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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for January 2009

Life in small business

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 27, 2009, 7:22 AM Jan 27, 2009
3

Let’s hear from those of you either own a small business or work in a small firm.

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Wash. Rinse. Repeat

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 26, 2009, 4:41 PM Jan 26, 2009
6

Does it ever seem to you like you’ve heard all the news before about the state budget quagmire?

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Heat deaths

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 26, 2009, 2:49 PM Jan 26, 2009

Two court cases involving the deaths of football players are in the news.

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Live-blogging: Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Midday

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 26, 2009, 10:56 AM Jan 26, 2009
23

This is the pre-game show for the big bomb that he’ll deliver on Tuesday when he announces cuts in the state budget.

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Looking for optimism in all the wrong places

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 26, 2009, 8:27 AM Jan 26, 2009
5

An unusual optimistic tone about the economy turns out to be a mirage.

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The power of images

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 26, 2009, 8:07 AM Jan 26, 2009
2

An interview with White House photographers.

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Life as a bad boy

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 25, 2009, 4:04 PM Jan 25, 2009
13

One scofflaw’s tale of helping to balance a county’s budget.

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Surveys and trivia

Rock the Cradle

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 25, 2009, 12:08 PM Jan 25, 2009
2

The Current is holdings its 4th Rock the Cradle event.

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Weather

Notes from the freezer

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 25, 2009, 11:02 AM Jan 25, 2009
7

Life goes on — sort of — just as winter does.

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A flight to safety

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 25, 2009, 8:46 AM Jan 25, 2009
3

Many Americans are willing to give up a higher standard of living in exchange for job security.

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How Delta rolls

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 24, 2009, 2:18 PM Jan 24, 2009
1

Minneapolis-St. Paul isn’t the only Delta hub where the airline is playing hardball.

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Some sports stories aren’t about sports at all

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 24, 2009, 8:30 AM Jan 24, 2009
1

Kids can surprise you when you only expect them to act like kids.

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How did a terror suspect end up back with al-Qaida?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 23, 2009, 4:09 PM Jan 23, 2009
28

Supporters and opponents of Guantanamo Bay’s terror-suspect jail are pointing to the case of Ali al-Shihri

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Ice sculpting

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 23, 2009, 2:30 PM Jan 23, 2009
2

The St. Paul Winter Carnival is underway for the 123rd year.

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Today’s layoffs

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 23, 2009, 1:27 PM Jan 23, 2009
9

The economy is in a Catch 22 spiral.

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