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Giving up

Than Tibbetts December 5, 2008, 12:45 PM Dec 5, 2008

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Unemployment is up, but what are the numbers that did not make the headlines?

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Smells like team spirit

Than Tibbetts December 5, 2008, 10:47 AM Dec 5, 2008

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A company creates perfumes and colognes inspired by almae matres. What’s your eau de college?

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Governor Twitter, President Pawlenty?

Than Tibbetts December 4, 2008, 4:02 PM Dec 4, 2008

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Was a Twitter account hinting at a Pawlenty presidential run in 2012 legit, or a convincing fake?

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The really big number

Than Tibbetts December 4, 2008, 11:53 AM Dec 4, 2008

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The easy solution to the deficit is to have every Minnesotan write a check for $1,000.

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How quickly a boom can bust

Than Tibbetts December 3, 2008, 10:23 AM Dec 3, 2008

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In a matter of months, the Iron Range Renaissance succumbs to the slumping economy.

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Surveys and trivia

Just like us

Bob Collins December 2, 2008, 5:31 PM Dec 2, 2008

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A survey says people like the idea of a diverse neighborhood, but appear to want to live near people who are just like them politically.

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Why do airplanes crash?

Bob Collins December 2, 2008, 11:53 AM Dec 2, 2008

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Malcolm Gladwell says there’s a cultural component to plane crashes.

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It’s a girl’s game, too

Bob Collins December 2, 2008, 10:15 AM Dec 2, 2008

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A 16 year old girl in Japan signs a professional baseball contract. It’s been done before. In St. Paul.

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Timewasters: The ballots

Bob Collins December 2, 2008, 8:42 AM Dec 2, 2008

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Between the cyber sales and the Secretary of State putting pdf files of challenged ballots online in the the U.S. Senate race recount in Minnesota, how much work is actually getting done in Minnesota workplaces this week?

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The man who revolutionized AM radio

Bob Collins December 2, 2008, 7:48 AM Dec 2, 2008

How radio learned to just shut up and play the music.

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Math scores may not add up to graduation

Bob Collins December 2, 2008, 6:45 AM Dec 2, 2008

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A new math requirement for graduating Minnesota students may be too hard, and the timing isn’t good.

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The conjunction

Bob Collins December 1, 2008, 5:53 PM Dec 1, 2008

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Even the Moon, Jupiter, and Venus appear depressed.

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The cure?

Bob Collins December 1, 2008, 4:24 PM Dec 1, 2008

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A major retail project is unveiled for St. Paul.

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He told you so…

Bob Collins December 1, 2008, 11:55 AM Dec 1, 2008

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A business group reached a verdict on the economy today that Minnesota’s state economist reached nine months ago.

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Can a tax do two jobs at once?

Bob Collins December 1, 2008, 10:49 AM Dec 1, 2008

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Governments use taxes to raise money and change behavior. But it can it do one without failing at the other?

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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for December 2008

Giving up

Smells like team spirit

Governor Twitter, President Pawlenty?

The really big number

How quickly a boom can bust

Just like us

Why do airplanes crash?

It’s a girl’s game, too

Timewasters: The ballots

The man who revolutionized AM radio

Math scores may not add up to graduation

The conjunction

The cure?

He told you so…

Can a tax do two jobs at once?