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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for October 2012

‘Every dot on the map interests me’

Nate Minor October 19, 2012, 1:25 PM Oct 19, 2012
5

Andrew Filer has photographed every dot on the North Dakota map.

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Five by 8

The wild (Mid)west (5×9:30 – 10/19/12)

Nate Minor October 19, 2012, 9:30 AM Oct 19, 2012

Dangerously high winds, unmasking a troll, getting outside, the locked-out Minnesota Orchestra Musicians perform, and this year’s hot Halloween costume.

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On the things we all have in common

Nate Minor October 18, 2012, 1:47 PM Oct 18, 2012

Comfort zones feel good. But getting outside of them can be even better — once you get past your original hesitation.

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Coincidence and the Mississippi River

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 18, 2012, 10:54 AM Oct 18, 2012
3

On his blog, Predictably Lost, today, Daniel Alvarez writes of the wonder of coincidence when he ran into someone he’d met before. Me.

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Songified debate

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 17, 2012, 2:21 PM Oct 17, 2012
1

Debate withdrawal?

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Time out for particle physics

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 17, 2012, 1:51 PM Oct 17, 2012
2

Good grief, science, it’s been almost four months since you found the Higgs Boson particle, a discovery that could lead to determining the origin of mass. Have you done anything lately?

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Flashing musicians

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 17, 2012, 1:15 PM Oct 17, 2012
1

If the locked out Minnesota Orchestra musicians are looking for a way to generate a little public support and interest, two words: flash mob.

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The professional title kerfuffle

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 17, 2012, 12:14 PM Oct 17, 2012
17

What’s the proper way to refer to a professional woman in a political campaign?

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The animated debate

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 17, 2012, 12:03 PM Oct 17, 2012

The debate isn’t over until NMA says it’s over.

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Will elimination of taxes on savings help the middle class?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 17, 2012, 10:35 AM Oct 17, 2012
14

How much would Gov. Romney’s proposal actually help the middle class?

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Five by 8

Where’s your Elyria? (5×8 – 10/17/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 17, 2012, 7:30 AM Oct 17, 2012
7

This land, is your coffee pot watching you, the gasoline price question, it still gets better, and the dream of flight.

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Live-blogging the presidential debate

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 16, 2012, 7:30 PM Oct 16, 2012
3

I’ll be providing some of the content in this evening’s live blog of the presidential debate. We look forward to hearing from you.

Science pushes back

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 16, 2012, 3:58 PM Oct 16, 2012
2

In the irrational exuberance that followed Sunday’s daredevil jump from 24 miles above New Mexico and Texas, Americans were a little too scientifically challenged in stating the significance of the event.

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The message that never seems to get through

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 16, 2012, 2:54 PM Oct 16, 2012
2

A woman takes her own life, a month after she made a YouTube video about bullying.

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What hath politics wrought?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 16, 2012, 12:36 PM Oct 16, 2012
5

How do we disconnect this relationship between politics and our relationships?

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