January | 2012 | NewsCut | Minnesota Public Radio News

Allergic to cold?

Bob Collins January 24, 2012, 3:18 PM Jan 24, 2012

What must it be like to literally be allergic to cold weather and live in Minnesota?

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Today’s House bills of note

Bob Collins January 24, 2012, 1:23 PM Jan 24, 2012

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Now that the Minnesota Legislature is back in session, we’re getting a fairly steady diet of proposed laws, most of which will never see the light of day.

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TV news shows that try too hard

Bob Collins January 24, 2012, 12:15 PM Jan 24, 2012

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For people in the media, it’s always interesting to watch news organizations try to do something new.

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Love and the future of Minnesota basketball

Bob Collins January 24, 2012, 11:12 AM Jan 24, 2012

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Time is running out on a deadline that could determine the future of a sports franchise in Minnesota. And, no, it’s not the Vikings.

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To the sea in ships

Bob Collins January 24, 2012, 10:54 AM Jan 24, 2012

If you were on the Costa Concordia, the cruise ship that capsized when it his rocks off the Italian coast, what would it take to get you back on a cruise?

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Five by 8

Mixing politics and sports (5×8 – 1/24/12)

Bob Collins January 24, 2012, 7:25 AM Jan 24, 2012

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Should athletes protest, the Senser investigators upon further review, one home at a time in Duluth, the tower climb, what’s on your cassettes, and Dr. Demento.

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Atrocity or media bias?

Bob Collins January 23, 2012, 1:37 PM Jan 23, 2012

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If a Marine makes a plea deal to cut short a trial on charges he killed innocent people in Iraq, has he been exonerated?

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Death threats and a football game

Bob Collins January 23, 2012, 12:45 PM Jan 23, 2012

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Maybe it’s time to step back from the TV and take a deep breath.

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A big threat to Target: Shoppers with smartphones

Bob Collins January 23, 2012, 11:25 AM Jan 23, 2012

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It’s becoming an increasing practice that people patrol brick-and-mortar stores, check the prices, see the cheaper price online, and order it via their phone.

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Who should carry a gun in court?

Bob Collins January 23, 2012, 10:43 AM Jan 23, 2012

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Should county attorneys in Minnesota carry guns in the courtroom?

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The meaning of ‘conceal’

Bob Collins January 23, 2012, 10:26 AM Jan 23, 2012

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Every so often — and too often — a case hits the Minnesota Court of Appeals that is an example of how children are caught in the middle of custody disputes between adults.

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One-thousand words: The shrine

Bob Collins January 23, 2012, 10:08 AM Jan 23, 2012

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What do you suppose it was like the last time a long-time professor at Penn State died?

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Five by 8

How passive voice killed off Joe Paterno in the papers (5×8 – 1/23/12)

Bob Collins January 23, 2012, 7:10 AM Jan 23, 2012

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The Paterno blunder up close, Giffords’ goodbye video, solving suicide in northeast Minnesota, the return of Art Shanty, and stuff public radio listeners say

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