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Violence on TV

Bob Collins December 10, 2009, 1:45 PM Dec 10, 2009

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Too much time, too much money, too much liquor spells the end of a perfectly good television.

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Is the secret to the universe hiding in Minnesota?

Bob Collins December 10, 2009, 12:47 PM Dec 10, 2009

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Is it possible that Minnesota is about to become famous for something other than a really big mall and pilots who forget to land their jet?

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Small business survey

Bob Collins December 10, 2009, 10:50 AM Dec 10, 2009

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Small businesses make a pitch for lower taxes.

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Bemidji’s bigfoot

Bob Collins December 10, 2009, 10:20 AM Dec 10, 2009

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A game trail camera captures a mystery.

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Five by 8

Five at 8 – 12/10/09: Flight 188 mystery solved?

Bob Collins December 10, 2009, 7:35 AM Dec 10, 2009

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Were pilots talking to the wrong country, the Golden Snowball results, the Royce White mystery, the great football playoff crisis, and how to build a backyard ice rink.

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Eyes on the (peace) prize

Bob Collins December 10, 2009, 6:38 AM Dec 10, 2009

Live coverage of Barack Obama receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Harrington not seeking reappointment as St. Paul police chief

Bob Collins December 9, 2009, 8:49 PM Dec 9, 2009

Harrington has held the job since 2004.

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When the Soap Box Derby was king

Bob Collins December 9, 2009, 11:14 AM Dec 9, 2009

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Remembering the 1938 St. Paul champion.

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Weather

Embracing winter: It’s in the ‘tude

Bob Collins December 9, 2009, 8:39 AM Dec 9, 2009

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They said our morning would be a nightmare; that we’d be crippled. ‘They’ sell us short.

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A senator’s Hanukkah gift

Bob Collins December 8, 2009, 8:28 PM Dec 8, 2009

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Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, has unveiled his latest work, and it’s not legislation.

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Mary and Bob · Weather

Fresh Eye on the Radio: Weather? What weather?

Bob Collins December 8, 2009, 5:36 PM Dec 8, 2009

Twin Cities drivers handlie the first slippery conditions of the year like the champs they are

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Should there be a restriction on lobbying by ex-lawmakers?

Bob Collins December 8, 2009, 4:29 PM Dec 8, 2009

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Minnesota doesn’t have a law — as Congress does — banning legislators from lobbying activities for a year after they leave office.

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Surveys and trivia · Weather

The Golden Snowball Competition

Bob Collins December 8, 2009, 2:13 PM Dec 8, 2009

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Some people sit in wooden boxes on lakes staring at a hole in the ice; some people invent games to get through winter.

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Surveys and trivia

Study: Plenty of cities could support Vikings

Bob Collins December 8, 2009, 12:41 PM Dec 8, 2009

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A new study suggests there’s no shortage of cities that can take on an NFL franchise if one is interested in moving.

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The Coker case

Bob Collins December 8, 2009, 11:45 AM Dec 8, 2009

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A rapist tries to become the first person ever released from a program that locks people up even after they’ve served out their sentences.

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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

By Bob Collins

Violence on TV

Is the secret to the universe hiding in Minnesota?

Small business survey

Bemidji’s bigfoot

Five at 8 – 12/10/09: Flight 188 mystery solved?

Eyes on the (peace) prize

Harrington not seeking reappointment as St. Paul police chief

When the Soap Box Derby was king

Embracing winter: It’s in the ‘tude

A senator’s Hanukkah gift

Fresh Eye on the Radio: Weather? What weather?

Should there be a restriction on lobbying by ex-lawmakers?

The Golden Snowball Competition

Study: Plenty of cities could support Vikings

The Coker case