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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for December 2008

Weather

Storm info

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 14, 2008, 12:48 PM Dec 14, 2008

Some highways are already being closed in Minnesota.

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The church and tough times

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 13, 2008, 9:14 PM Dec 13, 2008
5

Why do evangelical churches thrive in bad economic times?

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Recommended reading: Saving Dad

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 13, 2008, 3:29 PM Dec 13, 2008
1

A TV anchor writes about the death of his father.

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Can you make money in the newspaper business?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 13, 2008, 2:50 PM Dec 13, 2008
2

Big-city newspapers are going down, but the average newspaper makes money.

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Protecting property: The right to spray

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 13, 2008, 8:01 AM Dec 13, 2008
4

A Willmar man is in trouble for using fox urine against kids who were toilet-papering his house.

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Weather

The storm

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 12, 2008, 6:41 PM Dec 12, 2008

The predicted snowstorm is making big new in the Twin Cities, but it’ll fall in an area that isn’t bowled over by a foot of snow every now and then.

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Weather

Bulldogs hope for championship, warmer weather

Than Tibbetts December 12, 2008, 2:11 PM Dec 12, 2008

The UMD football team apparently flew to Alabama on an Alberta clipper.

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The final frontier

Than Tibbetts December 12, 2008, 9:29 AM Dec 12, 2008
3

Will space be a national priority in the next administration? NASA’s administrator isn’t helping his case.

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On the road

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 12, 2008, 6:24 AM Dec 12, 2008

News Cut heads for Duluth and Ely.

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Arts & Culture

Great moments in spontaneity

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 11, 2008, 3:16 PM Dec 11, 2008
2

A simple song and a theater full of people created a moment that proved the power of music.

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We now conclude our broadcast day

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 11, 2008, 12:51 PM Dec 11, 2008
13

Maybe we’re not a 24/7 society anymore.

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Same-sex marriage proponents try another verse

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 11, 2008, 11:44 AM Dec 11, 2008
1

‘Call in Gay Day’ fizzled. There’s always the musical, however.

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Arts & Culture

The final curtain

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 11, 2008, 6:00 AM Dec 11, 2008
15

Live-blogging the final The Morning Show from MPR.

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Absentee ballots

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 10, 2008, 5:46 PM Dec 10, 2008
1

Pressure builds to include improperly rejected absentee ballots in the Minnesota Senate recount.

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Loose change

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 10, 2008, 5:10 PM Dec 10, 2008

What’s in a promise? When it comes to state government and desperate economic times, nothing.

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