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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for November 2008

Newscycle

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 26, 2008, 8:10 AM Nov 26, 2008
1

Take six months of newspaper headlines, add some music. Voila!

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Hard times hit Cirrus

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 26, 2008, 7:21 AM Nov 26, 2008

The Duluth airplane manufacturer is furloughing about 500 production workers.

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Just one more thing to worry about

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 25, 2008, 5:38 PM Nov 25, 2008
2

Annihilation by asteroid.

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Study: Teachers teaching what they don’t know

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 25, 2008, 2:45 PM Nov 25, 2008
8

How are kids going to learn from teachers who don’t know the subject?

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Dealer closes location, but not because of poor sales

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 25, 2008, 2:38 PM Nov 25, 2008
3

A dealership closes its location in the East Metro, but not because of poor sales.

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Recount video

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 25, 2008, 2:33 PM Nov 25, 2008

A release from the Secretary of State’s office reveals that there will be live streaming video of Wednesday’s Canvassing Board meeting in the U.S. Senate recount in Minnesota.

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From toilet to tap

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 25, 2008, 1:02 PM Nov 25, 2008
4

There are some headlines you just can’t ignore.

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The other bridge

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 25, 2008, 12:20 PM Nov 25, 2008

A legislative committee was told today that the new completion date for the Wakota Bridge has been moved up a year.

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Airline fee reduction

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 25, 2008, 12:09 PM Nov 25, 2008
1

Delta reduces or eliminates some passenger fees, but not the ones for checked baggage.

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Virtual unreality

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 25, 2008, 11:43 AM Nov 25, 2008
5

It’s the time of the year when a local watchdog group repeats myths about video games.

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Making sense of bailouts

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 25, 2008, 8:50 AM Nov 25, 2008
9

Even if business reporters were required to speak English to us, much of what they have to say doesn’t make common sense.

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Q&A with the Lizard People voter

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 24, 2008, 5:09 PM Nov 24, 2008
14

The person who wrote in ‘Lizard People’ in the U.S. Senate race in Minnesota says he intended to vote for Al Franken.

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All clear on the recount?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 24, 2008, 3:58 PM Nov 24, 2008
6

Why the same recount has vastly different results from news Web site to news Web site.

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The changing face of the music biz

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 24, 2008, 3:40 PM Nov 24, 2008
2

It’s been a strange week for old fogeys who used to go to the record store to get their music.

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The roundabout made me do it

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 24, 2008, 2:46 PM Nov 24, 2008
7

Some drivers make roundabouts more difficult than they have to be.

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