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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

When reporters hug newsmakers

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 15, 2013, 11:12 AM Nov 15, 2013
1

The Ryan Ferguson story might already be fading from view if not for this brouhaha: A reporter covering the case hugged him when he was released. Read more →

Five by 8

Vanishing icons, Dinkytown, and the low percentage of African Americans on campuses (5×8 – 11/15/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 15, 2013, 7:39 AM Nov 15, 2013
12

Return of the weatherball, who owns Dinkytown, some people start life on thirdbase, birth of the bull run, and your moment of Minnesota zen. Read more →

Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob – 11/14/13

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 14, 2013, 4:45 PM Nov 14, 2013
1

A big Obama concession on health care doesn’t sway his opponents, no charges or discipline in the crash involving a Minneapolis police officer, can economists ever predict accurately, and baseball is expanding its replay system. Read more →

Suburbanites cry: Don’t tread on me, or my trash bin

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 14, 2013, 3:12 PM Nov 14, 2013
10

Stand up for your dumpster!
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The NBA’s Christmas magic?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 14, 2013, 1:12 PM Nov 14, 2013
3

The NBA’s Christmas magic? Read more →

Trays in the upright position and stow your dog under the seat in front of you

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 14, 2013, 12:12 PM Nov 14, 2013
9

The latest in draconian flying rules. Dogs must be stowed under the seat in front of you. Read more →

A blow to live theater in rural Minnesota: The Jon Hassler Theater closes

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 14, 2013, 10:56 AM Nov 14, 2013
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It can be tough to be a fan of live, professional theater in rural Minnesota. In Plainview, the Jon Hassler Theater is closing for good after 14 years. Read more →

Five by 8

Forgiving Bataan, doing good, and how others see us (5×8 – 11/14/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 14, 2013, 7:19 AM Nov 14, 2013
13

From Brainerd to Bataan, the people with untold stories, how others see us, how not to use Twitter, and squat for a ride. Read more →

Five by 8

Mary and Bob – 11/13/13

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 13, 2013, 4:46 PM Nov 13, 2013
1

What is Minnesota going to do with the sex offenders who’ve already served time for their crimes, and now are being incarcerated for ‘treatment,’ which isn’t really treatment as much as it is ‘keeping them off the streets for what they might do?’ Read more →

Jerabek’s bakery to reopen in Saint Paul

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 13, 2013, 3:24 PM Nov 13, 2013
1

Last month’s sudden — and somewhat mysterious — closing of Jerabek’s Bakery in Saint Paul apparently will be followed by a sudden — and equally mysterious — reopening. Read more →

The cruelest twists of the economic recovery

Paul TostoPaul Tosto November 13, 2013, 2:00 PM Nov 13, 2013
2

Stocks and high value housing have led wealth recovery, which is why many Americans don’t feel recovered. Read more →

Was the healthcare.gov woman cyberbullied?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 13, 2013, 12:06 PM Nov 13, 2013
4

Why on earth would people pick on the woman who once graced the front page of HealthCare.gov? Read more →

Five by 8

Will money make kids smarter? (5×8 – 11/13/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 13, 2013, 7:49 AM Nov 13, 2013
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Professor to give $4,000 to prove a theory, the power of saying ‘I’m sorry,’ Concordia students battle the ‘bottoms up’ brigade at the Capitol, whatever happened to that promise to lower property taxes in Minnesota, and our quest to mean something to somebody. Read more →

Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob – 11/12/13

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 12, 2013, 4:41 PM Nov 12, 2013
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Relief is just now starting to reach the hardest hit areas of the Philippines, a do-over for Target Center, the latest wolf tally from the Minnesota hunt, legalizing peddle pubs in Wisconsin, the death-row inmate who’s not allowed to donate his organs to his family, and a new study says depression makes us physically older. Read more →

The jobs we do

Grocers with a soft spot for the poor leaving the business

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 12, 2013, 1:37 PM Nov 12, 2013
2

Ever since the city of Saint Paul started wooing a grocery store for downtown that would scream ‘upscale,’ plenty of people have wondered what would happen to the grocery that doesn’t. Read more →

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