June | 2008 | NewsCut | Minnesota Public Radio News

What can be read into the reading test?

Bob Collins June 17, 2008, 12:21 PM Jun 17, 2008

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As with most standardized testing results, the closer one looks at the results, the wider the gap between success and failure.

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Cash seizures by cops examined

Bob Collins June 17, 2008, 11:36 AM Jun 17, 2008

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A National Public Radio series looks at apparent abuses in the law that allows police to confiscate assets used in commission of a crime.

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Optimism explored

Bob Collins June 16, 2008, 8:57 PM Jun 16, 2008

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Some people say we were a more optimistic country 50 years ago. Were we?

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Drug abuse snapshot

Bob Collins June 16, 2008, 3:32 PM Jun 16, 2008

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In a survey of the Twin Cities, heroin and prescription drug abuse is up. Cocaine use is down.

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$2 a gallon?

Bob Collins June 16, 2008, 1:31 PM Jun 16, 2008

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Do you think you’ll ever see $2 a gallon gasoline again?

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Weather

Minnesotans pitching in

Bob Collins June 16, 2008, 11:21 AM Jun 16, 2008

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There’s certainly a Minnesota flavor to flood relief efforts in Cedar Rapids

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The Washington swamp

Bob Collins June 16, 2008, 9:07 AM Jun 16, 2008

Live blogging today’s Midmorning broadcast with John Harwood: co-author with Gerald Seib, “Pennsylvania Avenue: Profiles in Backroom Power.”

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Minnesota – June 14-15, 2008

Bob Collins June 15, 2008, 9:52 AM Jun 15, 2008

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A weekend in the life of Minnesota. Have you submitted your photograph yet?

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A time to snap a picture

Bob Collins June 13, 2008, 6:23 PM Jun 13, 2008

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A tornado is bearing down on your kitchen. Do you (a) head for cover or (b) grab the camera?

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The News Cut Week in Review Quiz

Bob Collins June 13, 2008, 5:36 PM Jun 13, 2008

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Two things have never happened: No team has ever won an NBA championship after being down three games to none and nobody has ever aced the News Cut Quiz.

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Tim Russert, 1950-2008

Bob Collins June 13, 2008, 2:43 PM Jun 13, 2008

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Tim Russert, the host of NBC’s Meet the Press, collapsed at work today and died.

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Denver vs. St. Paul

Bob Collins June 13, 2008, 1:08 PM Jun 13, 2008

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Which city is in the public relations lead when it comes to the political conventions?

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Earmarks

Bob Collins June 13, 2008, 11:06 AM Jun 13, 2008

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A watchdog group notes the relationship between congressional earmarks and congressional campaign contributions.

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Surveys and trivia

The architecture poll

Bob Collins June 13, 2008, 10:53 AM Jun 13, 2008

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What is the most unimaginative architecture in the Twin Cities? You decide.

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Goodbye Ron Paul. Hello Ron Paul

Bob Collins June 13, 2008, 8:36 AM Jun 13, 2008

Ron Paul is out of the race for the White House, but apparently still plans to make his presence felt in St. Paul this summer.

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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for June 2008

What can be read into the reading test?

Cash seizures by cops examined

Optimism explored

Drug abuse snapshot

$2 a gallon?

Minnesotans pitching in

The Washington swamp

Minnesota – June 14-15, 2008

A time to snap a picture

The News Cut Week in Review Quiz

Tim Russert, 1950-2008

Denver vs. St. Paul

Earmarks

The architecture poll

Goodbye Ron Paul. Hello Ron Paul