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Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (4/25/13)

Bob Collins April 25, 2013, 4:48 PM Apr 25, 2013

The budget comes together at the Capitol, the price of booze could go up, the end of the drought, the alleged New York connection in the Boston bombings, five presidents all in a row, and if you woke up in a hospital in Boston, would you want to know why?

Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (4/24/13)

Bob Collins April 24, 2013, 4:47 PM Apr 24, 2013

The tax on booze gets attention in a Capitol floor debate, the FAA says sequester delays aren’t as bad as it thought, the police officer killed by bomber suspects in Cambridge is buried, Wisconsin considers a hunting season on woodchucks, and a Pennsylvania woman-turned-man objects to being nominated for prom queen.

Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (4/23/13)

Bob Collins April 23, 2013, 4:43 PM Apr 23, 2013

A swing vote on a gay marriage bill in Minnesota says he’ll vote ‘yes,’ France legalizes same-sex marriage, another funeral in Boston, flooding on the Mississippi River, HIV cases increase in Minnesota, and hailing a cab with a smartphone.

Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (4/22/13)

Bob Collins April 22, 2013, 4:54 PM Apr 22, 2013

Charges filed against the alleged marathon bomber as another victim is mourned, flight delays and fewer controllers, debating the health and human services bill at the Legislature, Anthony Weiner returns to the scene of the crime — Twitter — and, oh hey, more snow

Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (4/19/13)

Bob Collins April 19, 2013, 4:57 PM Apr 19, 2013

There’s really not another story besides the stand-off in Boston. But we talk about them anyway.

Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (4/18/13)

Bob Collins April 18, 2013, 5:01 PM Apr 18, 2013

The Boston ‘suspects,’ the surgeon who ran the marathon, then saved people; the blast in Texas, gay marriage rally at the Capitol and how on earth can anyone afford to stop looking for work?

Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (4/17/13)

Bob Collins April 17, 2013, 4:42 PM Apr 17, 2013

Journalists causing nothing but confusion in Boston, the Senate kills gun control, how about a new tax on gasoline in Minnesota, Brodkorb deposes the former bosses at the Capitol, the Red River could set a record flood, and what you think about you.

Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (4/12/13)

Bob Collins April 12, 2013, 5:08 PM Apr 12, 2013

Mayo Clinic’s request for state money is turned back, Jonathan Winter dies, how come people aren’t freaked by the possibility of nuclear war, Obama’s taxes, the new Bakeoff, and when every shovel of snow could be your last.

Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (4/10/13)

Bob Collins April 10, 2013, 4:49 PM Apr 10, 2013

Firefighters taken hostage, the ice storm in Minnesota, a tax on sports memorabilia, Congress prepares to debate, and a company moves out of Connecticut because the state passed new gun laws.

Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (4/8/13)

Bob Collins April 8, 2013, 4:40 PM Apr 8, 2013

The River Falls shootings trial, Dems bring gun control to the Senate floor, Thatcher and Funicello die, legislative efforts to stop the Fairview takeover, a new tax idea to fund the Vikings stadium, and how a fear of frogs helped a man win a $1.6 million settlement.

Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (audio) – 4/5/13

Bob Collins April 5, 2013, 4:30 PM Apr 5, 2013

The numbers game in the gay marriage debate, the lousy jobs report, a presidential plan to cut Social Security, and plans to lasso an asteroid.

Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (audio) – 4/4/13

Bob Collins April 4, 2013, 5:29 PM Apr 4, 2013

The death of Roger Ebert, more testimony in the Schaffhausen trial, the anniversary of the King assassination, and why did it take 12 years to sift through the ruins of the World Trade Center?

Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (audio) – 4/3/13

Bob Collins April 3, 2013, 5:29 PM Apr 3, 2013

Civil unions instead of marriage in Minnesota? More law enforcement officials shot to death. a nuke shield from North Korea, and, here, take this $20,000 off my hands.

Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (audio) – 4/2/13

Bob Collins April 2, 2013, 5:10 PM Apr 2, 2013

Taking North Korea seriously, lawmakers jump back into stadium issue, the long lines to buy guns in Connecticut, mapping the human brain, and the picture of Jesus in a public school.

Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (audio) – 3/27/13

Bob Collins March 27, 2013, 4:39 PM Mar 27, 2013

The Supreme Court’s week on same-sex marriage ends. Ryan Larson, arrested but never charged in a cop’s death, pleads guilty to unrelated stalking charges, and spring may be coming late but pothole season showed up right on time.