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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for April 2012

Los Angeles posing little immediate threat to Vikings fans

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 17, 2012, 12:30 PM Apr 17, 2012
11

The urgency of a stadium in Minnesota primarily depends on what happens in Los Angeles.

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A flight to obscurity

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 17, 2012, 11:09 AM Apr 17, 2012
9

Like an aging employee no longer of much use, the government gave the space shuttle Discovery a gold watch and party today, a fly around the nation’s capital before wheeling it into a retirement home.

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Five by 8

The sexual paradox of women’s economic advancement (5×8 – 4/17/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 17, 2012, 7:33 AM Apr 17, 2012
13

Careers as fall-back if the man search doesn’t work out, the soldier saint, to the patios of Uptown, the case of the handcuffed kindergartener, and 30 days of biking.

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Minnesota lawmakers preparing for next contract showdown with state workers

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 16, 2012, 2:55 PM Apr 16, 2012
7

The Minnesota Senate considers legislation Republicans say shifts some bargaining power to the state.

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The marathoner’s heart

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 16, 2012, 10:32 AM Apr 16, 2012
8

A growing body of evidence says running a marathon is bad for you. So why do so many people do it?

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Five by 8

The wounded warriors (5×8 – 4/16/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 16, 2012, 7:06 AM Apr 16, 2012
8

The scandal no one wants to talk about, did you cheat on taxes, dispatches from Planet Prom, the new Oil Patch suburbs, and Wits’ ‘pitch season.’

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Two minutes away from earth

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 13, 2012, 2:42 PM Apr 13, 2012

Space as you’ve never experienced it.

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1,000 Words: Ladies Day at Aintree

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 13, 2012, 1:43 PM Apr 13, 2012
3

Here in the colonies, we are sorely lacking in appropriate traditions

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Goodbye, Lingerie League

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 13, 2012, 11:38 AM Apr 13, 2012
3

Hard to believe story of the day: The Lingerie Football League cancels the season.

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Five by 8

Should drivers be required to have ongoing training? (5×8 – 4/13/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 13, 2012, 7:30 AM Apr 13, 2012
23

Facing the driving emergency, a Parkinson’s breakthrough, spunky kids and the prom, the Best Buy scandal, and gondoliering the spoon and cherry.

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Coming soon: Political ads on public radio/TV

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 12, 2012, 3:40 PM Apr 12, 2012
10

A federal appeals court opens the door.

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For the dog

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 12, 2012, 3:22 PM Apr 12, 2012
2

Twitter actually is a news service and a great way to be reminded that humanity still has its place in the news.

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Best Buy’s ‘system of internal controls’

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 12, 2012, 2:40 PM Apr 12, 2012
1

What’s left to determine in the Brian Dunn scandal at Best Buy?

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The computer journalist

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 12, 2012, 12:15 PM Apr 12, 2012
4

Fans of nostalgia are going to enjoy this little nugget. This blog post — at least up until this point — was written by a human.

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FoxNews’ mole surfaces

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 12, 2012, 10:40 AM Apr 12, 2012
1

Joe Muto probably have a Plan B for a career.

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