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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Sports

Indian mascot issue more controversial in Wisconsin than Minnesota

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 7, 2013, 12:05 PM Nov 7, 2013
2

Here’s why Indian mascots are a big deal. Read more →

Death or paralysis?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 7, 2013, 11:06 AM Nov 7, 2013
7

You have a choice, the doctors say. They can remove the tube that’s been helping you breathe and you’ll die. Which do you choose? Read more →

Five by 8 · Sports

Football hazing, insurance that’s too cheap, and wrong numbers on election night (5 x 8 – 11/7/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 7, 2013, 7:35 AM Nov 7, 2013
3

The price of paying dues, the curse of affordable health care, famous misdials in history, the Minneapolis man who almost forced the Redskins to change their name, and the big dance before they remove your breasts. Read more →

Sports

Joy Johnson’s last marathon

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 6, 2013, 3:00 PM Nov 6, 2013
2

Joy Johnson, 86, a Duluth native, ran her last marathon last weekend.
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Commercials as storytelling

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 6, 2013, 12:54 PM Nov 6, 2013
1

Sometimes, the best story you’ll see today is actually a commercial. Read more →

Crime and Justice

Court: Law against clergy sex with parishioner does not inhibit religion

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 6, 2013, 10:29 AM Nov 6, 2013
2

The Minnesota Supreme Court today reversed a Court of Appeals ruling that granted a new trial for a St. Paul priest who said religious doctrine was used in his prosecution in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
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Five by 8

Remembering a forgotten war (5 x 8 – 11/6/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 6, 2013, 7:17 AM Nov 6, 2013
6

If people don’t care about the war in Afghanistan anymore, why do they care about soldiers? Yet another assessment of Millenials, the problem of prayer, it’s Jason’s town, a murder most fowl in Rochester. Read more →

Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (11/5/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 5, 2013, 4:40 PM Nov 5, 2013
1

Tightening Wisconsin’s weak drunk driving laws, Illinois’ House approves same-sex marriage, Delta wants more government help upgrading the symbol of government help for airlines in Minnesota, a proposal to let you keep your health insurance if you like it, the couple that stun guns together, and how women high school athletes are presented differently than men. Read more →

A Minnesota airplane collision that went unnoticed

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 5, 2013, 2:49 PM Nov 5, 2013
0

Some close call airplane collisions go unnoticed. Here’s one. Read more →

Judge says jobless benefits can flow to fired ‘Fountain Lady’

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 5, 2013, 1:59 PM Nov 5, 2013
2

Jumping in the Royals stadium fountain got her arrested and fired. Should she also lose unemployment pay? Read more →

The virtual handshake

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 5, 2013, 12:43 PM Nov 5, 2013
2

I suppose if your heart is going to get broken by losing a World Series, this is the way to wake up in the morning — a full page “handshake.” This ad was taken out in the St. Louis Post Dispatch this morning by the Boston Red Sox. And suddenly it’s a love-fest on the Read more →

Five by 8

Checkbook journalism, basement millennials, confronting the achievement gap (5 x 8 – 11/5/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 5, 2013, 7:18 AM Nov 5, 2013
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Turning calamity into cash, the millennial in the basement, how to fix the achievement gap, how bikes help vets get back on their feet, and Zach Sobiech’s gospel. Read more →

Sports

Who should salute the flag?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 4, 2013, 1:43 PM Nov 4, 2013
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An attempt to honor veterans is revealing an ongoing — and somewhat generational — split among veterans over the question of who can salute the flag. Read more →

Clock chaos follows end of daylight saving time

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 4, 2013, 11:50 AM Nov 4, 2013
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A little turn of the clock certainly has some people upset. Read more →

Five by 8

Falling airplanes, leaving family for work, the fake eclipse and you as digital conductor (5×8 – 11/4/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 4, 2013, 7:25 AM Nov 4, 2013
2

What a few parachutes and a lot of luck can do. When do you leave your family to go find work? The fake eclipse. Reconsidering your connected self. And when dad is there to help. Read more →

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