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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (audio) – 1/8/13

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2013, 4:38 PM Jan 8, 2013
4

The first day of the Legislature, the horror of Aurora, the future of Afghanistan troops, an anniversary in Tucson, an evacuation in Chaska, two months for killing a woman in Apple Valley, and why people who dismiss social media expose themselves as ignorant fools.

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Who is Michelle Rhee and why do we care what she thinks about Minnesota schools?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2013, 1:20 PM Jan 8, 2013
9

A failing grade for Minnesota schools has more to it than meets the eye.

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People doing good

One man’s decency

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2013, 12:05 PM Jan 8, 2013
2

Despite the coverage of his on-field performance, Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings may still be on of the best-kept secrets in Minnesota sports in one area: pure decency.

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All she does is win

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2013, 11:31 AM Jan 8, 2013
3

Where did Lindsay Whalen of the Minnesota Lynx go after the WNBA season ended here? Turkey, where her team won the championship this week.

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A room with the homeless: $10

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2013, 10:45 AM Jan 8, 2013
4

Maybe it’s time to take a marketing page from Sweden, where a campaign has launched to allow people to ‘book’ rooms where the homeless sleep.

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Five by 8

The problem below (5×8 – 1/8/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 8, 2013, 7:29 AM Jan 8, 2013
6

The land of the rotting pipe, an annoying tax, a man and his dog, depending on the dump, and when you’re confronted by the unexpected.

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Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (audio) – 1/7/13

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2013, 4:33 PM Jan 7, 2013
3

A hearing for the alleged mass shooter in Colorado, a new secretary of defense, the Minneapolis water main break update, sinking homes in southern Minnesota and cancer rates: still going down. Except.

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Spamming Twitter

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2013, 3:24 PM Jan 7, 2013
0

The Associated Press, the news cooperative that is widely known for it unbiased reporting, is going to start blurring the line between content and advertising.

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A second a day

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2013, 3:18 PM Jan 7, 2013
3

Photographer Kent Frost has produced a video showing the one second he filmed of every day of his life in 2012.

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People doing good

The spirit of Star Trek

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2013, 2:24 PM Jan 7, 2013
1

The social networking site, Reddit, has done it again.

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People doing good

What’s a proper reward for good deeds?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2013, 1:27 PM Jan 7, 2013
1

What’s a proper reward for finding a wallet with more than a thousand dollars in cash, credit cards, and important travel papers?

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The lake neighborhoods

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2013, 11:58 AM Jan 7, 2013
1

In the winter, whole neighborhoods spring up on area lakes, but none is more popular, perhaps, than Mille Lacs Lake.

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Why Minnesota has a sexually dangerous person law

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2013, 10:54 AM Jan 7, 2013
9

The law that allows Minnesota to lock people up who might be sexually violent in the future seems taylor-made for Thomas Crosby.

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Five by 8

Larry Oakes’ last story (5×8 – 1/7/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2013, 7:20 AM Jan 7, 2013
8

A voice for vulnerable, on motivation, maybe our kids are smarter than we think, Iowa and the hostile work environment, and ice climbing in Saint Paul.

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Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob – 1/4/13 (audio)

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 4, 2013, 5:05 PM Jan 4, 2013
15

Ryan Larson, walking the beat in north Minneapolis, nursing homes that deserve to do a perp walk, and the real reason pilots don’t seek help for their problems. Here’s today’s news discussion with Mary Lucia on The Current.

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