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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for October 2008

State flags

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 24, 2008, 12:26 PM Oct 24, 2008
9 Comments

Minnesota’s state flag looks like a bunch of other state flags. Alternatives usually fall short.

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Copycat vandals?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 24, 2008, 12:08 PM Oct 24, 2008

Given that it happened a day after all the publicity about the Minnesota assaults, it’s unlikely it was part of a coordinated protest.

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News agenda – Friday October 24, 2008

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 24, 2008, 8:40 AM Oct 24, 2008
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Here’s a look at the news stories that are coming today.

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Are viral videos for Democrats only?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 23, 2008, 3:39 PM Oct 23, 2008

Of the 20 top viral videos on the Internet today, only three are not favorable to Barack Obama.

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Minnesota’s ‘unAmerican’ connection

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 23, 2008, 1:15 PM Oct 23, 2008
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A political firestorm in a California county was struck by a match from Minnesota

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Arne’s endorsement

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 23, 2008, 12:16 PM Oct 23, 2008
8 Comments

For more than a decade, Arne Carlson has had nothing in common with the Republican Party. Today was no exception.

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Scotch Tape science

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 23, 2008, 10:23 AM Oct 23, 2008
5 Comments

You can get X-rays from Scotch Tape. Now what do we do with that knowledge?

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Greenspan: It’ll get worse

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 23, 2008, 9:16 AM Oct 23, 2008
1 Comment

The former chairman of the Federal Reserve told a congressional panel there’ll be a ‘significant’ increase in unemployment ahead.

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Election Day hash

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 23, 2008, 8:45 AM Oct 23, 2008
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With 50 states, the U.S. has 50 different rules for how to vote on Election Day. Does this make sense?

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State worker alleged to have embezzled $1.1 million

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 22, 2008, 4:39 PM Oct 22, 2008
2 Comments

The Wisconsin woman was in charge of the Department of Human Service’s system that processed Medicaid payments.

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Spraycan religion

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 22, 2008, 3:30 PM Oct 22, 2008
4 Comments

In a spree against members of Congress in Minnesota, the use of a Psalm is perplexing.

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Why can’t Washington County get a transportation break?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 22, 2008, 12:26 PM Oct 22, 2008
4 Comments

A progressive group chides the county for complaining its transportation tax money is getting eaten up by bigger counties.

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Mining the moon

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 22, 2008, 11:07 AM Oct 22, 2008
3 Comments

One of the missions of a lunar probe launched by India today is to find out if there are minerals there that can be mined.

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Northwest posts quarterly results

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 22, 2008, 11:04 AM Oct 22, 2008

Don’t look for air fares to come down, even though the price of jet fuel is.

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High school musicals

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 22, 2008, 10:21 AM Oct 22, 2008
11 Comments

What high schools are producing for plays this year.

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