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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

People doing good

People doing good

Make-A-Charger

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 11, 2013, 3:10 PM Feb 11, 2013
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Matthew, a 16 year old from northern Minnesota, is battling cancer and his Make-A-Wish is the restoration of his car — a Dodge Charger.

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People doing good

One man’s decency (continued)

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 25, 2013, 2:04 PM Jan 25, 2013
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Zach Grey, a Batman fan, gets a call from Christian Bale, who played Batman in the movies.

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People doing good

One man’s decency

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2013, 12:05 PM Jan 8, 2013
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Despite the coverage of his on-field performance, Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings may still be on of the best-kept secrets in Minnesota sports in one area: pure decency.

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The spirit of Star Trek

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2013, 2:24 PM Jan 7, 2013
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The social networking site, Reddit, has done it again.

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What’s a proper reward for good deeds?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2013, 1:27 PM Jan 7, 2013
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What’s a proper reward for finding a wallet with more than a thousand dollars in cash, credit cards, and important travel papers?

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The long blue line

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 19, 2012, 3:09 PM Dec 19, 2012
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Nathan Norman, 5, of Rustburg, Va., has brain and spine cancer. His tumors are growing and the chemotherapy he’s undergoing is just to buy some time.

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Parking the bus

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 10, 2012, 3:05 PM Dec 10, 2012
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The five members of Bus 52 end their year-long journey.

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People doing good: The Sandy volunteers

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 4, 2012, 12:23 PM Dec 4, 2012
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You’re a 95-year-old man whose home has been destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Where do you start to pick up the pieces when you’re 95?

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The pay-what-you-can place

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 8, 2012, 1:01 PM Nov 8, 2012

Some idea make so much sense, one wonders why they don’t catch on.

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The responders

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2012, 3:06 PM Oct 29, 2012
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This latest video from the Coast Guard, showing its rescue of most of the crew of the tall ship Bounty off the coast, is a stark reminder that there are people who get in helicopters, fly into a hurricane, hover 30 feet above pitching seas, and then jump into the ocean that threatens to swallow Read more →

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Serving up a little dignity

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 20, 2012, 9:19 AM Oct 20, 2012
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Down in Lawrenceville, Kansas, one of the homeless shelters serves up food with a little dignity. The people who struggle for a meal aren’t the only ones who benefit.

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People doing good

Freedom Farm

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 11, 2012, 12:14 PM Oct 11, 2012

In Waverly, Minnesota, women veterans who have returned from duty are finding the support and friendship essential to their recovery from the wounds, both emotional and physical, they sustained in combat.

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One man ran a marathon without setting foot on the course

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 8, 2012, 2:40 PM Oct 8, 2012
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Karl Stoerzinger had only a few hours to solve a devastating problem for a wheelchair racer.

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Arts & Culture · People doing good

The USA one story at a time

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 11, 2012, 1:40 PM Sep 11, 2012
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Five people, living together in a bus, are traveling the country for a year in search of people doing good things.

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People doing good

The bus people

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 5, 2012, 3:04 PM Sep 5, 2012
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The people of Bus 52 travel the country, stopping in each state to tell stories of people doing good.

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