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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for December 2008

Whose year was it?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 31, 2008, 3:39 PM Dec 31, 2008
9

Take the News Cut Quiz and see if you remember aspects of the year most of us have long forgotten.

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Media layoffs

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 31, 2008, 10:51 AM Dec 31, 2008
10

Employees at City Pages and WCCO are the latest casualties.

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One giant leap for biofuels

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 31, 2008, 9:17 AM Dec 31, 2008
3

A jumbo jet is powered on fuel from plants.

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You’re fired!

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 30, 2008, 9:26 PM Dec 30, 2008
11

A funny story about a Polk County payloader being driven into a riven isn’t so funny anymore.

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From Duluth with love

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 30, 2008, 2:39 PM Dec 30, 2008
3

Minnesotans are giving to a Tuskegee Airman what Tuskegee Airman gave to Barack Obama: a helping hand.

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Not ready for prime time

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 30, 2008, 1:40 PM Dec 30, 2008

Twitter has proven its worth. But an attempt to explain the Israeli-Palestinian war isn’t one of its success stories.

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Thud

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 30, 2008, 11:18 AM Dec 30, 2008
1

This isn’t the day we notice a turnaround in the housing market.

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The year in review

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 30, 2008, 11:08 AM Dec 30, 2008
1

It started off cold, warmed up, then got cold again.

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The newsroom circus

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 30, 2008, 10:14 AM Dec 30, 2008
34

A column by PBS’ ombudsman stirs some public broadcasting passions.

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Quentin Aanenson, 1921-2008

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 30, 2008, 7:03 AM Dec 30, 2008
2

There may never have been a son of Minnesota more eloquent than Quentin Aanenson.

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Will the Vikes’ sell out?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 29, 2008, 5:13 PM Dec 29, 2008
3

Only 55 percent of season ticket holders have purchased playoff tickets. Is it a sign of the economy or have many just not gotten around to it?

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Surveys and trivia

Tick tock

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 29, 2008, 2:49 PM Dec 29, 2008
6

The U.S. will add 1 person every 14 seconds in 2009.

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Suggestions for cutting unfunded mandates

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 29, 2008, 1:39 PM Dec 29, 2008
4

Gov. Pawlenty says local governments haven’t provided suggestions for cutting unfunded mandates. He’s wrong.

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Blogging a war

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 29, 2008, 11:31 AM Dec 29, 2008
5

A glance at Middle East blogs reveals what most people already knew — there’s no hope of any solution to the conflict anytime soon.

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Bottoms up

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 29, 2008, 8:02 AM Dec 29, 2008
10

Counties are required to pay for detox services, but people are drinking more and the state isn’t helping.

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