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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Life

Wrenshall’s lesson plan: perseverance

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 21, 2010, 8:30 PM Jan 21, 2010
8

At a period when times are tough, we can learn a lot from 11 girls in Wrenshall, Minnesota.

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Weekend vs. job: Who wins?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 9, 2010, 8:50 AM Jan 9, 2010

Would you trade less pay for longer weekends?

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Weather

Deep thoughts from the traffic jam

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 7, 2010, 10:47 AM Jan 7, 2010
5

Theory: A two-inch snow fall with a fair amount of wind is more dangerous than a foot-deep snowfall in calm conditions.

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Surveys and trivia

Timewasters: The book of cold

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 5, 2010, 1:22 PM Jan 5, 2010
7

If you could write a book about Minnesota weather, what would you call it?

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Scenes from an airport

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 4, 2010, 1:33 PM Jan 4, 2010
2

Newark Airport was the poster child for ‘fail’ on Sunday. But some people made it a party.

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Polar bear puzzle

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 1, 2010, 7:14 PM Jan 1, 2010
3

The videos of people jumping into ponds, lakes, and oceans as part of a New Year’s Day tradition do not answer a key question: Why?

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Slideshow: The sum of ‘us’

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 31, 2009, 6:27 PM Dec 31, 2009
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All of us are a little news story. Sometimes we’re a big news story. But it’s all of our experiences put together that define who we are.

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What’s right with us?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 25, 2009, 9:04 AM Dec 25, 2009

Decency ripped from the headlines.

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A Capitol Christmas

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 24, 2009, 6:01 PM Dec 24, 2009
2

There is a daily moment of beauty in downtown St. Paul, when the lights of the day give way to the light of the night.

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The true charity of secrecy

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 20, 2009, 8:54 AM Dec 20, 2009
2

What’s in it for anonymous benefactors? Nothing, apparently. That’s the point.

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The St. Paul Welcoming Committee

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 18, 2009, 4:45 PM Dec 18, 2009
3

When it comes to attracting people to St. Paul, city officials take it one person at a time.

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When the Soap Box Derby was king

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 9, 2009, 11:14 AM Dec 9, 2009
3

Remembering the 1938 St. Paul champion.

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Embracing Winter: The fish house parade

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 29, 2009, 9:29 AM Nov 29, 2009

Seasons from a season.

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What’s right with us?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 22, 2009, 9:22 AM Nov 22, 2009
2

Today’s news items that remind us who we are

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Moments with Baxter

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2009, 1:53 PM Oct 29, 2009
4

There’s nothing wrong with the world that a good dog story won’t cure.

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