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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for June 2011

On the campaign trail, another day of butchering history

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 3, 2011, 12:16 PM Jun 3, 2011
23

As a son of the Bay State, I always enjoy it when politicians hit the Freedom Trail in search of a photo opportunity to somehow relate the beginning of the American Revolution to their campaign.

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Merging 101

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 3, 2011, 10:44 AM Jun 3, 2011
26

Many people who think they’re merging correctly, are doing it wrong.

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Five by 8

People lead way in NoMi tornado recovery (5X8 – 6/3/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 3, 2011, 7:55 AM Jun 3, 2011
4

When people do good, forgiving is not enough, our weight and My Plate, the swamps of Dakota County, and the airshow crash.

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The space shuttle launch up close

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 2, 2011, 3:48 PM Jun 2, 2011
4

NASA has released another compilation of video from the launch last month of the space shuttle Endeavour.

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Price of volunteering is steep in Minneapolis

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 2, 2011, 1:10 PM Jun 2, 2011
26

Minneapolis has a way of teaching people not to try to help.

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Planes in the heart

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 2, 2011, 12:32 PM Jun 2, 2011
2

One of the best parts about being a news blogger is hearing from people years after you’ve written a post, who have a personal connection with something mentioned in a News Cut post.

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Weather

Reporter rescues woman about to be swept away by flood

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 2, 2011, 10:33 AM Jun 2, 2011
5

There are so many troubling aspects to this just-released video of a water rescue in Arkansas.

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Five by 8

How NPR can improve (5X8 – 6/2/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 2, 2011, 7:45 AM Jun 2, 2011
2

The ombudsman steps down, the biggest snowpile in Minnesota, baseball steps up on gay bullying, Capitol chicken, and tornado myths.

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All the Lawson Building’s a stage

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 1, 2011, 2:36 PM Jun 1, 2011
1

To those not clued in, there appeared to be a jail break today at the Lawson Software building in downtown Saint Paul.

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Should streaming copyrighted material be a felony?

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 1, 2011, 2:05 PM Jun 1, 2011
1

Should you go to jail for embedding a YouTube video that infringes on someone’s copyright?

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The MPR News iceberg

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 1, 2011, 11:45 AM Jun 1, 2011
9

It takes more than reporters to create news content.

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Weather

The Saint Paul glacier

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 1, 2011, 10:57 AM Jun 1, 2011
8

We are fairly certain that this is the last remaining pile of snow in Minnesota.

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Five by 8

Driving kids (5×8 – 6/1/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 1, 2011, 7:21 AM Jun 1, 2011
15

Why do parents drive kids everywhere, an Okee Dokee trip down the Mississippi, the dancing Jeffersonians strike again, a walk down the aisle, and high school’s silly season.

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