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Archives for January 2009

What happens when the cameras stop rolling?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2009, 6:06 PM Jan 8, 2009
2 Comments

Would public violence exist if we put away our cameras, tape recorders, and notepads and simply took a hike?

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Are the mayors dreaming of being governor?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2009, 5:53 PM Jan 8, 2009
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By not denying an interest in running for governor, are Minnesota’s big-city mayors essentially announcing they are?

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Graduation day

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2009, 3:24 PM Jan 8, 2009
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Dennis LeTourneau says he’d be dead today if he hadn’t gone through Drug Court.

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Salmonella outbreak

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2009, 12:08 PM Jan 8, 2009
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Minnesota is one of 34 states experiencing a salmonella outbreak. But so far, nobody knows why.

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Surveys and trivia

What if we sold the White House?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2009, 11:17 AM Jan 8, 2009

A firm calculates the building’s market value.

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The economic Catch 22

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2009, 9:26 AM Jan 8, 2009
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Are we making the housing situation worse by trying to fix it?

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The people left behind

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2009, 8:36 AM Jan 8, 2009
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In the — entirely appropriate — focus on people who are losing their jobs, one area that’s being ignored are the people who aren’t.

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The magic is gone

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2009, 8:25 AM Jan 8, 2009
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Macy’s makes more cutbacks, including one store in Minnesota.

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Fixing the election system in Minnesota

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2009, 7:46 AM Jan 8, 2009
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In the wake of the Franken-Coleman mess, what changes would you recommend to Minnesota’s election law?

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Alleged RNC Molotov cocktail maker to change plea

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2009, 5:55 PM Jan 7, 2009
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If a second man charged does not change his plea, an FBI informant will have to tell his story in open court.

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Presidents in a row

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2009, 4:01 PM Jan 7, 2009
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Five presidents at the White House at once. Has it ever happened before?

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What’s love got to do with it?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2009, 3:03 PM Jan 7, 2009
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In the future, you may have to take a pill to stay married.

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Lessons from the coach

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2009, 1:10 PM Jan 7, 2009

An Aberdeen, S.D., basketball coach has been fighting more than the other team since a September accident.

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Live-blogging Obama’s news conference

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2009, 9:14 AM Jan 7, 2009
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The president-elect’s news conference comes after he admitted that sky-high deficits will be with us for ‘years to come.’

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The media war behind the military war

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2009, 7:28 AM Jan 7, 2009
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Israel is barring foreign journalists from entering the war zone in Gaza.

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