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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for August 2009

Denying service

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 6, 2009, 1:31 PM Aug 6, 2009
5

MPR’s Jon Gordon explains denial-of-service attacks.

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Notes from Planet Journalism

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 6, 2009, 12:28 PM Aug 6, 2009
3

How would you handle some ethical questions?

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Dogs yearn to be free; residents object

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 6, 2009, 12:04 PM Aug 6, 2009

In Massachusetts, a federal case is building against leash-free parks for dogs.

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We’re at Defcon 1

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 6, 2009, 11:12 AM Aug 6, 2009
2

Twitter and Facebook are under attack. A nation weeps and wonders what you’re having for lunch.

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Live-blogging: Alcohol and college sports

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 6, 2009, 9:02 AM Aug 6, 2009
9

What’s the relationship between booze and college sports?

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Five at 8 – 8/6/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 6, 2009, 6:54 AM Aug 6, 2009
4

It’s cool. So what? A tale of two Minnesotas, dumping your zuchinni, putting lipstick on the mortgage pig, and a proper send-off for Harry Patch.

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War

Return of the Red Tail

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 5, 2009, 8:25 PM Aug 5, 2009
4

A traveling testimonial to the Tuskegee Airmen returns home to Minnesota.

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Little evidence that sexual orientation change efforts work

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 5, 2009, 4:57 PM Aug 5, 2009
1

There’s no evidence that therapy can transform a homosexual into a straight person, the American Psychological Association says.

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The unanswered question

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 5, 2009, 1:29 PM Aug 5, 2009
8

Even after we learn why a man opened fire in a fitness club, we still have the question.

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Working late

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 5, 2009, 1:21 PM Aug 5, 2009
1

A 101 year old lawyer is honored as the nation’s outstanding oldest worker of the year.

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The Kleenex channel

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 5, 2009, 12:19 PM Aug 5, 2009
2

Why isn’t there a TV channel with nothing but tearful reunions?

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Newspapers without the paper

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 5, 2009, 11:15 AM Aug 5, 2009
4

A local newspaper drops print on all but two days.

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Five at 8 – 8/5/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 5, 2009, 7:40 AM Aug 5, 2009
9

Return of the red tail, living with diabetes, joining the mob, how do we have productive political discussions, and can you name a living scientist?

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Is high-speed rail for St. Paul a safe bet?

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 4, 2009, 3:32 PM Aug 4, 2009
17

It’s unlikely there’ll be a significant benefit to outweigh the cost, a Harvard economist says.

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Death row

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 4, 2009, 1:25 PM Aug 4, 2009
3

Your old clunker is being executed.

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