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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for October 2008

Gas prices

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 9, 2008, 8:55 AM Oct 9, 2008
9

Gas prices are falling fast because of a poor economy and our change in habits. Will we change back now that the price has dropped?

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Regional history

Reading suggestion: Small-town America from the front porch

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 9, 2008, 8:33 AM Oct 9, 2008

‘Sunday Afternoon on the Porch: Reflections of a Small Town in Iowa, 1939-1942’ has been released by the University of Iowa Press.

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The “D” word

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 8, 2008, 6:23 PM Oct 8, 2008

Maybe everyone should calm down by sitting for a chat with Elizabeth Schaefer.

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Making sausage, making news

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 8, 2008, 6:12 PM Oct 8, 2008
1

Sometimes it’s best you don’t see what goes on at Capitol press conferences. This is not one of those times.

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The sentencing

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 8, 2008, 12:08 PM Oct 8, 2008
12

Some people think a woman didn’t get a long enough sentence for a bus crash that killed four children.

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Weathering the storm

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 8, 2008, 10:52 AM Oct 8, 2008
2

Questions and answers for budgeting in a collapsing economy.

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The McCain-Obama debate – Nashville

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 7, 2008, 7:28 PM Oct 7, 2008
38

The two candidates spent most of their time providing bad — or no — answers to good, thoughtful questions.

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Rainbow logic

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 7, 2008, 6:57 PM Oct 7, 2008
2

What if a vibrant rainbow really were a sign that things are getting better?

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No pets allowed

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 7, 2008, 3:58 PM Oct 7, 2008
6

A Minnesota soldier is making international news after her dog was confiscated in Baghdad.

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Tough times for coffee

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 7, 2008, 3:35 PM Oct 7, 2008
2

Is the bloom off the coffee-shop rose?

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Surveys and trivia

Survey: American couples argue more

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 7, 2008, 1:01 PM Oct 7, 2008
1

A U.K. survey explores how couples relate in different parts of the world.

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Live-blogging the Obama-McCain debate (pre-game)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 7, 2008, 12:15 PM Oct 7, 2008
3

The debate ‘pre-game show’ is underway.

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Polls adding to voter confusion

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 7, 2008, 9:12 AM Oct 7, 2008
15

We are inundated with polls, but clarity is in short supply.

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What’s News Cut up to?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 7, 2008, 5:22 AM Oct 7, 2008
9

Here’s some of the things Bob Collins is working on for News Cut and ways you can help.

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Whatever happened to the flu pandemic?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 6, 2008, 5:01 PM Oct 6, 2008
8

A new report suggest who should get vaccines first in case of a flu pandemic.

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