October | 2009 | NewsCut | Minnesota Public Radio News

Why is religion so closely tied to a violent sport, why it’s not easy being green glass, Minnesota bears and the BBC, why are we in Afghanistan, and who’s lying in the Flight 188 saga?

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Flight 188: The explanation

Bob Collins October 26, 2009, 2:08 PM Oct 26, 2009

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The pilots were on their personal laptops when they should’ve been flying the airplane, the NTSB said today.

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Profile of an artist

Bob Collins October 26, 2009, 12:31 PM Oct 26, 2009

In New York, an artist took a short helicopter ride, and is spending the week sketching the entire city skyline from memory.

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Luxury airline flight? Dream on.

Bob Collins October 26, 2009, 12:08 PM Oct 26, 2009

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Boeing unveiled a model of what an interior of its newest jet might look like:

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Five at 8 – 10/26/09: How the drug companies blew the flu vaccine

Bob Collins October 26, 2009, 7:20 AM Oct 26, 2009

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Still think H1N1 is overblown? The secret to a long marriage. Why are hunting exploits front-page news? Thinking positively. So long, Lou Jacobi.

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Pilots’ story may surface on Monday

Bob Collins October 25, 2009, 8:07 PM Oct 25, 2009

Two Northwest Airlines pilots explained to the NTSB on Sunday why they overshoot their Minneapolis destination.

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The Northwest jokes

Bob Collins October 25, 2009, 11:14 AM Oct 25, 2009

We’ve had the official explanation, now it’s up to the comedians to provide the context.

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Pilots of Flight 188 had plenty of chance to rest

Bob Collins October 24, 2009, 9:47 AM Oct 24, 2009

The pilots of the wayward Northwest Airlines flight had 17 hours of rest time.

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The ‘what if’ scenario

Bob Collins October 23, 2009, 7:22 PM Oct 23, 2009

Flight 188 was the first significant test of the U.S. air defense structure since 9/11. We failed.

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Flight 188 pilot denies he was asleep

Bob Collins October 23, 2009, 7:20 PM Oct 23, 2009

‘I can assure you none of us was asleep,’ First Officer Richard I. Cole told ABC News.

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Sleeping seen as more likely explanation for Flight 188

Bob Collins October 23, 2009, 3:47 PM Oct 23, 2009

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Few talking heads are buying the “cockpit argument” excuse for the Northwest flight that missed its Minneapolis destination.

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Flight 188: Making it add up

Bob Collins October 23, 2009, 11:22 AM Oct 23, 2009

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The military’s reasons for not intercepting a potential threat to Minneapolis suggests a delay in determining there was one.

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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for October 2009

Was Rudin wrong?

Homeland Security chief avoids Flight 188 intercept question

Twin Cities real estate market is now among country’s hottest

Five at 8 – 10/27/09: Religion and football

Flight 188: The explanation

Profile of an artist

Luxury airline flight? Dream on.

Five at 8 – 10/26/09: How the drug companies blew the flu vaccine

Pilots’ story may surface on Monday

The Northwest jokes

Pilots of Flight 188 had plenty of chance to rest

The ‘what if’ scenario

Flight 188 pilot denies he was asleep

Sleeping seen as more likely explanation for Flight 188

Flight 188: Making it add up