MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for October 2008

Vikings fans get no love

Bob Collins October 15, 2008, 3:06 PM Oct 15, 2008

4

In a rating of NFL franchises and fans, the Vikings finish 30th out of 32.

The price of progress

Bob Collins October 15, 2008, 12:08 PM Oct 15, 2008

4

Does high-speed Internet access at home justify the high cost?

The price of gasoline

Bob Collins October 15, 2008, 9:48 AM Oct 15, 2008

9

Economic predictions are almost as worthless as a TV weather forecast.

Sign of the day

Bob Collins October 15, 2008, 8:56 AM Oct 15, 2008

7

It’s hard to find creative pieces of political advertising.

End of an era

Bob Collins October 15, 2008, 8:18 AM Oct 15, 2008

10

A Public Radio icon retires.

Debate: Pressuring the moderator

Bob Collins October 15, 2008, 7:47 AM Oct 15, 2008

10

A full-page ad in the New York Times challenges the moderator of tonight’s presidential debate.

“Kill him”

Bob Collins October 14, 2008, 3:50 PM Oct 14, 2008

9

Another incident at a Palin rally in which someone shouted “kill him.”

The no-sound debate

Bob Collins October 14, 2008, 2:27 PM Oct 14, 2008

1

A candidate suggests a debate with no sound.

Selling the good china

Bob Collins October 14, 2008, 1:40 PM Oct 14, 2008

5

If you fell on hard times and needed some quick cash, what would you sell despite what your heart might be telling you?

Spam crackdown

Bob Collins October 14, 2008, 11:32 AM Oct 14, 2008

1

Federal authorities in Chicago say they’ve shut down one of the largest spam e-mail operations in the world.

Have debates outlived their usefulness?

Bob Collins October 14, 2008, 10:44 AM Oct 14, 2008

10

Little new ground has been broken in political debates so far this year.

Gene Lourey

Bob Collins October 14, 2008, 9:31 AM Oct 14, 2008

3

Metro media gave short shrift to the passing of Gene Lourey, but a Duluth newspaper chronicled as interesting a life story as ever existed in Minnesota.

Bush on banks

Bob Collins October 14, 2008, 7:00 AM Oct 14, 2008

7

The president announced even more steps to stabilize the banking system.

Economy vs. environment?

Bob Collins October 13, 2008, 4:07 PM Oct 13, 2008

4

In California, a breakdown in one, has flattened the other.

The face of war

Bob Collins October 13, 2008, 12:51 PM Oct 13, 2008

3

Gene Lourey, the husband of a former state senator, and the father of a current one, died over the weekend.