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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for August 2012

Vets and auto anxiety

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 9, 2012, 11:23 AM Aug 9, 2012

It’s a sad story today that highlights the effects of PTSD on returning war veterans, but it also raises a question that might not be popular to ask: Should vets with PTSD be allowed to drive?

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Five by 8

Minnesota’s happily unemployed (5×8 – 8/9/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 9, 2012, 7:22 AM Aug 9, 2012
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Stanley Crooks speaks, is hitting ‘like’ on Facebook free speech, menstruating women and camping, order a TV and get a gun, and the Hudson crash and warning signs.

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Remembering Mitch Hedberg

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 8, 2012, 2:32 PM Aug 8, 2012

It’s been seven years since Mitch Hedberg died. He may be the (intentionally) funniest person ever to come out of Saint Paul, Minnesota, until cocaine and heroin did him in. He was only 37.

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Art and LRT

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 8, 2012, 1:39 PM Aug 8, 2012
1

The light-rail project in Saint Paul will also be a canvas for public art.

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Full-rez Curiosity images arrive

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 8, 2012, 1:09 PM Aug 8, 2012
1

Now we’re getting to the good stuff. Today, the Curiosity rover delivered the first full-resolution images of its new home on Mars.

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Internet gold for McKayla Is Not Impressed

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 8, 2012, 11:54 AM Aug 8, 2012

Gymnast McKayla Maroney’s ill-timed, medal-stand pout has led to an Internet sensation.

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Olympic sports you’d dump

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 8, 2012, 11:50 AM Aug 8, 2012
5

Fun Olympic fact: MPR has never gotten a complaint for revealing the results of Olympic BMX races.

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Five by 8

Who should help Minnesotans after disasters? (5×8 – 8/8/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 8, 2012, 7:35 AM Aug 8, 2012
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Who’ll help the Northland, why broadcasters can’t refuse offensive ads, one small step for the ‘Mohawk guy,’ happiness and the geeky kid, and pin collecting at the Olympics.

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The disowning of RegBarc

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 7, 2012, 4:02 PM Aug 7, 2012
8

What would it take to disown your son?

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A Parkinson’s diagnosis may soon be a phone call away

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 7, 2012, 2:42 PM Aug 7, 2012

What if you could call a phone number and find out if you have a — so far — incurable illness?

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Parents, kids, sex, and spaghetti

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 7, 2012, 2:21 PM Aug 7, 2012
3

Not for nothing does NewsCut have a ‘Marketing and Advertising’ category.

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Regional history

Last call at the neighborhood pub

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 7, 2012, 1:03 PM Aug 7, 2012
4

The icon of Wisconsin is dying.

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The Cat Immersion Project

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 7, 2012, 11:26 AM Aug 7, 2012
2

Let’s just take a break from the news of the day for a moment to acknowledge more people who do their part to make life a bit better.

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The Parry-Dayton feud

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 7, 2012, 9:29 AM Aug 7, 2012
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A congressional candidate renews a long-time feud with the governor by alleging he popped pills during a meeting.

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Five by 8

Hey, classical music is only human (5×8 – 8/7/12)

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 7, 2012, 7:35 AM Aug 7, 2012
2

A musical assault on muggers, good morning Mars, reunited brothers in North Dakota, science and the traffic light

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