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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for May 2009

Half full or half empty?

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 20, 2009, 12:22 PM May 20, 2009
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Times are rocky for Target. Or are they?

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Prisoners of the Catholic Church

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 20, 2009, 11:16 AM May 20, 2009
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Few news stories will lead reasonable people to shake their head more so than the bomb dropped by a commission in Ireland today.

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Five at 8: May 20, 2009

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 20, 2009, 7:29 AM May 20, 2009

What the U.S. soldiers and the Taliban have in common, surviving a recession the Taiwan way, listening to the people is a pain in the neck, and newspaper critics who drop their subscriptions. Oh, and Mary’s chicks.

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Graduation speeches

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 19, 2009, 5:40 PM May 19, 2009
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Who remembers what their graduation speakers had to say?

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Jesse being Jesse

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 19, 2009, 5:02 PM May 19, 2009

The former governor continues his book tour.

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The silent scandal

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 19, 2009, 3:17 PM May 19, 2009
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A GAO report finds stunning examples of how disabled kids are being restrained to death.

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Surveys and trivia

A picture is worth a picture

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 19, 2009, 3:07 PM May 19, 2009
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You have to feel a little sorry for Rep. Dean Urdahl, R-Grove City, who picked a bad time to rub his eyes on Monday as the Legislature wrapped up his work.

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Honor amid the gathering gloom

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 19, 2009, 2:10 PM May 19, 2009
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Hospitals are facing tough times in the aftermath of the legislative session. But medical workers are back doing what they do today anyway.

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Why are people so chipper about the economy?

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 19, 2009, 11:22 AM May 19, 2009
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Consumer confidence has reached a high for 2009. Why?

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Live-blogging Midmorning: Taxes

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 19, 2009, 9:00 AM May 19, 2009
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Now that we’ve heard from lawmakers for the past five months, it’s your turn.

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Five at 8: May 19, 2009

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 19, 2009, 7:48 AM May 19, 2009
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Short attention spans, photography blogs, a refusal to procreate, the first Little League punch of the season, the Legislature sets a record and how to make a cat yodel.

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Gays in the pulpit

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 18, 2009, 3:23 PM May 18, 2009
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The Evangelical Luthern Church in America is heading for a decision when it meets in Minneapolis this summer.

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Taking women’s heart attacks seriously

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 18, 2009, 1:56 PM May 18, 2009
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A study today suggests emergency medical crews are less likely to give women with chest pains the same treatment as men.

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Live-blogging: Midday at the Capitol

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 18, 2009, 10:44 AM May 18, 2009
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So here we are, hours away from the end of a legislative session that appears to be ending in chaos.

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Five at 8: May 18, 2009

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 18, 2009, 7:23 AM May 18, 2009
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A new approach to civil rights, the Pawlenty health care plan, Maureen Dowd’s plagiarism, Don Rumsfeld’s crusade, and gazebos.

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