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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

By Bob Collins

Bob Collins
bcollins@mpr.org • @newscut

Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.

Five by 8

Airport security and common sense (5×8 – 11/17/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 17, 2010, 7:07 AM Nov 17, 2010
8

Humiliation flies free, why the poor are more in tune with you, what the voters really said, snapshots from our health care system, and the faces of distracted driving.

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In search of real news

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 16, 2010, 4:37 PM Nov 16, 2010
5

Iconic newsman Ted Koppel laments the death of ‘real news.’ Not everyone agrees.

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Security screening from a pilot’s perspective

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 16, 2010, 4:13 PM Nov 16, 2010
1

The pushback against security screen at the nation’s airports seems to be increasing.

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Crackdown on anti-gay remark earns teacher a suspension

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 16, 2010, 1:47 PM Nov 16, 2010
5

The limits of free speech vs. the acceptance of gay students is a battle on display in Michigan this week.

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Duluthians respond to fire

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 16, 2010, 1:27 PM Nov 16, 2010

It didn’t take Duluthians long to come to the aid of the people displaced by a fire overnight.

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Things Tina Fey can’t say

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 16, 2010, 12:58 PM Nov 16, 2010
3

Cool. Yet another public broadcasting controversy.

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Central Corridor may be stuck in congressional stop-and-go

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 16, 2010, 12:20 PM Nov 16, 2010
3

Will an earmark plan sink a project that’s already under construction?

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Surveys and trivia

Public Radio rap

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 16, 2010, 10:58 AM Nov 16, 2010
1

Ah, never mind. Do I really need to say anything?

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Five by 8

Another day in health-care hell (5×8 – 11/16/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 16, 2010, 7:26 AM Nov 16, 2010
2

The joys of open enrollment, staying happy by staying focused, the deer with the velvet antlers, pitch man under fire, and the lawsuit of the day.

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In the Internet age, it’s impossible to censor for long

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 15, 2010, 2:37 PM Nov 15, 2010
6

Officials at Benilde-St. Margaret, a Catholic school in St. Louis Park, have removed two articles from the school newspaper’s Web site critical of the Archdiocese’s DVD mailing against same-sex marriage.

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The PTSD roadblock

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 15, 2010, 2:22 PM Nov 15, 2010

It’s easier to track the mental health treatment veterans are getting than the treatment — or lack of it — that active duty soldiers are.

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The San Diego pat-down incident

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 15, 2010, 1:43 PM Nov 15, 2010
7

Is John Tyner the new Rosa Parks or just a guy looking for his 15 minutes of fame?

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The handshake problem

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 15, 2010, 11:54 AM Nov 15, 2010
1

When’s the last time you got a laugh from a Minnesota sports team that was intentional?

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NPR to review Williams firing

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 15, 2010, 10:46 AM Nov 15, 2010
4

But NPR’s ombudsman isn’t happy with the notion that some of the resulting report won’t be made public.

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What’s the love for St. Paul, Duluth? It’s not the economy

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 15, 2010, 8:58 AM Nov 15, 2010

St. Paulites and Duluthians, what draws you to the city and makes you want to call it home?

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