September | 2008 | NewsCut | Minnesota Public Radio News

Behind the numbers

Bob Collins September 18, 2008, 10:50 AM Sep 18, 2008

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There are thousands of jobs available in a state with rising unemployment. But they don’t pay much.

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RNC fallout is not dispersing

Bob Collins September 18, 2008, 8:42 AM Sep 18, 2008

Although the Republican National Convention has left town, the mess it left behind is still being cleaned up.

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The bridge reopens

Bob Collins September 17, 2008, 7:11 PM Sep 17, 2008

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With the reopening of the I-35W bridge, Minneapolis is making some traffic changes.

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Palin’s e-mail account hacked

Bob Collins September 17, 2008, 6:01 PM Sep 17, 2008

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Allegedly, someone with a group called ‘anonymous’ posted the password to Palin’s Yahoo account on a bulletin board.

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The Border Patrol incident

Bob Collins September 17, 2008, 5:39 PM Sep 17, 2008

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A 2007 accident has created tension between northern Minnesota residents and the U.S. Border Patrol.

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They also serve…

Bob Collins September 17, 2008, 3:38 PM Sep 17, 2008

If you’re an employer making accommodations for National Guard deployments, News Cut wants to hear from you.

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If the AIG bailout were a car loan…

Bob Collins September 17, 2008, 1:28 PM Sep 17, 2008

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How much would you have to pay each month if you got the deal AIG got?

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MinnesotaCare cuts loom

Bob Collins September 17, 2008, 1:14 PM Sep 17, 2008

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The state is trying to stop the federal government from cutting health care for 18,000 Minnesotans.

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Questions and answers about the financial mess

Bob Collins September 17, 2008, 12:05 PM Sep 17, 2008

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How does the financial meltdown affect Main Street?

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Minnesota is not making book

Bob Collins September 17, 2008, 11:18 AM Sep 17, 2008

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A lottery ad in the paper might suggest the state was getting into the sports bookmaking businesss. It’s not.

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Hitting the links

Bob Collins September 17, 2008, 8:40 AM Sep 17, 2008

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Five suggestions for the day in no particular order.

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Back to bailouts

Bob Collins September 16, 2008, 8:25 PM Sep 16, 2008

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A day after appearing to end the practice of bailing out giant financial companies, the federal government bailed out a giant financial company.

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Safe or not?

Bob Collins September 16, 2008, 4:26 PM Sep 16, 2008

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A new study says there’s a health risk from plastic food containers. The FDA says there isn’t. What are we supposed to do?

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Surveys and trivia

Study: Video games do not turn people into misfits

Bob Collins September 16, 2008, 3:49 PM Sep 16, 2008

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If this blog post makes no sense, I blame it on too much Guitar Hero.

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Surveys and trivia

I (heart) my PDA

Bob Collins September 16, 2008, 1:36 PM Sep 16, 2008

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A new survey says one of three PDA uses would choose their BlackBerry over their spouse.

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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for September 2008

Behind the numbers

RNC fallout is not dispersing

The bridge reopens

Palin’s e-mail account hacked

The Border Patrol incident

They also serve…

If the AIG bailout were a car loan…

MinnesotaCare cuts loom

Questions and answers about the financial mess

Minnesota is not making book

Hitting the links

Back to bailouts

Safe or not?

Study: Video games do not turn people into misfits

I (heart) my PDA