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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for August 2009

Cash for Clunkers boosting foreign automakers.

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 4, 2009, 12:17 PM Aug 4, 2009
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But the federal government is slow to reveal more data about the controversial program.

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Things that are dead for $20

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 4, 2009, 11:21 AM Aug 4, 2009

The day in news (so far) in Jeopardy format

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Five at 8 – 8/4/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 4, 2009, 7:44 AM Aug 4, 2009
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Hopelessness for wind power, the power of the Pentatonic Scale, why the Large Hadron Collider is a scientific dog, the worst part of losing a job, and what if the birthers were right?

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Public education by the numbers

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 3, 2009, 4:51 PM Aug 3, 2009
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A Census Bureau report has a little bit for everybody in the school funding debate.

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Will ‘clunkers’ program deliver an environmental impact?

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 3, 2009, 2:11 PM Aug 3, 2009
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Does a fuel-efficient vehicle encourage you to drive more?

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All in a day’s work

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 3, 2009, 12:45 PM Aug 3, 2009
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A bank teller thwarts a robbery and gets fired.

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Sometimes you never know

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 3, 2009, 12:36 PM Aug 3, 2009

A tale of two cities.

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Crime and Justice · Regional history

Flying drunk

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 3, 2009, 10:23 AM Aug 3, 2009
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A former Northwest pilot revisits the time he and his crew flew their flight drunk.

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Five at 8 – 8/3/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 3, 2009, 7:39 AM Aug 3, 2009
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The pursuit of happiness in real time, why make a documentary about a Camaroonian drag queen, failed compost bins, suing your college, and Teflon Tim Pawlenty.

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