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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.

Giuliani’s war on the facts

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2010, 11:37 AM Jan 8, 2010
14

How does the man who was mayor of New York on September 11, 2001 forget September 11, 2001?

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Five by 8

Five at 8 – 1/8/10: Dispatches from the bus

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2010, 7:20 AM Jan 8, 2010
11

Anger on the bus, the Strib demands mental health information from candidates, caught in the immigration nightmare, a jailhouse push, and is America going to hell?

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A thousand words: Seward strikes back

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2010, 10:02 PM Jan 7, 2010
2

Sometimes, the loudest voice is the one that comes out on a night when most people would stay inside.

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Live-blogging: Flight 253 report

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2010, 3:29 PM Jan 7, 2010
1

The president’s directive to the intelligence community could’ve been boiled down to, ‘Do your jobs!’.

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On Vic Chesnutt

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2010, 2:54 PM Jan 7, 2010

WHYY’s Fresh Air remembers an interview with musician Vic Chesnutt.

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Minnesota’s Civil War

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2010, 12:14 PM Jan 7, 2010

A historical preservation group preserves a Civil War battlefield that wasn’t part of the U.S. Civil War.

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Lockdown at Blaine High School

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2010, 11:36 AM Jan 7, 2010
5

The security lockdown of the day today is coming from Blaine High School, but it’s unclear why.

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Weather

Deep thoughts from the traffic jam

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2010, 10:47 AM Jan 7, 2010
5

Theory: A two-inch snow fall with a fair amount of wind is more dangerous than a foot-deep snowfall in calm conditions.

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Five at 8 – 1/7/10: Can cellphones reverse Alzheimer’s?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2010, 6:51 AM Jan 7, 2010
9

Plus: The natural progression of driver distraction, boosting the economy via immigration, more on the depression study, and what if these are the best of times?

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Mary and Bob

Terror myths

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 6, 2010, 4:42 PM Jan 6, 2010
2

Much of what we’re led to believe about terrorism in the U.S. appears to be wrong.

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A journey to the Big Bang

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 6, 2010, 1:39 PM Jan 6, 2010
2

Let’s see, how can we put Bert Blyleven failing to make the Baseball Hall of Fame in proper perspective?

Bill George: Obama has ‘wasted’ the financial crisis

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 6, 2010, 11:01 AM Jan 6, 2010
7

The former Medtronics CEO says the U.S. has trained ‘a whole generation of leaders’ to put themselves first.

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A return to higher gas prices

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 6, 2010, 10:54 AM Jan 6, 2010
3

Even though there’s little demand for it, the price of gasoline is inching toward $3.

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The Augsburg Fortress story

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 6, 2010, 9:29 AM Jan 6, 2010
5

A story about changes to a pension plan at a publishing house causes a stir.

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Five by 8

Five at 8 – 1/6/10: Science, marriage, and depression

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 6, 2010, 7:12 AM Jan 6, 2010
1

The Physics Circus, meds don’t help ease mild depression, America chooses divorce over failed marriage, biking in winter, and where’s your global warming? Right here.

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