August | 2008 | NewsCut | Minnesota Public Radio News

On probable cause

Bob Collins August 26, 2008, 11:37 AM Aug 26, 2008

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How will the Twin Cities’ security forces decide who to detain?

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Denver Diaries: The right to privacy among 15,000 cameras

Bob Collins August 26, 2008, 9:30 AM Aug 26, 2008

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Irony is not in short supply in Denver.

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The Fizzle Festival: Coming soon to St. Paul

Bob Collins August 26, 2008, 2:23 AM Aug 26, 2008

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How two guys dressed like a wizard and one guy banging on a drum, tied up hundreds of police officers in Denver.

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Denver Diaries: What are Denverites like… really?

Bob Collins August 26, 2008, 2:05 AM Aug 26, 2008

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I pretended to be lost today, just to see if anyone would stop to help.

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Denver Diaries: The Gustavus connection

Bob Collins August 25, 2008, 9:17 PM Aug 25, 2008

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It’s funny how many people I’ve met in Colorado have Minnesota connections. But they like it in Colorado better.

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Denver vs. St. Paul: Traffic comparison – Part I

Bob Collins August 25, 2008, 3:10 PM Aug 25, 2008

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Advantage: St. Paul. Maybe.

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First look at Invesco

Bob Collins August 25, 2008, 2:19 PM Aug 25, 2008

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MPR’s John Nicholson has just sent along the first peek at things inside Invesco Field, where Barack Obama will give his speech on Thursday.

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Live-blogging: Is there a voting system that’ll work?

Bob Collins August 25, 2008, 10:25 AM Aug 25, 2008

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Our election system is resistant to reform. Why?

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Denver Diaries: Do prairie dogs bite?

Bob Collins August 25, 2008, 10:20 AM Aug 25, 2008

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Prairie dogs, smog, and Denver’s unique way of saying ‘hello.’

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Discussion: What role does faith play in your politics?

Bob Collins August 25, 2008, 7:11 AM Aug 25, 2008

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Two Minnesota delegates to their party conventions come to their politics by way of their faith and end up in different locations on the political spectrum. How?

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The message is not the media

Bob Collins August 25, 2008, 6:05 AM Aug 25, 2008

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In the grand scheme, it’s not a bad thing that more and more reporters are being forced to go outside the ‘set’ for their stories.

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Melody’s Olympics – ‘Zai jian!’

Bob Collins August 24, 2008, 2:58 PM Aug 24, 2008

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Melody Ng provides her street-level view of the Olympics in Beijing.

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The politics of seating

Bob Collins August 24, 2008, 1:12 PM Aug 24, 2008

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Four years ago, Democrats were worried the party was about to lose Minnesota.

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Denver Diaries: The cyanide guy

Bob Collins August 24, 2008, 8:33 AM Aug 24, 2008

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Why was a man with no connection to Denver found dead in a hotel room with a pound of cyanide?

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Denver Diaries: The media parties

Bob Collins August 24, 2008, 1:33 AM Aug 24, 2008

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The largest party at the Democratic National Convention is the one thrown for the largest delegation — the media.

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Archives for August 2008

On probable cause

Denver Diaries: The right to privacy among 15,000 cameras

The Fizzle Festival: Coming soon to St. Paul

Denver Diaries: What are Denverites like… really?

Denver Diaries: The Gustavus connection

Denver vs. St. Paul: Traffic comparison – Part I

First look at Invesco

Live-blogging: Is there a voting system that’ll work?

Denver Diaries: Do prairie dogs bite?

Discussion: What role does faith play in your politics?

The message is not the media

Melody’s Olympics – ‘Zai jian!’

The politics of seating

Denver Diaries: The cyanide guy

Denver Diaries: The media parties