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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for February 2009

On Campus: The 2nd or 3rd-grade teacher

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 18, 2009, 7:21 PM Feb 18, 2009

You don’t have to ask Ray Ballard if he thinks the plunging economy will affect his future; it already has.

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On Campus: The 4th-grade teacher

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 18, 2009, 5:54 PM Feb 18, 2009

Tom Mitchell says part of growing up is giving back.

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News Cut on Campus

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 18, 2009, 6:13 AM Feb 18, 2009

This week’s News Cut on Campus stop is Lake Superior College in Duluth.

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The nostalgia crisis

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 18, 2009, 5:46 AM Feb 18, 2009
4

The economic meltdown may well finish off the brands that gave us a pathway to the nostalgia.

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Interior design showdown

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 17, 2009, 1:51 PM Feb 17, 2009
9

Two factions debate a bill that would require the licensing of interior designers in Minnesota.

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Picture of the year

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 17, 2009, 12:44 PM Feb 17, 2009

One picture tells a better story of the state of the economy than all the news stories combined.

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Islamic law

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 17, 2009, 10:59 AM Feb 17, 2009
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There’s plenty of hand-wringing about the political implications of an expansion of Islamic Law, but few news sources explain what Islamic Law entails for Pakistan.

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Animal stories

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 17, 2009, 7:14 AM Feb 17, 2009
10

Two stories about animals have some people worked up today.

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A day to remember

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 16, 2009, 2:34 PM Feb 16, 2009
2

Three recommended sources to consider on President’s Day.

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NTSB zeroes in on Buffalo crash cause

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 16, 2009, 10:07 AM Feb 16, 2009
6

A NASA video warns pilots of the very situation that appears to have brought down the Colgan Air flight near Buffalo.

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The search for the recession-proof job

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 16, 2009, 9:20 AM Feb 16, 2009
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If mortician is no longer a recession-proof gig, what hope is there for the rest of us?

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The hidden airlines

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 15, 2009, 10:11 AM Feb 15, 2009
10

The chances are good that you’re not flying on the airline you think you’re flying on, and that’s just how the airlines want it.

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What is Sylvia going to do?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 13, 2009, 5:47 PM Feb 13, 2009
8

The economy is more than a philosophical and political debate. It involves people like Sylvia Martinez, who is short of hope.

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Shirley Iverson wants death penalty for Alfonso Rodriguez

Tim NelsonTim Nelson February 13, 2009, 7:05 AM Feb 13, 2009
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Thirty-five years after he sexually assaulted her, Shirley Iverson says she feels like Alfonso Rodriguez is still trying to make a victim of her. Even from death row.

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Why Somalis don’t trust the Twin Cities news media

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 12, 2009, 9:41 PM Feb 12, 2009
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There are few relationships on the planet these days worse than the one between the Somali community in the Twin Cities and news organizations which don’t know how to cover it.

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