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Wrenshall’s lesson plan: perseverance

Bob Collins January 21, 2010, 8:30 PM Jan 21, 2010

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At a period when times are tough, we can learn a lot from 11 girls in Wrenshall, Minnesota.

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Taking it to the streets

Bob Collins January 21, 2010, 12:13 PM Jan 21, 2010

Today’s dispatches from Planet Protest.

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Change meets its match

Bob Collins January 21, 2010, 9:34 AM Jan 21, 2010

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An attempt to control the influence of big money in elections runs headlong into the U.S. Constitution.

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Five by 8

Five at 8 – 1/21/10: When people surprise us

Bob Collins January 21, 2010, 7:21 AM Jan 21, 2010

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Cindy McCain surprises us. John Edwards doesn’t.

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Rescuing Haiti: One box at a time

Bob Collins January 20, 2010, 5:13 PM Jan 20, 2010

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The difference between life and death for a person in Haiti might be sitting in a box in a Minneapolis warehouse.

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The head-scratching census poll

Bob Collins January 20, 2010, 1:45 PM Jan 20, 2010

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Most people who say they won’t participate in the census say they don’t have time. Few likely know how much time it takes.

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On the ground in Haiti

Bob Collins January 20, 2010, 12:04 PM Jan 20, 2010

A Q&A with American Refugee Committee worker Monte Achenbach in Haiti.

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Five by 8

Five at 8 – 1/20/10: The post-Coakley panic

Bob Collins January 20, 2010, 7:28 AM Jan 20, 2010

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Will people move closer together in search of the common good, or move farther apart?

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Fresh Eye on the Radio: The ‘sorry’ state of love

Bob Collins January 19, 2010, 5:02 PM Jan 19, 2010

Erich Segal’s passing forces us to confront one of those worst lines about love ever written.

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Gospel of the gunsight

Bob Collins January 19, 2010, 3:10 PM Jan 19, 2010

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A manufacturer has been putting Biblical citations on its weapons.

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Obama vs. President Obama

Bob Collins January 19, 2010, 1:11 PM Jan 19, 2010

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Does referring to the president by only his last name show disrespect?

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Can musicians be replaced?

Bob Collins January 19, 2010, 12:09 PM Jan 19, 2010

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The Cleveland Orchestra settles its strike. But…

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A day in the life of the Appeals Court

Bob Collins January 19, 2010, 10:57 AM Jan 19, 2010

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The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled today that if someone shoots somebody, they can be given a harsher sentence for not helping them with their injury.

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Five by 8

Five at 8 – 1/19/10: A song for Haiti

Bob Collins January 19, 2010, 7:33 AM Jan 19, 2010

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St. Paul students offer a musical card for earthquake victims.

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Cruise ships return to Haiti

Bob Collins January 18, 2010, 1:29 PM Jan 18, 2010

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The balancing act in a tourist economy.

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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for January 2010

Wrenshall’s lesson plan: perseverance

Taking it to the streets

Change meets its match

Five at 8 – 1/21/10: When people surprise us

Rescuing Haiti: One box at a time

The head-scratching census poll

On the ground in Haiti

Five at 8 – 1/20/10: The post-Coakley panic

Fresh Eye on the Radio: The ‘sorry’ state of love

Gospel of the gunsight

Obama vs. President Obama

Can musicians be replaced?

A day in the life of the Appeals Court

Five at 8 – 1/19/10: A song for Haiti

Cruise ships return to Haiti