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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for March 2011

Skyways to nowhere

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 28, 2011, 12:35 PM Mar 28, 2011
3

A downtown St. Paul skyway link is about to close.

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Tracking slight radioactivity

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 28, 2011, 11:23 AM Mar 28, 2011
2

Elevated, though safe, radiation in Massachusetts appears to have missed the Midwest.

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Five by 8

Predicting floods (5×8 – 3/28/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 28, 2011, 7:26 AM Mar 28, 2011
4

How accurate are flood predictions, the kill team that targeted kids in Afghanistan, sleepless for a cause, the hour of darkness, and the beer can chewer.

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Walking back Pawlenty’s Islamic home ownership program

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 25, 2011, 1:48 PM Mar 25, 2011
4

Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty — or at least his spokesman — talked tough today when it was suggested an Islamic-friendly home mortgage program in Minnesota might put him at odds with his conservative base.

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Icons: The vanishing general store

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 25, 2011, 12:54 PM Mar 25, 2011
6

The nation’s oldest general store is calling it quits.

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Who owns Target’s front door?

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 25, 2011, 9:45 AM Mar 25, 2011
7

This morning in San Diego, a judge will listen to arguments as to why canvassers should or shouldn’t be allowed to seek signatures on petitions and donations in support of gay marriage.

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Five by 8

All things taxes (5×8 – 3/25/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 25, 2011, 7:04 AM Mar 25, 2011
6

A tax-free GE, how to make a million bucks in Minnesota, the longevity game, end of the line for Porky’s, and likin’ Minnesota.

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The surveillance society

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 24, 2011, 4:49 PM Mar 24, 2011

The arrest of a man in Michigan shows just how easier it is to track your movement.

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The sleepy controller

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 24, 2011, 4:02 PM Mar 24, 2011
2

Someday, ne’er do wells will discover that the cover-up is often worse than the crime.

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Church suppers will get you every time

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 24, 2011, 3:18 PM Mar 24, 2011
6

Participating in religious activities makes you more likely to be obese, a study says.

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One picture

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 24, 2011, 2:12 PM Mar 24, 2011
1

You don’t see many images of returning dead soldiers these days, and it’s not because they’ve stopped coming.

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She’s in

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 24, 2011, 11:38 AM Mar 24, 2011
15

Michele Bachmann is in the presidential race… or she isn’t.

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How to have a bad day

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 24, 2011, 11:08 AM Mar 24, 2011
3

It doesn’t get much worse on the job than this.

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Five by 8

Steve Inskeep fights back (5×8 – 3/24/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 24, 2011, 7:23 AM Mar 24, 2011
15

A newsperson shall lead them, end of the town cafe, the most powerful video you’ll see today, what’s the story here, and the Zumbro flood set to music.

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St. Paul’s floodcam

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 23, 2011, 5:07 PM Mar 23, 2011
2

The flood is now officially on, with the activation today of the St. Paul flood webcam along the Mississippi River.

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