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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for November 2010

No news is news

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 24, 2010, 2:02 PM Nov 24, 2010
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The hardest news story to cover is the one where there’s no news story to cover.

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Cravaack on Talk of the Nation

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 24, 2010, 1:08 PM Nov 24, 2010
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Newly-minted 8th District congressman Chip Cravaack was the guest in one of his first national interviews, which featured questions from Minnesota (presumably listeners to Minnesota Public Radio..

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Weather

Welcome to Minnesota

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 24, 2010, 10:30 AM Nov 24, 2010
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It’s becoming clear that I’m going to have to start a new category on News Cut: ‘Welcome to Minnesota.’

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Five by 8

Doing the right thing (5×8 – 11/24/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 24, 2010, 7:22 AM Nov 24, 2010
3 Comments

Lessons from the kidneys, Tom Hackbarth and the jealous kind, secrets of success, shut up and get scanned, and eight over 80.

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Our disappearing life

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 23, 2010, 3:29 PM Nov 23, 2010
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Our analog and digital histories are disappearing.

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Child abuse story strikes a chord

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 23, 2010, 2:54 PM Nov 23, 2010
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Few people seem to believe child abuse is actually on the decline.

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Politics

Making news, making sausage

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 23, 2010, 2:12 PM Nov 23, 2010
1 Comment

This video, released by Columbia Journalism Review earlier month, is a perfect example of how the political news you hear on your radio this afternoon gets made.

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Five by 8

The first born (5×8 – 11/23/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 23, 2010, 7:30 AM Nov 23, 2010

Mysteries of the sibling, the women who was exhausted defending the president loses her job, the daily pat-down, autotuned scientists, and Minnesota’ barns.

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Weather

Tornado postseason

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 22, 2010, 3:40 PM Nov 22, 2010

A tornado struck Illinois today. How unusual is that?

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A visualization of changing American politics

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 22, 2010, 1:15 PM Nov 22, 2010
1 Comment

Duke University PhD candidate David Sparks has developed a fascinating county-level look at the changing politics of America.

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TSA tales

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 22, 2010, 12:08 PM Nov 22, 2010
5 Comments

Another day in the life of the airline traveler.

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Open thread: The Vikings’ future

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 22, 2010, 11:26 AM Nov 22, 2010
14 Comments

So many questions remain after the one about the coach was answered today.

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Five by 8

The ‘N’ word (5×8 – 11/22/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 22, 2010, 7:32 AM Nov 22, 2010
9 Comments

What does it mean to be called a ‘Nazi,’ halftime propaganda, TSA the Playmobil way, cheap turkey humor, and that war thing.

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A typical day in the life of an airline passenger

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 21, 2010, 12:06 PM Nov 21, 2010
1 Comment

Live tweeting from a stranded passenger.

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Weather

The ice storm cometh

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 21, 2010, 9:28 AM Nov 21, 2010
2 Comments

Say what you will about Minnesota drivers, but there’s clearly a point at which they’ll stay put.

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