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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

If a well blows on the Oil Patch…

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 13, 2012, 3:43 PM Dec 13, 2012
6

With the oil business comes the occasional violation of the environment. North Dakota has found that yesterday (if it didn’t already know) when an active oil well east of New Town blew out and spewed oil near Lake Sakakawea.

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Twitter and papal humor

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 13, 2012, 3:00 PM Dec 13, 2012
1

It was pretty clear by yesterday’s video that Pope Benedict XVI doesn’t quite have the technical details of Twitter completely clear yet.

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The last man on the moon

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 13, 2012, 1:07 PM Dec 13, 2012
2

It was 39 years ago today that Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt became the last men to walk on the moon.

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Northern Lights at the Arctic Circle

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 13, 2012, 12:47 PM Dec 13, 2012
0

The best thing about the Northern Lights — OK, maybe the second-best thing about the Northern Lights — is they don’t make music.

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The Keillor question

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 13, 2012, 11:42 AM Dec 13, 2012
15

Keillor again avoids the question of retirement.

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Why women can’t catch a break in the obituaries

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 13, 2012, 10:55 AM Dec 13, 2012
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Why don’t notable women get the same attention when they die that notable men get?

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Five by 8

The ‘suspect’ (5×8 – 12/13/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 13, 2012, 7:35 AM Dec 13, 2012
7

Until proven guilty, Nice Ride’s data problem, painting the American worker, return to Union Station, and the Gift Generator.

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The big thaw

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 12, 2012, 3:40 PM Dec 12, 2012
2

There must be more boring ways of spending a day than sitting and waiting for glaciers to melt and collapse.

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How planes crash

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 12, 2012, 3:21 PM Dec 12, 2012
1

The cemeteries are full of pilots and passengers who tried to land an airplane in bad weather.

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Weather

Embracing winter: Weather Zen

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 12, 2012, 3:07 PM Dec 12, 2012
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When the temperature rises above freezing — as when it hit 36 in the Twin Cities today — there’s a show that seems choreographed by Mother Nature herself.

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December sky

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 12, 2012, 12:57 PM Dec 12, 2012
1

North Korea successfully fired a rocket today, raising the possibility of a long-range missile that destabilizes a barely-stable area of the world.

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When the Pope tweets

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 12, 2012, 12:06 PM Dec 12, 2012
1

The pontiff has a way to go to catch up to Lady Gaga.

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Social media, the media, and racism

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 12, 2012, 10:25 AM Dec 12, 2012
10

What should a media person do when confronted with an audience member’s opinion he/she sees as racist?

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Five by 8

When rape victims fight back (5×8 – 12/12/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 12, 2012, 7:49 AM Dec 12, 2012
17

When you can’t muzzle technology, protesting straight weddings, the bell-ringing marathon, dreaming of a blacktop Christmas, and how do we keep Kevin Love happy?

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Five acts that should be in the R&R Hall of Fame

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 11, 2012, 3:22 PM Dec 11, 2012
6

Who’s not in? Plenty of people more talented and meaningful than a few of the musicians who are.

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