MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for June 2009

Coleman-Franken: The reaction

Bob Collins June 30, 2009, 5:13 PM Jun 30, 2009

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MPR has been getting plenty of comments in the wake of the end of the Minnesota Senate race

Q&A on the Franken-Coleman fight

Bob Collins June 30, 2009, 2:19 PM Jun 30, 2009

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What happens now?

The money quotes in the Coleman-Franken decision

Bob Collins June 30, 2009, 1:11 PM Jun 30, 2009

Excerpts from Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling.

Sharing the blame

Bob Collins June 30, 2009, 10:51 AM Jun 30, 2009

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Edmund Andrews is the poster boy for mortgage crisis that has stolen jobs from people

Signs suggest housing has hit bottom

Bob Collins June 30, 2009, 8:36 AM Jun 30, 2009

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The drop in home prices in Minneapolis is one of the lowest in months.

Five at 8 – 6/30/09

Bob Collins June 30, 2009, 7:54 AM Jun 30, 2009

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When debt wasn’t evil, the kids with clout, turning back the Supreme Court clock, why renting is in, sign of the Apocalypse, and the bike cops of Minneapolis.

Growing old in America

Bob Collins June 29, 2009, 4:44 PM Jun 29, 2009

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It’s settled, then. Old age begins at 68.

‘The free exercise thereof’

Bob Collins June 29, 2009, 2:26 PM Jun 29, 2009

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Freedom of speech can be ugly.

Black and white at the Supreme Court

Bob Collins June 29, 2009, 11:39 AM Jun 29, 2009

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A Supreme Court decision reignites the Affirmative Action debate.

Five at 8 – 6/29/09

Bob Collins June 29, 2009, 7:25 AM Jun 29, 2009

The poetry of Persia, the stagecoach to hell, the Somalis of Georgia, the people who clean up foreclosed homes, and the way we keep the Michael Jackson story alive.

A weekend in the life of Minnesota

Bob Collins June 27, 2009, 12:37 PM Jun 27, 2009

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Let’s document the diversity of a typical summer weekend in Minnesota.

The News Cut Week-in-Review Quiz

Bob Collins June 26, 2009, 5:32 PM Jun 26, 2009

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Come forth ye news hounds and prove your mettle!

A death worth noting

Bob Collins June 26, 2009, 3:54 PM Jun 26, 2009

Morgan Kolling raised $10,000 so two kids could take Make-A-Wish trips to Disney World.

Twitter Love

Bob Collins June 26, 2009, 12:59 PM Jun 26, 2009

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Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves knows Twitter

How college kids can get a job

Bob Collins June 26, 2009, 10:05 AM Jun 26, 2009

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Tough talk for the grads.