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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for May 2008

Weather

Withstanding the wind

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 26, 2008, 8:06 AM May 26, 2008
1

The typical suburb is no match for a tornado.

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Weather

Imponderables: The tiny TV weather maps

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 26, 2008, 7:52 AM May 26, 2008
7

Can anyone really make out where the big storm is located on those small maps of Minnesota that TV stations put at the bottom of the screen?

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One dead, 20 missing in Hugo storm

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 25, 2008, 6:49 PM May 25, 2008
1

The latest information on Sunday’s tragedy from a variety of sources.

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Weather

Your weather eye

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 25, 2008, 6:06 PM May 25, 2008

Sometimes, the TV weather alerts can also create a false sense of weather security.

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The secret behind golf’s decline

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 25, 2008, 7:51 AM May 25, 2008
4

Your News Cut host considers the reason why fewer people are playing the game.

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The Quiz returns

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 23, 2008, 3:25 PM May 23, 2008
5

A classic mix of pointless popular culture trivia and ‘I-should’ve-known-that’ factoids.

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Fifty strikes and you’re not out

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 23, 2008, 1:17 PM May 23, 2008
1

Fifty previous arrests didn’t stop a man from committing one more crime in Minneapolis.

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The vibes of light-rail transit

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 23, 2008, 11:32 AM May 23, 2008
3

Now that light-rail is going to zip through St. Paul, businesses are dealing with the reality.

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Fighting fuel

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 23, 2008, 6:49 AM May 23, 2008
16

The key to fighting high fuel prices is the willingness to put up a fight at all.

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Replacing Lafayette

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 22, 2008, 3:03 PM May 22, 2008
8

MnDOT may have some answers next week on how St. Paul’s busiest bridge will be replaced.

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Explosions on the moon

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 22, 2008, 12:15 PM May 22, 2008
2

More reasons to love your atmosphere.

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The good times roll in Afghanistan

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 22, 2008, 11:57 AM May 22, 2008

A ban on sex in the combat zone has been lifted.

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A gasoline price success story

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 22, 2008, 8:42 AM May 22, 2008
2

You’re paying more for a gallon of gasoline, but are you really spending more?

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Is the American economy sustainable?

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 22, 2008, 7:47 AM May 22, 2008
3

Are we staring into the reality that something — our “standard of living,” perhaps? — has to finally give?

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We’re average

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 21, 2008, 4:52 PM May 21, 2008
1

At least temporarily, Twin Cities gasoline prices are no longer below the national average.

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