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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Economy

Is there enough time for a comeback?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 20, 2009, 10:26 AM Feb 20, 2009
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For many Americans, there’s no chance of maintaining their standard of living when they retire.

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Who should get help?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 20, 2009, 8:26 AM Feb 20, 2009
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Who should get economic help? Who shouldn’t?

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Retirement is not an option

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 19, 2009, 3:50 PM Feb 19, 2009
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If the Dow drops another 180 points, it’ll be at the lowest level since October 28, 1997.

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Picture of the year

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 17, 2009, 12:44 PM Feb 17, 2009

One picture tells a better story of the state of the economy than all the news stories combined.

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The search for the recession-proof job

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 16, 2009, 9:20 AM Feb 16, 2009
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If mortician is no longer a recession-proof gig, what hope is there for the rest of us?

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What is Sylvia going to do?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 13, 2009, 5:47 PM Feb 13, 2009
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The economy is more than a philosophical and political debate. It involves people like Sylvia Martinez, who is short of hope.

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Worthington redux

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 12, 2009, 6:01 PM Feb 12, 2009

Thoughts on this week’s stop on the News Cut on Campus tour.

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Hospitals in a squeeze

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 12, 2009, 5:03 PM Feb 12, 2009
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Financially, just about everything is going wrong for hospitals these days.

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Economic Armageddon?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 10, 2009, 6:19 PM Feb 10, 2009
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Was the nation really within three hours of economic and political collapse last September?

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The emotional toll of a bleak economy

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 10, 2009, 7:03 AM Feb 10, 2009
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There’s been a significant jump in the number of people calling crisis hotlines in Minnesota.

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The ‘man’ factor

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 9, 2009, 7:44 AM Feb 9, 2009
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If most of the unemployed are men, should the stimulus package target male-dominated industries?

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The stimulus challenge

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 6, 2009, 3:00 PM Feb 6, 2009
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The head of the Met Council says he’s reluctant to use stimulus money for transit programs while the agency is running a deficit.

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Lawmakers target ethanol subsidies

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 5, 2009, 5:10 PM Feb 5, 2009
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But legislative leaders appear reluctant to repeal the subsidy, no matter how big the budget deficit.

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Furloughs at local newspaper

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 5, 2009, 4:07 PM Feb 5, 2009

The spreading economic woes in the newspaper industry have reached a new level at the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

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Turning to the tools

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 2, 2009, 12:42 PM Feb 2, 2009

The Obama administration turns to its technological strengths to push the stimulus plan.

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