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 12, 2008, 9:07 PM Jun 12, 2008
4

How much will you be paying for an airline flight by the end of the year?

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Crime and Justice

Obscenity trial halted over judge’s porn

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 12, 2008, 4:58 PM Jun 12, 2008
3

Maybe the take-away here is if a person has been on The Dating Game, he ought not be a judge.

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Weather

Flood images

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 12, 2008, 2:50 PM Jun 12, 2008
2

Up to now, images from the flooding in SE Minnesota have been hard to come by.

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Section 8 crunch

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 12, 2008, 1:47 PM Jun 12, 2008

Minneapolis’ computer system struggles to keep up with the demand for housing.

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