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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.

Soichi Noguchi’s world

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 25, 2010, 11:45 AM Feb 25, 2010

An astronaut is literally taking social networking to new heights.

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Five by 8

Five at 8 – 2/25/10: The mystery of Minneapolis’ parking rules

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 25, 2010, 7:30 AM Feb 25, 2010
5

Are tickets issued before no-parking signs go up; heart attacks and layoffs; Dale’s humble pie recipe; and parents and youth sports… again.

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Fresh Eye on the Radio: The killer whale

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 24, 2010, 5:02 PM Feb 24, 2010

Reigniting the debate over whether we should be forcing wild animals to entertain us.

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Goodbye, weiner winners

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 24, 2010, 2:32 PM Feb 24, 2010
4

You’ll never hear the Hormel jingle at Twins games again.

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After ELCA

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 24, 2010, 12:48 PM Feb 24, 2010
5

The split over gay clergy in the Lutheran church widens.

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Why aren’t people buying new homes?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 24, 2010, 11:24 AM Feb 24, 2010
5

Maybe economic reports are telling us we’ve learned to be happy with what we’ve got.

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Five by 8

Five at 8 – 2/24/10: Confident, connected, and open to change

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 24, 2010, 7:23 AM Feb 24, 2010
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Eye on the Millenials, the casket depression, why kids getting shot in school isn’t news anymore, women on the sub, and a goodbye to Herbie.

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Mary and Bob

Fresh Eye on the Radio: A doctor’s lot

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 23, 2010, 5:07 PM Feb 23, 2010

One of the worst jobs, apparently, is being a doctor. Just ask doctors.

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Politics

Did the stimulus work?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 23, 2010, 12:55 PM Feb 23, 2010
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When Democrats say the stimulus has worked, and Republicans say it hasn’t, both are just guessing.

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Tales from the pothole

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 23, 2010, 11:12 AM Feb 23, 2010

How one pothole brought people together.

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Weather

Back to the dikes

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 23, 2010, 9:54 AM Feb 23, 2010

The Red River Valley prepares for another flood

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Five by 8

Five at 8 – 2/23/10: The new 60

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 23, 2010, 7:35 AM Feb 23, 2010
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Bipartisanship makes a rare appearance, YouTube and the college application, firing people for a living, and what’s in household dust that you don’t want to know about?

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Minnesota and marriage

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 22, 2010, 5:46 PM Feb 22, 2010
6

The same-sex marriage issue returned to the Capitol on Monday.

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Patching potholes with people power

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 22, 2010, 3:12 PM Feb 22, 2010
3

Driving in the state right now is something only a front-end realignment shop could love.

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Star Tribune Web site serving damaging virus

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 22, 2010, 1:08 PM Feb 22, 2010
5

Malware in an online ad apparently is responsible for infecting computers.

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