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A sinkhole up close

Bob Collins April 3, 2013, 10:57 AM Apr 3, 2013

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Video from the sinkhole that killed a man in Florida.

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A mother’s anguish (5×8 – 4/3/13)

Bob Collins April 3, 2013, 7:40 AM Apr 3, 2013

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When should we be shielded from the horrible, elderly voter fraudster gets a break, a leave of presence for Roger Ebert, the cruel ways of Mother Nature, and the coach who hits kids.

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Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (audio) – 4/2/13

Bob Collins April 2, 2013, 5:10 PM Apr 2, 2013

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Taking North Korea seriously, lawmakers jump back into stadium issue, the long lines to buy guns in Connecticut, mapping the human brain, and the picture of Jesus in a public school.

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The ‘illegal immigrant’ usage explained

Bob Collins April 2, 2013, 10:35 AM Apr 2, 2013

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Language matters; nobody argues with that. But some words are automatic e-mail generators when they appear in news stories. The term ‘illegal immigrants’ is one.

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The shame of Spirit Lake (5×8 – 4/2/13)

Bob Collins April 2, 2013, 7:15 AM Apr 2, 2013

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The kind-hearted woman, what happened at the Applebee’s in Rice Lake, morality and March madness, why you should check before you carry, and advanced baseball statistics win over the old boys.

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Kevin Ware on crutches

Bob Collins April 1, 2013, 4:16 PM Apr 1, 2013

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We’re filing this photo in our ‘ain’t medicine something?’ file.

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Postscript: The stroganoff obit

Bob Collins April 1, 2013, 4:02 PM Apr 1, 2013

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The New York Times’ public editor has now checked in the continuing controversy over the obituary for rocket scientist Yvonne Brill, which stressed both her homemaking skills and her rocket propulsion expertise.

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The view from the baseball

Bob Collins April 1, 2013, 2:18 PM Apr 1, 2013

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The last remaining frontier in all of the dizzying camera angles at baseball games has been conquered: the ball’s perspective.

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People doing good

Does anybody need a kidney?

Bob Collins April 1, 2013, 12:50 PM Apr 1, 2013

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How a Facebook posting saved a life.

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Is a high school graduation in a Wisconsin church unconstitutional?

Bob Collins April 1, 2013, 10:45 AM Apr 1, 2013

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The Supreme Court today released its orders for the week without any decision on whether to hear the Wisconsin case, after an appeals court ruled that Elmbrook School District’s decision on where to hold its graduations violates the separation of church and state.

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The baseball religion (5×8 – 4/1/13)

Bob Collins April 1, 2013, 7:02 AM Apr 1, 2013

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Baseball’s slipping grip on culture, commentary from the control tower, the woman who helped make today possible, beware of phony news, and flood fighting online.

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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for April 2013

A sinkhole up close

A mother’s anguish (5×8 – 4/3/13)

Mary and Bob (audio) – 4/2/13

The ‘illegal immigrant’ usage explained

The shame of Spirit Lake (5×8 – 4/2/13)

Kevin Ware on crutches

Postscript: The stroganoff obit

The view from the baseball

Does anybody need a kidney?

Is a high school graduation in a Wisconsin church unconstitutional?

The baseball religion (5×8 – 4/1/13)