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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Weather

Snow emergency in rhyme

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 11, 2013, 1:40 PM Feb 11, 2013
5

You’ve got to give Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak a little credit for resorting to prose to try to explain the rules.

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Weather

The myth of the named winter storm

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 11, 2013, 11:45 AM Feb 11, 2013
3

While a fair bit of nonsense, the naming of a winter storm was no more a danger to the public not taking the storm seriously than an endless parade of inaccurate forecasts.

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Weather

The Mississippi tornado up close

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 11, 2013, 10:55 AM Feb 11, 2013
0

When you hear the tornado sirens, it means ‘grab the video camera and go have a look.’

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Five by 8

When we want to be uninformed (5×8 – 2/11/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 11, 2013, 7:18 AM Feb 11, 2013
11

We see nothing, the search for Sgt. Baker, the right to privacy and the taxpayer’s dime, in the name of property values, and tales from prom season.

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Weather

Blizzard envy

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 8, 2013, 3:32 PM Feb 8, 2013
6

Admit it, Minnesota, we’re all feeling a little jealous over not having the excitement…

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Regional history · Weather

Ode to ice

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 8, 2013, 3:19 PM Feb 8, 2013
2

A few months from now, we’ll long for that which will be going on outside this weekend.

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The coolest astronaut

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 8, 2013, 12:44 PM Feb 8, 2013
9

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield may be close to the coolest person ever to go into space.

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Itchy trigger fingers in California

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 8, 2013, 12:42 PM Feb 8, 2013
4

The manhunt for a murderous Los Angeles cop on a killing spree continues in California.

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Five by 8

Judging the person who’s lost everything (5×8 – 2/8/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 8, 2013, 7:20 AM Feb 8, 2013
39

Making the punishment fit the crime, where trivia matters, there’s something about a horse, making water with snow angels, and for the love of love.

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Fighting Facebook with Facebook

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 7, 2013, 2:20 PM Feb 7, 2013
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An Eagle River, Wisconsin woman, who was a Green Bay Packers cheerleader, is fighting back against the online insults she received when a picture of her was posted to the Chicago Bears fan page, describing her as ‘ugly.’

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Timewasters: Eagle cam

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 7, 2013, 12:33 PM Feb 7, 2013
4

Times might be tough for the Minnesota moose but it’s fat city for the state’s eagles.

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Regional history

Renaming history

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 7, 2013, 11:35 AM Feb 7, 2013
4

When should the scourge of slavery prompt a name change?

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Five by 8

The politics of mental health (5X8 – 2/7/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 7, 2013, 7:22 AM Feb 7, 2013
13

The risk and the reward, Minnesota’s same-sex marriage debate, the false memories we hold dear, a hero loses his medal in Duluth, and why do people link weather and climate change?

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You can’t spell ‘secret’ without ‘A’ ‘P’

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 6, 2013, 3:14 PM Feb 6, 2013
4

When should the news media keep secrets?

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What’s up, moose?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 6, 2013, 12:31 PM Feb 6, 2013
2

What’s killing off the moose in Minnesota?

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