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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for January 2009

The plane

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 17, 2009, 10:42 AM Jan 17, 2009

Six must-read items in the aftermath of the water landing of the US Airways jet on Thursday.

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The Star Press?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 17, 2009, 8:37 AM Jan 17, 2009
1

If the two local newspapers combine, what would it be called?

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Inauguration diaries: James Meincke

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 16, 2009, 3:39 PM Jan 16, 2009
3

A Hudson teen delayed college to work on the Obama campaign. Next week he gets his reward.

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Sweat the small stuff

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 16, 2009, 1:57 PM Jan 16, 2009
15

It’s always something — often something small — that leads to disaster.

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Weather

Frozen in time

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 16, 2009, 8:48 AM Jan 16, 2009
19

The weather has everyone chattering about how much we don’t care about it.

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Banking 101

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 16, 2009, 8:11 AM Jan 16, 2009

Why is it so difficult to understand the big banking bailout and the financial situation that makes it ‘necessary?’ Because it’s a different reality from one mere mortals live in.

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Bed bugs

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 15, 2009, 4:49 PM Jan 15, 2009
4

A day in the life of a bed bug reads like a cheap sci-fi novel.

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New York plane crash

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 15, 2009, 2:56 PM Jan 15, 2009
4

The images from the crash of a US Airways plane into the Hudson River.

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The State of the State

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 15, 2009, 12:18 PM Jan 15, 2009
10

Gov. Pawlenty’s State of the State speech was short on adjectives to describe it.

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Erasing history

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 15, 2009, 9:55 AM Jan 15, 2009
3

A time-lapse look at the end of the red tails of Northwest Airlines.

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On Campus: The veterinarian

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 14, 2009, 10:24 PM Jan 14, 2009
3

Can the Appalachian Trail be a metaphor for life?

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On Campus: The priest

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 14, 2009, 9:45 PM Jan 14, 2009
1

If there’s such a thing as a recession-proof career, David Crawford, 20, of Owosso, Michigan may be on track for it. He wants to be a priest.

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On Campus: Miss You Can Do It

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 14, 2009, 9:20 PM Jan 14, 2009
1

Alexandra Schmitt had a 50-50 chance of surviving her first day of life. This weekend, she’ll probably meet the president of the United States.

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On Campus: The dentist

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 14, 2009, 8:52 PM Jan 14, 2009

Any way you cut it, Zach Rossow knows how to make a buck.

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On Campus: the nurse

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 14, 2009, 8:18 PM Jan 14, 2009
1

A bad economy takes away, and a bad economy gives back.

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