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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.

Recount Q&A

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 3, 2009, 10:18 AM Jan 3, 2009
9

Questions and answers about the U.S. Senate recount between Norm Coleman and Al Franken.

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Taxed by the mile

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 2, 2009, 3:37 PM Jan 2, 2009
13

Rather than taxing drivers by the gasoline used, how about taxing them by the miles driven?

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The city that gets it

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 2, 2009, 3:36 PM Jan 2, 2009
5

When it comes to winter, St. Paul has it all over Minneapolis

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How to balance the state budget

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 2, 2009, 2:22 PM Jan 2, 2009
5

Talking philosophy is easier than talking specifics

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The question

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 2, 2009, 2:15 PM Jan 2, 2009

Is it ever wrong to do the right thing?

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Flying while Muslim?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 2, 2009, 10:21 AM Jan 2, 2009
11

An incident this week is similar to one in Minneapolis in 2006.

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Will the media cutbacks affect you?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 2, 2009, 9:01 AM Jan 2, 2009
22

Live-blogging Midmorning’s discussion on the future of the news business.

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Whose year was it?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 31, 2008, 3:39 PM Dec 31, 2008
9

Take the News Cut Quiz and see if you remember aspects of the year most of us have long forgotten.

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Media layoffs

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 31, 2008, 10:51 AM Dec 31, 2008
10

Employees at City Pages and WCCO are the latest casualties.

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One giant leap for biofuels

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 31, 2008, 9:17 AM Dec 31, 2008
3

A jumbo jet is powered on fuel from plants.

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You’re fired!

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 30, 2008, 9:26 PM Dec 30, 2008
11

A funny story about a Polk County payloader being driven into a riven isn’t so funny anymore.

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From Duluth with love

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 30, 2008, 2:39 PM Dec 30, 2008
3

Minnesotans are giving to a Tuskegee Airman what Tuskegee Airman gave to Barack Obama: a helping hand.

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Not ready for prime time

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 30, 2008, 1:40 PM Dec 30, 2008

Twitter has proven its worth. But an attempt to explain the Israeli-Palestinian war isn’t one of its success stories.

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Thud

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 30, 2008, 11:18 AM Dec 30, 2008
1

This isn’t the day we notice a turnaround in the housing market.

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The year in review

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 30, 2008, 11:08 AM Dec 30, 2008
1

It started off cold, warmed up, then got cold again.

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