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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for November 2011

Can’t we all just make bagels?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 4, 2011, 10:51 AM Nov 4, 2011
6

Two Muslims save a bagel shop that was about to go out of business.

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Weather

Today’s moment of Minnesota zen

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 4, 2011, 10:03 AM Nov 4, 2011
6

It was a very short window of opportunity for this morning’s sunrise, of course, but — trust me — it was spectacular.

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Five by 8

Buck fever (5×8 – 11/4/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 4, 2011, 7:21 AM Nov 4, 2011
11

The hunt, we should talk, a good time for clocks, the sound of success, the reality of health care in Minnesota, and the real meaning of 4:20.

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America’s disaster

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 3, 2011, 3:18 PM Nov 3, 2011
5

The longer the economy remains a disaster, the more people may start wondering whether some of America’s cities are anything but a lost cause and, if so, what does that mean?

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The new Twins broadcaster

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 3, 2011, 12:24 PM Nov 3, 2011
4

The Twins have named a new play-by-play radio broadcaster to replace John Gordon.

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An unglamorous look at women in athletics

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 3, 2011, 11:10 AM Nov 3, 2011
10

Women’s sports don’t get the attention they deserve, it may discourage more girls and women from participating in sports, and the media too often portrays women as sexual beings before showing them as outstanding athletes.

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Gopher guard fired

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 3, 2011, 10:29 AM Nov 3, 2011
5

Maybe a security guard at the TCF Bank Stadium didn’t get the memo that it’d be OK for fans to rush the field if the Gophers beat Iowa last Saturday, but it’s cost him his job.

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Five by 8 · You Should Meet...

Is college oversold? (5×8 – 11/3/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 3, 2011, 7:29 AM Nov 3, 2011
15

The case for college, you should meet Harriet Peterson, Minnesota girls are not for sale, the post-Vikings world examined, and a ride on the space station.

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The jobs we do

Letting Texas be Texas

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 2, 2011, 4:28 PM Nov 2, 2011
4

Shoot, Texas, sometimes you are so entertainingly you.

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How much does the Internet weigh?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 2, 2011, 3:47 PM Nov 2, 2011
1

Does information added to your computer increase its weight?

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Grocery chain drops charges against sandwich-eating shoplifters

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 2, 2011, 1:06 PM Nov 2, 2011
7

The supermarket chain, Safeway, knows a public relations blunder when it sees one.

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The solution in search of a problem

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 2, 2011, 11:55 AM Nov 2, 2011
7

The flying car concept is going to require Minnesota regulators to make some decisions.

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Will Minnesota be Packer territory?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 2, 2011, 10:52 AM Nov 2, 2011
5

We’ve reached the creative-outlet stage of the debate over whether the Minnesota Vikings should get a new stadium on the public dime.

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Cornish to ATC

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 2, 2011, 10:43 AM Nov 2, 2011

What was your favorite Audie Cornish moment on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday?

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Five by 8

The bright light appeal of pulltabs? (5×8- 11/2/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 2, 2011, 7:33 AM Nov 2, 2011
20

Will bright lights increase gambling, pick a motto for the U.S., Fargo as the bean-bag capital, the war at home, and Fergus Fallsywood.

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