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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Five by 8

Five by 8

The Election Day dilemma (5×8 – 11/8/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 8, 2011, 7:12 AM Nov 8, 2011
4

Should uninformed voters vote, goofing on Best Buy, the distracted planet, this day in veterans news, and what would you tell the world about Minnesota?

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Five by 8

Pox parties (5×8 – 11/7/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 7, 2011, 7:05 AM Nov 7, 2011
12

When facts take a licking, the latest Vikings stadium video, the heart of a racer, dreams denied and dreams fulfilled, and Oklahoma’s seismic mystery.

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Five by 8

Buck fever (5×8 – 11/4/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 4, 2011, 7:21 AM Nov 4, 2011
11

The hunt, we should talk, a good time for clocks, the sound of success, the reality of health care in Minnesota, and the real meaning of 4:20.

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Five by 8 · You Should Meet...

Is college oversold? (5×8 – 11/3/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 3, 2011, 7:29 AM Nov 3, 2011
15

The case for college, you should meet Harriet Peterson, Minnesota girls are not for sale, the post-Vikings world examined, and a ride on the space station.

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The bright light appeal of pulltabs? (5×8- 11/2/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 2, 2011, 7:33 AM Nov 2, 2011
20

Will bright lights increase gambling, pick a motto for the U.S., Fargo as the bean-bag capital, the war at home, and Fergus Fallsywood.

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When schools stand behind students (5×8 – 11/1/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 1, 2011, 7:19 AM Nov 1, 2011
10

Walking the talk on bullies, Dale’s tribute to Tom, asking for help, the work of Congress, and when science is cool.

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Five by 8

How the ‘haves’ have (5×8 – 10/31/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 31, 2011, 7:01 AM Oct 31, 2011
2

Is it work or luck, if you ruin it they won’t come, 7 billion and counting, the making of the Google doodle, and would you jump out of a plane?

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Five by 8

A billion here. A billion there (5×8 – 10/28/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2011, 7:10 AM Oct 28, 2011
6

Squeeze in, people; one at a time in Duluth, the old ways in the woods, the face of Occupy, and Polar BearCam

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Five by 8

Meeting Montevideo (5×8- 10/27/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 27, 2011, 7:09 AM Oct 27, 2011
12

The road taken, requiem for the cabin, adult contemporary and the indie artists, South Dakota’s shame, and Dale and Jim together again.

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To have and have more (5×8 – 10/26/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 26, 2011, 6:48 AM Oct 26, 2011
7

The rich get richer, why property taxes are going up, the value of music in school, it’s about (Steve) Jobs, and the Northern Lights from space.

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A concealed carry ‘success’ or ‘failure’? (5×8 – 10/25/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 25, 2011, 6:53 AM Oct 25, 2011
28

Is the ‘good samaritan’ good, sex and the Halloween costume, the tablet and the power news user, this week’s Northern Lights, and the beauty of the abandoned building.

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Five by 8

When the fat lady sings (5×8 – 10/24/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 24, 2011, 6:50 AM Oct 24, 2011
13

Mixing opera and politics, more scenes from the gene pool, the curse of the Halloween costume, the hero’s bill, and the lost voice.

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Passion at play (5×8 – 10/19/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 19, 2011, 7:30 AM Oct 19, 2011
5

Passion changes the world around us, a public TV spat, voyage to the bottom of the pickup truck, intentionally fat, and your moment of Minnesota.

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Five by 8

NPR ombudsman tackles ‘too liberal’ (5×8 – 10/18/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 18, 2011, 7:28 AM Oct 18, 2011
1

NPR and the sound of whiteness, the love for Rachel, a letter from Goldman Sachs, the breathtaking world of the iPhone camera, and can women in TV news grow old?

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The road that should be traveled (5×8 – 10/17/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 17, 2011, 7:11 AM Oct 17, 2011
13

The Sollidago Riders, an ‘occupied’ wedding, fear and hate in downtown Minneapolis, the things that aren’t forever, and it’s never too late.

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