MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Mary and Bob

Fresh Eye on the Radio: 3/30/10

Bob Collins March 30, 2010, 4:22 PM Mar 30, 2010

Today’s topics on the daily news conversation with The Current’s Mary Lucia: Hecker in handcuffs, heckling Rove, college kids and their student loans, and what’s going on with the weather in the northeast?

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Father of dead soldier fights battle alone

Bob Collins March 29, 2010, 4:00 PM Mar 29, 2010

Albert Snyder sued the man who picketed his son’s funeral, and it’s cost him plenty.

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Fresh Eye on the Radio: After ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Bob Collins March 26, 2010, 4:43 PM Mar 26, 2010

The head of the Marines says gays in the military will get their own room.

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Fresh Eye on the Radio – 3/25/10

Bob Collins March 25, 2010, 5:06 PM Mar 25, 2010

The Vatican and its pedophile priests, Obama challenges Republicans, and the best way to prevent breast cancer.

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Fresh Eye on the Radio: Forget what you know about medicine

Bob Collins March 10, 2010, 4:44 PM Mar 10, 2010

This has not been a good week for the conventional wisdom of medicine.

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Who owns your name?

Bob Collins March 9, 2010, 5:11 PM Mar 9, 2010

Today’s news discussion with The Current’s Mary Lucia

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Fresh Eye on the Radio – 3/8/10

Bob Collins March 8, 2010, 4:51 PM Mar 8, 2010

Stuck inside an aluminum tube, why small talk makes you sad, and how many years do you have to work to pay for one trip on Air Force One?

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Fresh Eye on the Radio: Exit the bully

Bob Collins March 3, 2010, 4:38 PM Mar 3, 2010

A Justice Department study says bullying in school is declining.

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Fresh Eye on the Radio: How earthquakes affect the day

Bob Collins March 2, 2010, 5:07 PM Mar 2, 2010

The earthquake in Chile had an effect on the earth’s rotation. But so did you driving your car today.

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Fresh Eye on the Radio: Calculating the appliance rebate benefit

Bob Collins March 1, 2010, 5:32 PM Mar 1, 2010

How much energy will be saved with the state rebates on appliances?

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Fresh Eye on the Radio: A doctor’s lot

Bob Collins February 23, 2010, 5:07 PM Feb 23, 2010

One of the worst jobs, apparently, is being a doctor. Just ask doctors.

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Lindsey Vonn (redacted)

Bob Collins February 17, 2010, 3:29 PM Feb 17, 2010

Vonn’s bruised right shin proved (redacted)…

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Fresh Eye on the Radio: Spoiling the Olympics

Bob Collins February 16, 2010, 4:38 PM Feb 16, 2010

Should news organizations give the results of today’s Olympic results?

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Fresh Eye on the Radio: No fun at the Olympics

Bob Collins February 12, 2010, 4:36 PM Feb 12, 2010

Complaints about practice time in Vancouver were overshadowed by comedy.

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Fresh Eye on the Radio – 2/11/10

Bob Collins February 11, 2010, 4:46 PM Feb 11, 2010

No waiting for President Clinton, rescuing the stranded motorists of Maryland, the State of the State, and the pressing question of the day: Is ‘clear’ a color?