Bob Collins
The Kern Bridge, which has spanned the Le Sueur River in rural Mankato since 1873, somehow has survived its 145th winter and spring flooding season. Soon, it will be gone. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Tag: Bridges
Remember last spring and summer when you were heading for the cubicle farm in a stuffy office and you thought to yourself, ‘Man, those folks who have outside jobs have got it made!’? They might be thinking the same thing about your job today. Read more →
The I-35W collapse was supposed to be a wake-up call. Instead, the nation has fallen back to a comfortable sleep, the New York Times reports today. Read more →
An undignified end for ‘Old Blue,’ why is ethanol bad for everyone but farmers, websites that close at night, the racist with a black past, and the difference between men’s and women’s college hockey. Read more →
The long reach of poverty, the last days of ‘Big Blue,’ the food-truck controversy, the wheelage tax speeds through Minnesota counties, and the car seat’s great leap forward. Read more →
The last walk, the business of bad news, the flag burners of Willmar, what black men and women want, and bob Dylan’s honneur. Read more →