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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for January 2013

The trouble with Blaer

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 3, 2013, 2:08 PM Jan 3, 2013
0

In Iceland, you can’t have a name that’s not on an official list.

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This scene made possible by proper health care

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 3, 2013, 1:03 PM Jan 3, 2013
2

A nice moment at the Capitol might not have been possible were it not for accessibility to health care coverage.

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So long, Heaven

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 3, 2013, 12:01 PM Jan 3, 2013
7

The end of the Field of Dreams is at hand.

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The return of Michele Norris

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 3, 2013, 11:04 AM Jan 3, 2013
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Sorry, Michele Norris fans. The Minnesota-born journalist is out as anchor of NPR’s All Things Considered. Sort of.

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Five by 8

Flu shot freedom (5×8 – 1/3/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 3, 2013, 7:37 AM Jan 3, 2013
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Do nurses have the right to refuse a flu shot, after Macy’s, the 100-year-old employee, the rescuers who die while rescuing, and the Emancipation Proclamation outloud.

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Nothing like a good political tirade

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 2, 2013, 2:27 PM Jan 2, 2013
2

Hurricane Sandy got some of the blame/credit for the results of November’s election. It could influence 2016 too.

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Fueled by Rice

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 2, 2013, 1:32 PM Jan 2, 2013
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Fueled by Rice consists of six friends bicycling for ‘peace, simplicity, and the environment.’

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Regional history

Hobby Lobby’s contraceptive challenge

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 2, 2013, 12:23 PM Jan 2, 2013
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A hobby store chain, owned by a conservative Christian family, is going to take on the Obama administration’s new rules requiring employers to provide insurance coverage for emergency contraceptives.

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Weather

In praise of the cold

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 2, 2013, 11:10 AM Jan 2, 2013
2

There’s something to be said for normal.

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Five by 8

The great airplane gadget debate (5×8 – 1/2/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 2, 2013, 7:19 AM Jan 2, 2013
8

Can gadgets bring down a plane, the recession gang, Bakken by air, back to work at a monument that may not be finished in our lifetime and let winter begin!

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