October | 2010 | NewsCut | Minnesota Public Radio News

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Five by 8

Remember Zumbro Falls (5×8 – 10/12/10)

Bob Collins October 12, 2010, 7:06 AM Oct 12, 2010

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Why have flood-ravaged communities been forgotten? Also: The ‘gift’ of cancer, the joy of work examined, shiny weather objects, and a new player but old results for the Vikings.

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Mary and Bob

Lucia and Collins – 10/11/10

Bob Collins October 11, 2010, 4:34 PM Oct 11, 2010

Bret Favre’s alleged courtship rituals, the mysterious Dayton settlement, candidate who dress up like Nazis and why some Social Security recipients are giving up whiskey.

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Weather

Warmth in the nation’s icebox

Bob Collins October 11, 2010, 3:55 PM Oct 11, 2010

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How warm is it?

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Minnesota from a few hundred feet up

Bob Collins October 11, 2010, 2:13 PM Oct 11, 2010

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Minnesota powered parachute driver Steve Russell has posted another one of his entertaining — and marvelously relaxing — videos from rides over a lush Minnesota.

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Asteroid fly-by

Bob Collins October 11, 2010, 12:29 PM Oct 11, 2010

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Another asteroid is whizzing by earth this week.

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Battle for the Democratic National Convention

Bob Collins October 11, 2010, 11:23 AM Oct 11, 2010

The early favorite to get the convention? Cleveland.

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Five by 8

What now, Twinkies? (Five by 8 – 10/11/10)

Bob Collins October 11, 2010, 7:05 AM Oct 11, 2010

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Will the Twins spend to stay competitive, how a woman saved a baby 10 years after she died, downloading Dylan, do you know judicial candidates, and can politicians play nice?

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It’s good to be king

Bob Collins October 9, 2010, 10:25 AM Oct 9, 2010

The feel-good story of the week comes from Solon, Iowa.

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The battle and the banks

Bob Collins October 8, 2010, 4:51 PM Oct 8, 2010

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Bank of America’s decision to halt foreclosures confirms what many homeowners could’ve told them months ago: They’re not really sure what they’re doing.

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Mary and Bob

Collins and Lucia – 10/8/10

Bob Collins October 8, 2010, 4:33 PM Oct 8, 2010

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A tuition increase at the University of Minnesota, how China rolls and why the U.S. can’t do much about it, the most surprising unemployment statistic of the day, and can any of the contractors in Afghanistan be trusted?

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Audio: The case for and against picketing soldiers’ funerals

Bob Collins October 8, 2010, 1:59 PM Oct 8, 2010

The U.S. Supreme Court today took a giant step — for it — forward. Starting today, the court is making available audio recordings of oral arguments at the end of the week in which they took place.

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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for October 2010

You are: The trapped miners

Flooding: Where’s the help?

A space view of sludge

Live-blogging: The Midmorning gubernatorial debate

Remember Zumbro Falls (5×8 – 10/12/10)

Lucia and Collins – 10/11/10

Warmth in the nation’s icebox

Minnesota from a few hundred feet up

Asteroid fly-by

Battle for the Democratic National Convention

What now, Twinkies? (Five by 8 – 10/11/10)

It’s good to be king

The battle and the banks

Collins and Lucia – 10/8/10

Audio: The case for and against picketing soldiers’ funerals