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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for November 2011

‘Anywhere but Minot’

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 15, 2011, 1:48 PM Nov 15, 2011
8

In western North Dakota, the oil boom is making a lot of people rich. It’s also making it enticing to kick members of the military out of a place to live.

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An event to make you long for the dead of winter

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 15, 2011, 11:34 AM Nov 15, 2011
6

An announcement today that could make you turn off the weather forecasters who make cold and snow sound like a bad thing…

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Five by 8

A letter to the East Coast (5×8 – 11/15/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 15, 2011, 7:20 AM Nov 15, 2011
55

We’ll give you a second chance, no cake for same-sex couple in Iowa, the new normal is no fun, Tom’s walk, and how a felon in Duluth got his gun back.

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North Dakota’s ‘boom’ from space

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 14, 2011, 1:21 PM Nov 14, 2011
7

A ‘cool’ NASA video reveals a sobering look at North Dakota’s ‘boom’ area.

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Twenty-four hours of Flickr

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 14, 2011, 11:09 AM Nov 14, 2011
1

Are you drowning in the experiences of others?

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Five by 8

Who’s hungry? (5×8 – 11/14/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 14, 2011, 7:05 AM Nov 14, 2011
5

The food shelf crisis, one more post about Tom Keith, secret suicide, Tay Zonday on the economy, and the monarchs of Monterey.

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Standing in line for Tom

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 12, 2011, 7:02 AM Nov 12, 2011

His friends throw a party for Tom Keith. Bring a book.

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Walks like a duck, but has no comment

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg November 11, 2011, 12:30 PM Nov 11, 2011
1

The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists says WCCO has some explaining to do.

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When Jon Stewart gets serious

Eric Ringham November 11, 2011, 10:45 AM Nov 11, 2011
2

Ouch.

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11 (5×8 – 11/11/11)

Than Tibbetts November 11, 2011, 7:26 AM Nov 11, 2011
4

Good morning class, Mr. Collins is out today. 0) ELEVEN I’ll spare you the jokes about 11/11/11 — that’s 11/11/11 for our friends across the pond — and just point you to The Current’s Music Blog, where they’re celebrating Nigel Tufnel Day. 1) VETS Today is Veteran’s Day. The Department of Veteran’s Affairs has more Read more →

What’s the biggest threat to a soldier: suicide or war?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 10, 2011, 3:29 PM Nov 10, 2011

A federal official says soldiers are more likely to die by suicide than war.

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Black Friday is now ‘black Thursday’

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 10, 2011, 1:20 PM Nov 10, 2011
12

WalMart kills off Thanksgiving.

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Stonewalling on safety?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 10, 2011, 12:44 PM Nov 10, 2011

Did a regional airline stonewall federal investigators who were trying to determine if the pilot of a doomed flight was qualified to fly?

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And now, a moment about the victims

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 10, 2011, 10:30 AM Nov 10, 2011
7

Joe Paterno is not the victim of the Penn State scandal

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Five by 8

Troops in the trash (5×8- 11/10/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 10, 2011, 6:50 AM Nov 10, 2011
10

The disposable soldier, the kidnappings we pay attention to, newspaper to Jesse: Get lost, Rick Perry’s memory, and the power of power.

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