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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for May 2011

Farmers vs. city in flood fight

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 3, 2011, 9:10 AM May 3, 2011
10

Which is more important: A bunch of farm fields or a city of fewer than 3,000 people?

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Five by 8

The day after the day after ( 5×8 – 5/3/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 3, 2011, 7:30 AM May 3, 2011
15

Celebrating death, dementia and the tubby person, can we call them the ‘Stinkies’, the top and bottom Minnesota companies, and duck cam returns.

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The bin Laden storytelling

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 2, 2011, 3:52 PM May 2, 2011
1

Today’s performance before the bright lights by a White House national security adviser was an extraordinary briefing to behold.

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Fergus Falls’ big move

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 2, 2011, 2:39 PM May 2, 2011
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When nearly 100 elderly people in an assisted-living home need to move to a new facility, you don’t just put them on a bus and drop them off at unfamiliar surroundings.

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Osama online

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 2, 2011, 12:10 PM May 2, 2011
8

There was a big spike in Internet traffic for last night’s Bin Laden announcement, but nothing compared to a soccer game and tennis match.

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Closure and the FBI poster

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 2, 2011, 10:35 AM May 2, 2011
10

A Midmorning caller, who says her sister died at the Pentagon on 9/11, called the program today to say the death of Osama bin Laden doesn’t provide the closure that the experts say it should be bringing to the families of 9/11 victims.

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Five by 8

Saving history (5×8 – 5/2/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 2, 2011, 7:18 AM May 2, 2011
8

When newspapers die, what will we save on historic days? Another Saturday night, Egypt’s shame, when people do good, and we’re all going to be OK.

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