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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

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Tell us a story

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 19, 2012, 11:51 AM Dec 19, 2012
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Mass murder, fiscal cliff, civil war in Syria. Hey, newspeople get tired of it, too. It just doesn’t seem that way.

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All you need is someone to say ‘no’

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 18, 2012, 1:12 PM Dec 18, 2012
7

There’s something to be said for the power of drowning out the voice of someone else.

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Indiana Jones mystery solved

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 17, 2012, 3:03 PM Dec 17, 2012
0

University of Chicago officials finally know who sent them a package of Indiana Jones artifacts.

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‘The Mindless Menace of Violence’

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 14, 2012, 6:45 PM Dec 14, 2012
3

I’ve got nothing else.

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What the web used to be

Nate Minor December 14, 2012, 12:30 PM Dec 14, 2012
2

Digital master Anil Dash remembers the Web We Lost.

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It could happen

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 8, 2012, 9:10 AM Dec 8, 2012
5

A lot of news stories depend on one word.

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The man who married Santa’s daughter

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 7, 2012, 1:07 PM Dec 7, 2012

Elmer Abbas has only been a mall Santa once — 1998 at Maplewood Mall. That was the year that Chris Burd sat on his lap and probably didn’t answer ‘your daughter’ when Santa asked what he wanted for Christmas.

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The words of the year

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 5, 2012, 10:46 AM Dec 5, 2012
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Now that ‘Socialism’ has been named the word of the year, maybe people will learn what it means.

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The unraveling of the stories we want to believe

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 4, 2012, 3:04 PM Dec 4, 2012
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Somewhere out there — probably within a few blocks’ walk of where you are — there’s a down-and-out person who needs a helping hand.

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It’s time for deep questions and Internet videos

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 28, 2012, 2:00 PM Nov 28, 2012
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Why are some people curious and others are content not to know possibilities?

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The banning of ‘homophobia’

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 28, 2012, 11:39 AM Nov 28, 2012
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The Associated Press bans the use of the word ‘homophobic’ and an old debate is renewed.

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Myths of the big jackpot

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 27, 2012, 3:02 PM Nov 27, 2012
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Powerball is a great chance to observe the strange behavior of humans, and not just their poor math skills.

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MN turkey dominance, by the numbers

Paul TostoPaul Tosto November 21, 2012, 2:30 PM Nov 21, 2012

MPR photo/Mark Steil I’ve been swimming around in turkey data. We all know Minnesota is the nation’s number one state in turkey production. Here are few other stats: — In 1992, the USDA listed separate production numbers from 28 states. Minnesota that year accounted for about 13 percent of total US production. It was a Read more →

This or That

How not to deep fry a turkey

Nate Minor November 21, 2012, 9:32 AM Nov 21, 2012
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Step one: a vat of hot oil. Step two: a big, cold bird. Step three: inexperienced enthusiasm. What could go wrong?

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Still a long road back for manufacturing, construction

Paul TostoPaul Tosto November 20, 2012, 2:00 PM Nov 20, 2012
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In a couple weeks, we’ll mark the fifth anniversary of the start of the Great Recession. No one will be celebrating. Even in Minnesota, where the pain hasn’t been as bad as in some parts of the country, we’re still struggling for traction in two key industries: manufacturing and construction. Construction has really taken it Read more →

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