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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for February 2013

Commuting in the Twin Cities: Is 4 minutes a big deal?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 5, 2013, 3:15 PM Feb 5, 2013
3

The Texas A&M University Transportation Institute has released a report saying that traffic congestion in the Twin Cities makes us spend 34 hours more a year in the car than we otherwise would if there were substantially less traffic woes.

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The close Super Bowl

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 5, 2013, 2:10 PM Feb 5, 2013
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I was a comparatively early fan of the people who used better statistics to analyze baseball — SABRmetrics, as it’s called — but this? This makes my head hurt, football.

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The day Brendan told his dad he was gay

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 5, 2013, 1:36 PM Feb 5, 2013
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It was three years ago today that Brendan Burke, the 21-year-old son of Edina native (sort of) Brian Burke died in a car crash in Indiana.

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Online racism or good marketing?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 5, 2013, 11:59 AM Feb 5, 2013
2

A computer scientist at Harvard writes that any searches involving black-sounding names are more likely to be accompanied by ads suggestive of a criminal record than white-sounding names.

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Rescuing Lindsey Vonn

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 5, 2013, 10:37 AM Feb 5, 2013
3

The crash looked bad, but the ride to the hospital looked harrowing in its own right.

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Five by 8

Sunday liquor sales? (5×8 – 2/5/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 5, 2013, 7:47 AM Feb 5, 2013
33

Liquor v. family time, the mother who lost four kids to gun violence, the cyber safe crackers, the fix is in, and fun things to do in the cold.

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Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (audio) – 2/4/13

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 4, 2013, 4:42 PM Feb 4, 2013
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The end of the hostage stand-off in Alabama, Obama in Minnesota, raw milk, the safety of the radio business, and the worst day on Wall Street.

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How many people does a president need?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 4, 2013, 2:59 PM Feb 4, 2013
10

Joel Breeggemann posted this short video today as President Obama’s motorcade sped through a neighborhood in North Minneapolis today.

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The legend of ‘Pepper’ Paire-Davis

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 4, 2013, 1:35 PM Feb 4, 2013
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It’s enough to make a baseball fan weep.

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The case of the snow-tuber who got hurt

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 4, 2013, 11:49 AM Feb 4, 2013
2

It’s great weather for snow tubing in Minnesota, but you’re on your own if you go, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled today.

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And now: The rest of the story

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 4, 2013, 10:59 AM Feb 4, 2013
4

A new generation learned about Paul Harvey last night. Sort of.

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Five by 8

Retirement, driving on ice, and the death of Blondie (5×8 – 2/4/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 4, 2013, 7:32 AM Feb 4, 2013
2

The end of retirement, the old man and the mountain, the death of Blondie, one coupon at a time, and the Minnesota Orchestra plays the music of freedom.

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Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (audio) – 2/1/13

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 1, 2013, 4:38 PM Feb 1, 2013
1

A lawsuit in the wake of a Minneapolis mass shooting, the standoff in Alabama, a terrorist attack in Turkey, the lessons of failure, and so what if hot dogs aren’t kosher.

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Weather

When winter wins

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 1, 2013, 2:03 PM Feb 1, 2013
12

Winter relishes a good fight. But today, it was bored, too. Minnesota had given up.

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The face of MPR

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 1, 2013, 1:23 PM Feb 1, 2013
5

Every organization has a CEO who gets most of the publicity, but if you want to meet the real ‘face’ of any company, stop at the front desk. That’s where the institution actually lives.

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