http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/?refid=0 A fresh eye on today's stories with Minnesota Public Radio's Bob Collins. Copyright 2012, Minnesota Public Radio Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:04:32 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.21-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss mail@mpr.org (Bob Collins) And Groucho Marx, tornadoes, and more were all in the news this week. Test your attention span! http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/quiz_1.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/quiz_1.shtml Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:04:32 CST mail@mpr.org (Bob Collins) A look at the Architecture MN video competition. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/videos_from_here_to_there.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/videos_from_here_to_there.shtml Arts Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:20:02 CST mail@mpr.org (Bob Collins) 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. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/weekend_forecast_partly_to_mos.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/weekend_forecast_partly_to_mos.shtml Weather Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:27:21 CST mail@mpr.org (Bob Collins) 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. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/5x8_-_21012.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/5x8_-_21012.shtml Five by 8 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:11:58 CST mail@mpr.org (Bob Collins) Whose fault is the high rate of alcoholism on Indian reservations? http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/tribe_sues_beer_makes_over_alc.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/tribe_sues_beer_makes_over_alc.shtml Crime and Justice Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:21:12 CST mail@mpr.org (Bob Collins) This legislative session has seen a seemingly endless filing of proposed amendments to the Constitution in Minnesota. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/constitutional_amendment_propo.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/constitutional_amendment_propo.shtml Politics Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:09:14 CST mail@mpr.org (Bob Collins) Is it ever too early for Minnesota school children to learn just how hard it is to get something through the Minnesota Legislature? http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/bear_bill_hibernates_at_capito.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/bear_bill_hibernates_at_capito.shtml Politics Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:04:36 CST mail@mpr.org (Bob Collins) Synthetic marijuana, though legal, attracts an interesting following that mirrors the illegal stuff. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/who_smokes_synthetic_pot.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/who_smokes_synthetic_pot.shtml Health Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:13:29 CST mail@mpr.org (Bob Collins) One of the first floor debates of any significance in the Minnesota Senate this session isn't going to be about football stadiums. It'll be something far more important: Do Minnesotans have an obligation to flee when faced with danger? http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/stand_your_ground_bill_advance.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/stand_your_ground_bill_advance.shtml Crime and Justice Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:37:51 CST mail@mpr.org (Bob Collins) Racial baby steps, who was Roy Wilkins, same-sex firsts in Fargo, for the love of winter, and cold people and warm hearts. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/5x8_-_2912.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/5x8_-_2912.shtml Five by 8 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:30:23 CST mail@mpr.org (Bob Collins) Is this cute or horrifying? You decide. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/judge_orders_man_to_take_his_w.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/judge_orders_man_to_take_his_w.shtml Crime and Justice Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:31:35 CST mail@mpr.org (Bob Collins) This is the bear's first attempt at becoming the official state something. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/the_bear_as_state_mammal.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/the_bear_as_state_mammal.shtml Surveys and trivia Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:39:53 CST mail@mpr.org (Bob Collins) The rescue of a dog in icy water was a nice story until it bit the face of a TV anchor today. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/dog_bites_tv_anchor.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/dog_bites_tv_anchor.shtml Media Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:05:57 CST mail@mpr.org (Bob Collins) The state Supreme Court rejects a challenge to the way Minnesota proves a driver is drunk. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/supreme_court_to_driver_urine.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/supreme_court_to_driver_urine.shtml Crime and Justice Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:36:40 CST mail@mpr.org (Bob Collins) After your relative has killed two little boys, apparently because one of them drew a picture of daddy driving and mommy (whom is missing and presumed dead) in the trunk, and set fire to the house to which they were lured, it's probably not the best time to issue an indictment of the Internet and the legal system. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/family_members_blame_system_in.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/02/family_members_blame_system_in.shtml Crime and Justice Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:30:15 CST