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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.

Like old times

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2008, 3:00 PM Oct 28, 2008
1

Wall Street had a good day. That qualifies as news these days.

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The cold facts

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2008, 1:48 PM Oct 28, 2008
1

A cold virus is smarter than we are.

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Economic ripples

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2008, 12:15 PM Oct 28, 2008
2

The sour economy hits Minnesota

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Voting machines

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2008, 11:49 AM Oct 28, 2008
2

Decades later, Collins realizes a voting machine kept his vote from being counted.

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Prepping for cuts at the Capitol

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2008, 11:12 AM Oct 28, 2008

Gov. Pawlenty is asking state agencies to prepare their budgets with a 5-percent cut.

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Robocalls on parade

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2008, 10:16 AM Oct 28, 2008
2

Has anyone ever actually been swayed by one?

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Target a target?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2008, 8:23 AM Oct 28, 2008

A press release from a hedge fund owner has ignited some debate over the future of Minneapolis-based Target Corp.

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News Agenda – Tuesday October 28, 2008

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2008, 6:57 AM Oct 28, 2008
4

Looking into the news crystal ball.

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Northwest brand to disappear March 30

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 27, 2008, 6:11 PM Oct 27, 2008
2

The ‘Northwest brand’ on employee uniforms will disappear for good in the spring.

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The unspoken fear

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 27, 2008, 3:50 PM Oct 27, 2008
4

The disruption of an alleged plot to kill Barack Obama brings the ‘a’ word out into the open.

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Birth of a boondoggle

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 27, 2008, 1:59 PM Oct 27, 2008
7

The giant bailout package is being used in way we were never told about.

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The housing business

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 27, 2008, 1:43 PM Oct 27, 2008

New home sales picked up in September, but not int he Midwest.

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Surveys and trivia

How much do you love your cellphone?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 27, 2008, 12:41 PM Oct 27, 2008
2

Are there times when it’s best to let the phone go?

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Free software

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 27, 2008, 11:55 AM Oct 27, 2008
3

A St. Paul company is paying off on a bet that gas prices wouldn’t drop.

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Puppies

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 27, 2008, 11:48 AM Oct 27, 2008
2

No matter what the question is in the news business, the answer “puppies” usually fits.

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