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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Surveys and trivia

Surveys and trivia

St. Paul UFO mystery solved

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 21, 2010, 9:30 AM Aug 21, 2010

A UFO turned out to be a kite with lights.

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Favre’s pack

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 17, 2010, 4:00 PM Aug 17, 2010
3

Who are the people who have the time to stand by the side of the road to welcome Brett Favre?

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Flugtag countdown

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 19, 2010, 10:42 PM Jul 19, 2010

During Flugtag, teams attempt to fly themed human-powered flying machines. They are launched off a pier about 30 feet high. None of them fly. They all end up in the drink.

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For sale: Stuffed horse

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 10, 2010, 8:01 AM Jul 10, 2010
1

If you’re of my generation, then this headline today is transporting you back to the ’50s and ’60s.

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Man loses horse race

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 1, 2010, 11:45 AM Jul 1, 2010

The horse — Peopleton Brook — went off at 1-to-9 odds, which suggests that perhaps someone bet on the human.

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Unicorns 1 Hogs 0

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 22, 2010, 12:34 PM Jun 22, 2010
1

When it comes to battling the unicorn meat industry, the National Pork Board is all business.

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Call for entries: What’s the story?

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 21, 2010, 2:13 PM Jun 21, 2010
1

Your summer challenge: Find images in your day that scream ‘what’s the story here?’

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Toy Stories

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 19, 2010, 7:48 AM Jun 19, 2010
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The opening of the latest Toy Story has people remembering their favorite toy as a child.

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Where are the tourists?

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 8, 2010, 12:16 PM Jun 8, 2010
8

A project to map photos posted to Flickr has revealed an ugly truth for the Twin Cities: It’s not much of a tourist destination.

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Gin and mayo

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 7, 2010, 12:30 PM Jun 7, 2010
1

A weekend public radio broadcast inspires a new drink… or not.

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Chuckles with NPR

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 3, 2010, 1:23 PM Jun 3, 2010
3

Over the years, attempts by National Public Radio to be funny have usually ended up as train wrecks

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Marriage and the modern mutt

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 2, 2010, 3:42 PM Jun 2, 2010
9

Not treating spouses like dogs is what the ’60s and ’70s were all about.

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Survey: Rochester is #6

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 26, 2010, 1:35 PM May 26, 2010

Kiplinger’s July issue names Rochester, Minnesota the 6th best city of 2010.

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Dispatches from Planet News

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 25, 2010, 2:38 PM May 25, 2010

Any day in the news business brings its share of bizarre tales, but for reasons we cannot fathom, today has been particularly filled with head-scratchers in the absence of significant news that’s not about oil.

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Fit in Minneapolis

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 24, 2010, 10:27 AM May 24, 2010
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Minneapolis is the third-most-fit metropolitan area in the country, a survey says.

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