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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for March 2008

Behind the scenes at NPR

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 7, 2008, 8:29 AM Mar 7, 2008
4

The sudden departure of the boss reveals a split over the Public Radio organization’s future.

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Songs to torture by

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 7, 2008, 4:56 AM Mar 7, 2008
2

An article reveals the songs that guards and interrogators chose.

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‘It’s a great country!’

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 6, 2008, 3:24 PM Mar 6, 2008
2

A Nigerian in the Minnesota National Guard will have to wait a little longer to become a U.S. citizen.

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Special education

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 6, 2008, 1:13 PM Mar 6, 2008
6

Why do some people think “special education” and “stupid” are the same thing?

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The 3 a.m. phone call

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 6, 2008, 11:12 AM Mar 6, 2008
3

How important is that hour in the annals of American history?

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Mental health parity bill advances

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 6, 2008, 8:02 AM Mar 6, 2008
2

How much will it cost? What would it do?

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A parental dilemma

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 6, 2008, 7:13 AM Mar 6, 2008
4

Found dead dressed as a woman, a mother’s son is buried dressed as a man.

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The state of the state of the city

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 5, 2008, 3:38 PM Mar 5, 2008
1

Write your own speech. Make it ‘strong,’ even.

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The best places to walk

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 5, 2008, 3:16 PM Mar 5, 2008
1

Minneapolis doesn’t cut it. St. Paul does.

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When all life ends, will we see it coming?

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 5, 2008, 11:15 AM Mar 5, 2008
5

What if a giant telescope to find the beginning of life, finds the end of it, instead?

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Morning decisions

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 5, 2008, 8:44 AM Mar 5, 2008
4

Which trivial news story is the more interesting?

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Security screening outside the box

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 5, 2008, 1:33 AM Mar 5, 2008
1

The Homeland Security chief wants to come up with a faster way of screening airline passengers. What would that look like?

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The two hands of the tanker deal

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2008, 6:04 PM Mar 4, 2008
2

What’s a government to do? Should it buy American or should it buy the best?

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Status check

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2008, 2:39 PM Mar 4, 2008
16

A tax bill reignites debate over whether local police should act as immigration agents.

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The final act

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2008, 12:47 PM Mar 4, 2008
11

The king of role-playing games is dead.

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