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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.

Same-sex marriage proponents try another verse

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 11, 2008, 11:44 AM Dec 11, 2008
1

‘Call in Gay Day’ fizzled. There’s always the musical, however.

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Arts & Culture

The final curtain

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 11, 2008, 6:00 AM Dec 11, 2008
15

Live-blogging the final The Morning Show from MPR.

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Absentee ballots

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 10, 2008, 5:46 PM Dec 10, 2008
1

Pressure builds to include improperly rejected absentee ballots in the Minnesota Senate recount.

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Loose change

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 10, 2008, 5:10 PM Dec 10, 2008

What’s in a promise? When it comes to state government and desperate economic times, nothing.

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Cuts at NPR

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 10, 2008, 1:05 PM Dec 10, 2008
11

A large workforce reduction was announced today along with the cancellation of two shows.

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Bailout recipients are big political donors

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 10, 2008, 12:44 PM Dec 10, 2008
3

A study shows financial institutions and auto companies funneled millions to political parties through the convention organizations.

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Ethanol subsidy may be a target

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 10, 2008, 12:18 PM Dec 10, 2008
16

If the state cuts ethanol producer payments as it did during the last budget crisis, it couldn’t come at a worse time for the industry.

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Sources

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 10, 2008, 8:27 AM Dec 10, 2008
6

The corruption scandal in Illinois, and a senator’s problems in Minnesota, invite discussion about the parallel track of newspaper and prosecutor investigations.

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Mischke

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 9, 2008, 6:00 PM Dec 9, 2008
11

It’s a month of saying goodbye to radio icons.

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Flag day

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 9, 2008, 5:39 PM Dec 9, 2008
1

It’s a fine line between using the American flag as a display of patriotism, and desecrating it by neglect.

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The jobs we do

What’s recession-proof?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 9, 2008, 5:58 AM Dec 9, 2008
10

Some jobs were once considered immune from layoffs during recessions. Not anymore.

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Weather

Sningo!

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 8, 2008, 4:21 PM Dec 8, 2008
8

The snow is falling and so, apparently, is the sky.

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Is the media making the economy worse?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 8, 2008, 1:56 PM Dec 8, 2008
11

We are surrounded by a gloomy economy, a gloomy media, and a handful of critics who don’t know the solution to either problem.

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The invisible sports franchise

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 8, 2008, 12:21 PM Dec 8, 2008
7

The Minnesota Timberwolves have reportedly fired their head coach again.

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The threat of online journalism

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 8, 2008, 11:05 AM Dec 8, 2008
1

When it comes to imprisoned journalists, bloggers and online journalists have come of age.

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