Bob CollinsThere’s no reasonable economic benefit to be gained by subsidizing pro sports stadiums, most every piece of research in the last two decades has shown. But the pro-sports machine has won, anyway. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Tag: Vikings
Take the tap test, the challenges of finding someone to take the Vikings’ job, from Antarctica with love, Idle No More v. Mall of America, and how violent is Chicago? About as violent as Minneapolis. Read more →
‘A story about what’s right when we spend too much time writing about what’s wrong’ (5×8 – 12/17/13)
The joy of a mentor, the end of programs to feed hungry seniors, in search of the right Christmas kettle, thoughts on football while waiting for baseball, and the bounty hunter at work. Read more →
Even more troubling: He comes from a long line of Vikings fans. Read more →
What New Jersey gets that Minnesota doesn’t, to be single with cancer, caution: texting ahead, the missing Minnesotans in Somalia, and why people really aren’t rebelling against Facebook over privacy. Read more →
The questions surrounding the Wilfs, it’s time for journalists to change how they tell stories, the brew farm, rapping scientists, the people who don’t give up, and not all heartless crooks are heartless. Read more →