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NewsCut

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.

What were the issues, again?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 2, 2010, 9:49 AM Nov 2, 2010
2

The Select A Candidate survey takers this year had different issues than what the candidates were addressing.

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Five by 8

Where are you spending election night? (5×8 – 11/2/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 2, 2010, 6:55 AM Nov 2, 2010
8

Is it OK to vote against someone, the cost of conservation, do bike-sharing programs work, a trapped wolf, and are you married to your digital gizmo?

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Return of the ‘Lizard People’

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 1, 2010, 3:53 PM Nov 1, 2010
1

The most famous name in the Coleman-Franken race two years ago may reappear on a ballot in Bemidji.

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Moss’ quick exit

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 1, 2010, 1:57 PM Nov 1, 2010
7

Who saw this coming?

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Are you better off than you were two years ago?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 1, 2010, 12:23 PM Nov 1, 2010
7

What yardstick should we use to gauge how things are going?

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Campaign caption contest

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 1, 2010, 11:13 AM Nov 1, 2010
15

The rules are simple. Make us laugh.

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Five by 8

Pulling together after a divisive campaign (5×8 – 11/1/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 1, 2010, 7:05 AM Nov 1, 2010
4

Can we reunite after the election, Moorhead’s cost of Home Makeover, Alice’s message, cruising Lake of the Woods, the day in science.

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The final debate

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 31, 2010, 9:15 AM Oct 31, 2010
2

I’ll tell you what’s going on at the debate. You tell me what’s going on in the Vikings-Patriots game.

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Turning a pumpkin into a camera

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 30, 2010, 9:25 AM Oct 30, 2010

Some NPR employees tried out some newspaper’s instructions for turning a pumpkin into a camera. For their next trick, we’re hoping they figure out how to turn one into a big-screen HDTV.

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Weather

Wind redux

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2010, 12:29 PM Oct 29, 2010

In Minnesota high school football this week, the best way to get good field position, was to give up a touchdown.

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An emotional investment in the news

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2010, 9:38 AM Oct 29, 2010
2

The family, friends, and co-workers of Luke Bucklin are allowing us all to experience the helplessness and hopefulness that they are, thanks to the medium in which Bucklin makes his living — the Internet.

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Five by 8

Pat down or scan? (5×8 – 10/29/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2010, 7:15 AM Oct 29, 2010
8

How do you want to reveal yourself, the ‘what’ is easy but the ‘how’ is hard, fear the pumpkin, how biased are you, and when dreams come true.

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Time traveler in a Chaplin film?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2010, 3:14 PM Oct 28, 2010
4

Is a person appearing to talk on a cellphone in a Chaplin film from the future?

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Randy being Randy

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2010, 2:08 PM Oct 28, 2010
2

Is Randy Moss really happy to be back in Minnesota? Some Minnesota sportswriters are tweeting that he won’t talk to the locals.

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Surveys and trivia

Paul was a fraud

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2010, 12:49 PM Oct 28, 2010
4

The Guardian blows the lid off the soccer-predicting octopus story.

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