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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for July 2018

Health

Here’s yet another reason why you should be an organ donor

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 3, 2018, 10:17 AM Jul 3, 2018
14

Brittany Olson, a 27-year-old from Worthington, can breathe easier now. That’s no small feat for a woman who has struggled with cystic fibrosis her whole life. Read more →

Weather

You gotta see this: The Detroit Lakes wall cloud

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 3, 2018, 9:08 AM Jul 3, 2018
3

Keep your fireworks, the big show in the sky this week was last night’s wall cloud in Detroit Lakes, Minn. Read more →

The jobs we do

Store manager is fired for not giving time off to woman with son on life support

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 3, 2018, 8:19 AM Jul 3, 2018
64

A Michigan mother is providing plenty of reason why workers need some protections when dealing with family emergencies. Crystal Reynolds Fisher, of Albion, Mich., let her convenience store manager know she wouldn’t be able to work the other day. Her son was in the hospital for reasons that have not yet been made clear. The Read more →

Health

Woman does the math after serious injury

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 3, 2018, 7:09 AM Jul 3, 2018
24

The foundation of health insurance in recent decades is getting people not to use what they pay for. So what happened in Boston the other day shouldn’t be too surprising even though it’s unusual to see the system laid bare in such a dramatic way. Read more →

What’s on MPR News? 7/3/18

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 3, 2018, 6:00 AM Jul 3, 2018
5

Here are the stories, topics, and guests you’ll hear today on MPR News. Read more →

This or That

The world loves a happy ending

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 2, 2018, 2:09 PM Jul 2, 2018
5

Be honest. Did you think the rescuers were going to find that Thai soccer team still alive in the caves they were exploring when they were trapped by rising waters? Read more →

People doing good

Anonymous donor buys what’s left of Toys ‘R’ Us to give toys to needy kids

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 2, 2018, 1:33 PM Jul 2, 2018
2

Toys ‘R’ Us is no more. The remaining stores closed on Friday night. Read more →

Sports

Dispatches from Planet Soccer

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 2, 2018, 11:09 AM Jul 2, 2018
12

he travel team’s visit to the home field of Team Unnamed started well enough. When they arrived the host parents welcomed the players and parents and thanked them for traveling so far to play their team in a rescheduled game.

Then the game started. Read more →

This or That

Maybe some drivers shouldn’t be on the road

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 2, 2018, 9:29 AM Jul 2, 2018
119

If you don’t know what a flashing yellow arrow is for, get off the road until you do. Read more →

People are jerks

In aftermath of killing of journalists, newspaper gets death threats

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 2, 2018, 8:18 AM Jul 2, 2018
18

The Capital Gazette, where five journalists were slaughtered last week because someone didn’t like the job they did, penned a disturbing ‘thank you’ in its Sunday paper.
Read more →

This or That

To celebrate freedom, America tortures its dogs

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 2, 2018, 7:01 AM Jul 2, 2018
37

If dogs could talk, the first question they’d probably ask is, “what’s the deal with humans?”
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What’s on MPR News? 7/2/18

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 2, 2018, 6:03 AM Jul 2, 2018
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Here are the stories, topics, and guests you’ll hear today on MPR News. Read more →

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