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Archives for December 2010

Five by 8

Judging Pawlenty (5×8 – 12/22/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 22, 2010, 7:05 AM Dec 22, 2010
19 Comments

The governor’s victory lap, burglars at the bank, a spaceship to the sun, why kids don’t have the fun of snow days, and the worst Christmas card you’ll ever see.

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Historic downturn in teen pregnancies

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 21, 2010, 4:14 PM Dec 21, 2010
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But a third of teens surveyed said if pregnancy is going to happen, it’s going to happen.

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The mother of online news

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 21, 2010, 2:34 PM Dec 21, 2010
2 Comments

MJ Bear was one of the first people to recognize that journalism and the Web were made for each other, and that public media was uniquely qualified to prove it.

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Court tees up a loss for injured golfer

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 21, 2010, 2:03 PM Dec 21, 2010

The New York State Court of Appeals has ruled that a golfer who doesn’t yell ‘fore’ is not liable for the damage his shot causes.

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Catholics and condoms

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 21, 2010, 1:20 PM Dec 21, 2010
11 Comments

The Vatican has clarified Pope Benedict XVI ‘s comments on the use of condoms.

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Census live

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 21, 2010, 10:44 AM Dec 21, 2010
4 Comments

Live-blogging the unveiling of the census data, which showed Minnesota will not lose any congressional representation.

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Five by 8

A call to charity (5×8-12/21/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 21, 2010, 7:21 AM Dec 21, 2010
3 Comments

Year-round Santas, what killed the Christmas card, the eclipse, Shaq conducts an orchestra, and the math behind the headlines.

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Weather

Take our snow! Please?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 20, 2010, 4:45 PM Dec 20, 2010
2 Comments

Do we have enough snow in Minnesota to provide a white Christmas for the rest of the world?

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The redistricting game

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 20, 2010, 2:14 PM Dec 20, 2010

By this time tomorrow, we’ll know whether Minnesota is losing one of its eight congressional seats.

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Are you ready for some snowball?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 20, 2010, 2:03 PM Dec 20, 2010
1 Comment

Don’t dress for football. Dress for a snowball fight.

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Cop walks in on robbery

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 20, 2010, 1:43 PM Dec 20, 2010
3 Comments

Five things to notice in a store’s security camera that captured a confrontation between police and an apparent robber.

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The woman cut in half

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 20, 2010, 12:00 PM Dec 20, 2010

Janis Ollson of Manitoba, underwent a surgery that had never been performed at Mayo Clinic in Rochester before.

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Politics and the 9/11 first responder

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 20, 2010, 10:45 AM Dec 20, 2010
5 Comments

Even if Congress should pass legislation, good luck to some 9/11 workers trying to get help from it. It seems it’s always been that way with 9/11. An apparent end of a battle, is actually only the beginning of another.

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The mystery of the radioactive computer monitor

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 20, 2010, 9:17 AM Dec 20, 2010
2 Comments

An airport was closed because someone checked a computer monitor as baggage. Who travels with a computer monitor?

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Five by 8

Are we too polite? (5×8 – 12/20/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 20, 2010, 7:03 AM Dec 20, 2010
11 Comments

A Brit assesses us, let’s waste some time, what don’t Minneapolitans get about snow parking, a leg for Mustafa, and depression and mental health on the college campus.

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