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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.

The last-minute nation

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 9, 2009, 8:03 AM Jan 9, 2009
6

Waiting until the last possible moment to do something is in our national DNA.

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What happens when the cameras stop rolling?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2009, 6:06 PM Jan 8, 2009
2

Would public violence exist if we put away our cameras, tape recorders, and notepads and simply took a hike?

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Are the mayors dreaming of being governor?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2009, 5:53 PM Jan 8, 2009
3

By not denying an interest in running for governor, are Minnesota’s big-city mayors essentially announcing they are?

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Graduation day

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2009, 3:24 PM Jan 8, 2009
9

Dennis LeTourneau says he’d be dead today if he hadn’t gone through Drug Court.

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Salmonella outbreak

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2009, 12:08 PM Jan 8, 2009
8

Minnesota is one of 34 states experiencing a salmonella outbreak. But so far, nobody knows why.

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Surveys and trivia

What if we sold the White House?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2009, 11:17 AM Jan 8, 2009

A firm calculates the building’s market value.

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The economic Catch 22

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2009, 9:26 AM Jan 8, 2009
6

Are we making the housing situation worse by trying to fix it?

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The people left behind

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2009, 8:36 AM Jan 8, 2009
1

In the — entirely appropriate — focus on people who are losing their jobs, one area that’s being ignored are the people who aren’t.

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The magic is gone

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2009, 8:25 AM Jan 8, 2009
8

Macy’s makes more cutbacks, including one store in Minnesota.

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Fixing the election system in Minnesota

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2009, 7:46 AM Jan 8, 2009
11

In the wake of the Franken-Coleman mess, what changes would you recommend to Minnesota’s election law?

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Alleged RNC Molotov cocktail maker to change plea

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2009, 5:55 PM Jan 7, 2009
3

If a second man charged does not change his plea, an FBI informant will have to tell his story in open court.

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Presidents in a row

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2009, 4:01 PM Jan 7, 2009
16

Five presidents at the White House at once. Has it ever happened before?

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What’s love got to do with it?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2009, 3:03 PM Jan 7, 2009
3

In the future, you may have to take a pill to stay married.

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Lessons from the coach

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2009, 1:10 PM Jan 7, 2009

An Aberdeen, S.D., basketball coach has been fighting more than the other team since a September accident.

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Live-blogging Obama’s news conference

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2009, 9:14 AM Jan 7, 2009
13

The president-elect’s news conference comes after he admitted that sky-high deficits will be with us for ‘years to come.’

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