Christopher Snowbeck
Business and Health Reporter, Pioneer Press
- Business and Finance, Health, Metro Minneapolis–St. Paul
- St. Paul, Minnesota
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Chris Snowbeck is so inspired by health care news he writes haiku in response. He's also a business/health reporter for the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
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The flu season is / History with many deaths / Tick disease up next: twincities.com/health/ci_2330… (@PioneerPress, me) #haiku
Brutal flu season is over; Minnesota recorded 201 related deaths
twincities.com — Health officials are officially closing the book on the flu season. In its final weekly report until next fall, the Minnesota Department of Health on Thursday said there were a total of 201 flu-related deaths during the 2012-13 influenza season. That's the highest annual tally in the four years that health officials have been collecting death statistics using current methods.
Oh, Capitol -- you / Were my faithful muse for months / Now, I feel alone #haiku
Final story draft / Medtronic is cutting jobs / A new sign of spring: twincities.com/business/ci_23… (@PioneerPress, me) #haiku
Medtronic cutting 500 jobs in Minnesota, 2,000 total
twincities.com — Fridley-based Medtronic is eliminating 2,000 jobs worldwide including about 500 positions in Minnesota. The medical device manufacturer announced the job cuts during a conference call Tuesday, May 21, to discuss fourth-quarter earnings results. About half the worldwide cuts are hitting the company's workforce in the United States, said Gary Ellis, the company's chief financial officer, during the conference call.
Five hundred jobs cut / By Medtronic in the state / Two thousand total: twincities.com/business/ci_23… (@PioneerPress, me) #haiku
Medtronic cutting 500 jobs in Minnesota, 2,000 total
twincities.com — Fridley-based Medtronic is eliminating 2,000 jobs worldwide including about 500 positions in Minnesota. The medical device manufacturer announced the job cuts during a conference call Tuesday, May 21, to discuss fourth-quarter earnings results. About half the worldwide cuts are hitting the company's workforce in the United States, said Gary Ellis, the company's chief financial officer, during the conference call.
Senate voting on / Motion to adopt report / It is adopted #haiku
Gazelka gives me / New notions for poetry / Next session: All Seuss #haiku
Bipartisanship / Makes a show at Capitol / Bonding near deadline #haiku
Committee takes some / Testimony and now goes / Back into recess #haiku
White Castle odor / Not a lot of chewing now / The committee starts #haiku
"I heard I was at / A fancy restaurant," he / Jokes -- rumor was Frost #haiku
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