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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for August 2008

The department of corrections

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 4, 2008, 2:17 PM Aug 4, 2008
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Far more interesting than reading some of the entertaining corrections the Associated Press issues each day, is imagining what it must be like on the copy desk when the editors are alerted they let something slip through.

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Scenes from a deployment

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 4, 2008, 1:41 PM Aug 4, 2008

The 211th Aviation Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard deploys to Iraq.

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The lure of wind

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 4, 2008, 11:46 AM Aug 4, 2008
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The most striking change in the industry may not be so much the change to the scenic vistas of the Minnesota prairie and bluff country, but the willingness of communities to construct turbines.

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Political prostitution

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 4, 2008, 11:44 AM Aug 4, 2008
2

Local police officials say prostitution won’t increase during the Republican National Convention. Let’s let history be our guide on this.

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Mail call

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 4, 2008, 10:21 AM Aug 4, 2008
2

News Cut doesn’t get a lot of mail — the old-fashioned kind, anyway — but what little it gets is quality stuff.

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In-flight cellphone ban

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 4, 2008, 7:28 AM Aug 4, 2008
7

What’s the most obnoxious — or at least, strange — cellphone conversation you ever had to endure?

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What’s your story?

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 3, 2008, 8:39 AM Aug 3, 2008
3

Some things you just have to take on faith — like the fact you have interesting experiences to share.

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