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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for January 2011

Small favors

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 14, 2011, 3:13 PM Jan 14, 2011
2

A small human gesture can make a big difference.

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Brooks on civility

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 14, 2011, 2:39 PM Jan 14, 2011
4

Is the reason we lack civility, as charged, that we are too immersed in ourselves?

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Breaking: Asset trader charged with threatening officials

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 14, 2011, 10:39 AM Jan 14, 2011
2

The feds are charging a commodities trader with, basically, putting a bounty on the heads of government officials and other officials.

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Weather

Viral video of the day: Up on the roof

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 14, 2011, 10:23 AM Jan 14, 2011
1

This video, which is pretty funny since it didn’t turn out tragically, is still a good reminder that it’s rarely good idea to get up on your roof in the winter.

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The ‘m’ word (5×8 – 1/14/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 14, 2011, 7:05 AM Jan 14, 2011
25

What is a miracle, why do we need political pundits, should Dire Straits be banned, voter ID, the science of nonsense, and the taste of rain.

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The freedom to assassinate?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 13, 2011, 3:32 PM Jan 13, 2011
5

A White House spokesman answers a Russian reporter’s assertion that the shooting in Tucson is what happens with freedom.

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Weather

March of the dead mailboxes

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 13, 2011, 2:57 PM Jan 13, 2011
1

Cities pull back from replacing damaged mailboxes.

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Ready for a shutdown of state government?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 13, 2011, 1:12 PM Jan 13, 2011
2

An item on a House committee scheduled raised questions about whether the state is heading for a shutdown this summer.

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Memorials in pictures

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 13, 2011, 11:55 AM Jan 13, 2011

Courtesy of Flickr, here are images of various memorials in Tucson to the shooting victims:

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Bert meets his backer

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 13, 2011, 11:02 AM Jan 13, 2011
1

Bert Blyleven may owe his Hall of Fame induction to a pudgy stats freak in Florida.

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One moment

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 13, 2011, 10:58 AM Jan 13, 2011
1

In the wake of last night’s attempt to reunite the country, if only for a few moments, the pundits have gotten a head start today to undo things a bit. Hey, they’ve got to eat, too

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Five by 8

A more perfect union (5×8 – 1/13/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 13, 2011, 7:23 AM Jan 13, 2011
9

When leaders rise to the occasion, was Tucson terrorism, Pawlenty’s dud interview, pain at the beauty pageant, and anonymous goodness

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A good fairy tale gone bad

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 12, 2011, 5:04 PM Jan 12, 2011
2

Ted Williams was never the fairy tale the media tried to tell.

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Reconsidering rhetoric

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 12, 2011, 3:30 PM Jan 12, 2011
11

The chair of the House Education Reform Committee is apologizing today for her use of the word “Gestapo” to criticize a teacher training proposal.

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Fact-checking Pawlenty

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 12, 2011, 2:03 PM Jan 12, 2011
4

With his new book out, former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty is making the national media circuit, and providing ample opportunity for the people back home to fact check him.

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