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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for October 2012

Nature’s ‘October surprise’

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 2, 2012, 11:19 AM Oct 2, 2012
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A funny thing happened on the way to the predicted drab fall colors.

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Five by 8

When to talk gun control? (5×8 – 10/2/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 2, 2012, 7:10 AM Oct 2, 2012
8

Media navel gazing in wake of Minneapolis shooting, when neutral is taking a position, the bike matador of Minneapolis, that’s one for the ‘band kids,’ and throwing the book at airline passengers.

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Barry Commoner, 1917-2012

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 1, 2012, 3:42 PM Oct 1, 2012

Commoner, 95, was one of the founders of the ecology movement. On the advent of the first Earth Day in 1970, Time magazine called him the Paul Revere of Ecology.

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The right to carry and the workplace shooting

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 1, 2012, 2:43 PM Oct 1, 2012
7

There is one piece of information that will remain a secret, according to the FAQ the police department released today:

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Darko we hardly miss thee

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 1, 2012, 1:46 PM Oct 1, 2012
2

With little doubt, the Timberwolves should be better this year than last year because it has more talent and fewer Darkos.

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Art or vandalism?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 1, 2012, 1:03 PM Oct 1, 2012

This branded film certainly romanticizes the world of the graffiti artist.

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Whose Supreme Court

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 1, 2012, 11:55 AM Oct 1, 2012
4

The list of issues absent from the presidential campaign is a who’s who of importance.

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Five by 8

Krulwich apologizes (5×8 – 10/1/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 1, 2012, 7:30 AM Oct 1, 2012
8

More ‘yellow rain’ fallout, should we disconnect, the same-sex marriage debate, designing cities for people, and moose calling in the Superior National Forest.

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