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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.

‘The free exercise thereof’

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 29, 2009, 2:26 PM Jun 29, 2009
4

Freedom of speech can be ugly.

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Black and white at the Supreme Court

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 29, 2009, 11:39 AM Jun 29, 2009
4

A Supreme Court decision reignites the Affirmative Action debate.

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Five at 8 – 6/29/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 29, 2009, 7:25 AM Jun 29, 2009

The poetry of Persia, the stagecoach to hell, the Somalis of Georgia, the people who clean up foreclosed homes, and the way we keep the Michael Jackson story alive.

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A weekend in the life of Minnesota

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 27, 2009, 12:37 PM Jun 27, 2009
1

Let’s document the diversity of a typical summer weekend in Minnesota.

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The News Cut Week-in-Review Quiz

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 26, 2009, 5:32 PM Jun 26, 2009
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Come forth ye news hounds and prove your mettle!

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A death worth noting

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 26, 2009, 3:54 PM Jun 26, 2009

Morgan Kolling raised $10,000 so two kids could take Make-A-Wish trips to Disney World.

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Twitter Love

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 26, 2009, 12:59 PM Jun 26, 2009
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Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves knows Twitter

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How college kids can get a job

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 26, 2009, 10:05 AM Jun 26, 2009
5

Tough talk for the grads.

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Five at 8 – 6/26/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 26, 2009, 8:00 AM Jun 26, 2009
6

Bring your guns to church day, is Twitter helping the Iran crackdown, Keillor looks back at 35 years of A Prairie Home Companion, why you can’t trust online product reviews, and why the U.S. rail system is a disaster. Literally.

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Northwest flight may have had similar problems as doomed Air France jet

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 25, 2009, 5:02 PM Jun 25, 2009

As investigators continue to focus on faulty airspeed indicators as the cause of the Air France crash off the coast of Brazil, the National Transportation Safety Board says a Northwest Airlines Airbus 330 may have had a similar problem. In a release late Thursday, the NTSB said the Northwest jet was flying between Hong Kong Read more →

Minnesota after the health care cuts

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 25, 2009, 3:57 PM Jun 25, 2009
1

The governor has made his decision and that apparently is that. Perhaps it’s now time to figure out these ways of getting help to people who need a hand.

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The truth about Cronkite

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 25, 2009, 3:44 PM Jun 25, 2009

The legendary newsman is not expected to recover, his family says.

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Pork spending

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 25, 2009, 2:12 PM Jun 25, 2009
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When should the market prevail? And when should the government step in?

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Court to schools: ‘Duh!’

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 25, 2009, 11:20 AM Jun 25, 2009
5

If the Supreme Court has no role in deciding whether there’s a constitutional right to prevent a 13 year old from being strip searched by an assistant principal, what is it there for?

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Five at 8 – 6/25/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 25, 2009, 7:53 AM Jun 25, 2009
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Airline horror stories, what happens after a soldier is killed, to embed or not embed, when lifeguards make a difference

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