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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for June 2010

An apology to BP

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 17, 2010, 1:15 PM Jun 17, 2010
11

One lawmaker has apologized to the company that’s polluting the gulf of Mexico.

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Journalists, nurses in ethical dust-up

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 17, 2010, 12:34 PM Jun 17, 2010
8

How far should the media go to get information about a story.

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 6/17/10: The best friend you ever had

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 17, 2010, 7:47 AM Jun 17, 2010
5

Are best friends a bad thing, Michele Bachmann and the conservative 6th, President Obama’s high falutin’ five-letter words, a John Wooden moment, and the picture of the day.

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How Minneapolis abandoned an injured cop

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 16, 2010, 1:34 PM Jun 16, 2010
23

The former head of the Minneapolis bomb squad fights the city for treatment of his brain injury.

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The oil timeline

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 16, 2010, 12:42 PM Jun 16, 2010

PBS Newshour has put a nice video timeline together chronicling the response to the Gulf oil disaster.

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 6/16/10: To dream, to dare, to jump

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 16, 2010, 6:50 AM Jun 16, 2010
7

200 skydives to fight Parkinson’s Disease, headlines we never thought we’d read, your best summer job ever, the shifting state Supreme Court, and whatever happened to the wayward Northwest pilots?

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Entenza’s media reach

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 15, 2010, 3:48 PM Jun 15, 2010

Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Matt Entenza may be trailing in the polls, but he’s been the runaway leader in using media to get his face in front of as many people as his deep pockets will allow.

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Weather

Meteorological wonders of flyover country

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 15, 2010, 3:26 PM Jun 15, 2010

Some new research shows planes and jets can make it snow and rain.

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iRescuing the birds

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 15, 2010, 12:28 PM Jun 15, 2010
2

Oil-soaked birds? There’s an app for that.

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 6/15/10: Farewell to a cop

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 15, 2010, 7:25 AM Jun 15, 2010

Duy Ngo’s funeral, the futility of the crossword puzzle, Leonard Nimoy retires, lightning strikes a Jesus statue, and born to be mild in Sturgis.

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Minnesota’s quiet energy pigs

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 14, 2010, 2:55 PM Jun 14, 2010
2

A study finds 75 percent of desktop computer electricity use occurs when no one is actually using their computer.

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The danger of the ambush interview

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 14, 2010, 12:03 PM Jun 14, 2010
5

Today’s viral video, coupled with what we learned from Helen Thomas’ man-on-the-street interview a week or so ago, is a good reminder that if someone sticks a camera in your face on the sidewalk, it’s good for your career to keep walking:

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 6/14/10: A crude awakening

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 14, 2010, 7:22 AM Jun 14, 2010
3

Do you have a right to see the oil, is it OK to be tough on politicians, should joggers do more walking, is there life after the National Guard deployments, and why do gardeners use seed bombs?

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Songs in the key of oil

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 11, 2010, 4:55 PM Jun 11, 2010
1

The oil disaster has been very, very good for comedy.

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Apathy and the brain-injured soldier

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 11, 2010, 10:41 AM Jun 11, 2010

Is it possible that we’re so used to these stories now that we just accept it as the way things are?

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