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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for July 2008

The way we Sha Na Now

Tim NelsonTim Nelson July 31, 2008, 10:07 AM Jul 31, 2008
1

Now I’m rethinking plans for my Dexy’s Midnight Runners revival tour. A new band name law, among others, takes effect tomorrow.

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Thirty-three days and counting

Tim NelsonTim Nelson July 30, 2008, 4:34 PM Jul 30, 2008

Republican National Convention organizers at the Xcel Energy Center invited the neighbors in today to see what they’ve done with the place.

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That burning smell…

Tim NelsonTim Nelson July 30, 2008, 6:32 AM Jul 30, 2008
4

Drivin’ and fryin’ with Ben Ransom’s greasecar

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Does hate + crime = hate crime?

Tim NelsonTim Nelson July 29, 2008, 7:24 AM Jul 29, 2008
27

Something clearly went wrong down in Knoxville on Sunday, but exactly what is kind of hard to put a finger on.

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This just in from the committee committee

Tim NelsonTim Nelson July 28, 2008, 2:46 PM Jul 28, 2008
1

Notes on the minutes of the meeting conference.

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A bridge to the future

Tim NelsonTim Nelson July 28, 2008, 8:39 AM Jul 28, 2008
3

The echoes of the 35W bridge collapse are still sounding. You might be reading one right now.

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Airshow to the world

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 26, 2008, 8:08 AM Jul 26, 2008
4

St. Paul is bracing for 60,000 people in August. A city in Wisconsin will get something on the order of 800,000 over the next week.

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The News Cut Quiz

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 25, 2008, 12:05 PM Jul 25, 2008
9

Almost as many people camped out at the News Cut World Headquarters last night to be the first to take this week’s quiz, as camped out waiting for the Batman movie. Or not.

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Greg Thompson’s war

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 24, 2008, 3:52 PM Jul 24, 2008
6

A multimedia presentation featuring the diary of a soldier in Iraq.

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The only thing we have to fear…

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 24, 2008, 11:14 AM Jul 24, 2008
4

.. is sunscreen.

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Automakers adjust

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 24, 2008, 9:26 AM Jul 24, 2008
3

There’s at least one more adjustment the automakers need to make.

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More counties to spring for public defenders

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 24, 2008, 7:10 AM Jul 24, 2008
8

The Legislature’s cut in the PD’s budget, pushed the costs lower on the governmental food chain.

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Who’s monitoring online students?

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 23, 2008, 7:15 PM Jul 23, 2008
3

A new law is about to be passed requiring closer monitoring of students going to school online.

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The militancy of the painted face

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 23, 2008, 1:32 PM Jul 23, 2008
5

A group protesting the Republican National Convention announced plans for a ‘more militant’ march, but fell short of defining what it means.

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Economic suicide

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 23, 2008, 11:47 AM Jul 23, 2008
5

A woman in Boston takes her own life, hours before her home was to be auctioned.

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