MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

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Back to the dikes

Bob Collins February 23, 2010, 9:54 AM Feb 23, 2010

The Red River Valley prepares for another flood

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Golden Snowball Challenge: Maitland, Huttner with the win

Bob Collins February 9, 2010, 5:27 PM Feb 9, 2010

With weeks to go before the end of the season, it’s anybody’s winter.

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Weather Service wins latest Golden Snowball Challenge round

Bob Collins February 6, 2010, 7:17 PM Feb 6, 2010

Meanwhile, another round is nearly underway with a new storm approaching.

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Golden Snowball Challenge – Round four

Bob Collins February 4, 2010, 3:39 PM Feb 4, 2010

From the sounds of things, we’ve got a Golden Snowball Challenge-size storm heading toward Minnesota.

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Deep thoughts from the traffic jam

Bob Collins January 7, 2010, 10:47 AM Jan 7, 2010

Theory: A two-inch snow fall with a fair amount of wind is more dangerous than a foot-deep snowfall in calm conditions.

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Douglas takes latest leg of Golden Snowball Challenge

Bob Collins December 26, 2009, 11:00 AM Dec 26, 2009

But KSTP’s Patrick Hammer stays atop the season standings for snowball predictions.

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The real story of the ‘crippling’ snowstorm

Bob Collins December 24, 2009, 11:43 AM Dec 24, 2009

Being inconvenienced isn’t a tragedy.

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Golden Snowball Challenge: Let it begin

Bob Collins December 23, 2009, 7:06 PM Dec 23, 2009

The final estimates for the this round of the Challenge are in.

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Golden Snowball Challenge: Current snow estimates

Bob Collins December 23, 2009, 12:01 PM Dec 23, 2009

Here are the current estimates from area meteorologists on the total snowfall from the Christmas storm.

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Fresh Eye on the Radio: Mysteries of the impound lot

Bob Collins December 22, 2009, 4:51 PM Dec 22, 2009

No matter how many ways cities try to alert residents about snow emergencies, hundreds of people get caught and get towed.

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Snowjob

Bob Collins December 22, 2009, 2:46 PM Dec 22, 2009

Only stories about a lack of snow rival the hysteria of an approaching snowstorm.

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What’s the big deal?

Bob Collins December 19, 2009, 3:18 PM Dec 19, 2009

The East Coast snowstorm is being made into a big deal because it’s a big deal. Sorry, Minnesota.

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Little Los Angeles

Bob Collins December 18, 2009, 1:15 PM Dec 18, 2009

Minnesota is among the most polluted sections of the country today.

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Golden Snowball Challenge standings

Bob Collins December 14, 2009, 10:20 AM Dec 14, 2009

With the latest snowstorm, we’ve updated the ‘standings’ in the snow prediction contest.

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The two-minute blizzard

Bob Collins December 11, 2009, 2:29 PM Dec 11, 2009

A season’s first snowstorm is like a person’s first love. You’ll never love another quite the same way.