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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for March 2008

Sex and the American teen

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 11, 2008, 4:42 PM Mar 11, 2008

One in four teenage girls has a sexually transmitted disease.

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The final frontier

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 11, 2008, 10:05 AM Mar 11, 2008

The days of U.S. dominance in space are over.

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Another shoe drops in AG’s office

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 11, 2008, 8:20 AM Mar 11, 2008

An official in the state attorney general’s office is disciplined for speaking to the media.

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At the scene of the crime

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 10, 2008, 6:03 PM Mar 10, 2008
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The only thing left to ask Elliot Spitzer is, ‘what made you think it was worth it?’

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Water quality follow-up

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 10, 2008, 6:01 PM Mar 10, 2008
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In parts of the state, one expert says, the water quality and supply is at risk.

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The great cougar hoax

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 10, 2008, 4:49 PM Mar 10, 2008
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You know those cougar sightings in Wisconsin? Never mind.

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Lost causes

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 10, 2008, 2:58 PM Mar 10, 2008
1 Comment

A legislator tries to convince teenage boys not to douse themselves with fragrances.

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$4 a gallon for gas is coming

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 10, 2008, 12:53 PM Mar 10, 2008
3

Will it change your summer plans?

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New sins

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 10, 2008, 11:23 AM Mar 10, 2008
5 Comments

Polluting is on the updated list of sins.

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What’s in your water?

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 10, 2008, 5:05 AM Mar 10, 2008
12 Comments

It could be the prescription drug the guy next door is taking.

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Roadside memorials

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 9, 2008, 3:42 PM Mar 9, 2008
2 Comments

A memorial along I-494 tells us little about the tragedy.

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Thuy Leach’s journey

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 8, 2008, 4:14 PM Mar 8, 2008

From Vietnam to Minnesota.

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Is Pawlenty breaking a promise?

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 7, 2008, 3:13 PM Mar 7, 2008
4 Comments

Minnesota doctors claimed the governor promised not to balance the budget by using a health care account as a ‘slush fund.’

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The Swanson affair

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 7, 2008, 12:39 PM Mar 7, 2008

A near mutiny in the state attorney general’s office is reminiscent of one in the U.S. attorney’s office.

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Road rage story was made up

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 7, 2008, 12:28 PM Mar 7, 2008
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If it didn’t sound quite right at first, it’s because it wasn’t.

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