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News Cut: February 10, 2012 Archive

The victims of the vaccination debate (5x8 - 2/10/12)

Posted at 7:11 AM on February 10, 2012 by Bob Collins (7 Comments)
Filed under: Five by 8

The freedom to kill someone else's kid, sand mining up close, the photos of the year, why don't players care as much as fans do, and days on the ice of Minnesota lakes.

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Weekend forecast: Partly to mostly eelpouty

Posted at 10:27 AM on February 10, 2012 by Bob Collins (1 Comments)
Filed under: Weather

It was -8 this morning in Walker, Minnesota, and TV and radio weatherpeople turned in their "I'm a real Minnesotan" cards by lamenting the temperature. Wimps.

But in Walker, this is great news, because this is the weekend for the famous International Eelpout Festival.

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Videos from here to there

Posted at 12:20 PM on February 10, 2012 by Bob Collins (3 Comments)
Filed under: Arts

Just when I was afraid I wouldn't find something to occupy a Friday afternoon, I stumbled across -- and I realize I'm late to this party -- the videos that have been submitted for Architecture MN's annual video contest.

Marianne Combs, who writes MPR's State of the Arts blog, is on the jury going over the dozens of videos on sustainable transportation in advance of a show at the Walker.

Here's an example:

Videotect 2: Drift from Architecture Minnesota on Vimeo.

I have no idea where this was shot -- it doesn't look like part of Minnesota with which I'm familiar -- but I'd like to find out.

Here are all the videos.
Go spend your day and then vote. Apparently, today is the last day to vote.

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The Quiz: Bears, dead dolphins, Clint Eastwood, and bowling

Posted at 3:04 PM on February 10, 2012 by Bob Collins (14 Comments)

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Bears, dolphins, Clint Eastwood, bowling, and hidden cameras. If that doesn't scream "busy news week," nothing does.

Here are 15 questions based on posts on NewsCut this week as well as other stories in the news on Minnesota Public Radio. Give it your best shot. We're all counting on you.



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