A weekend in Minnesota Bob Collins June 13, 2008, 8:14 AM Jun 13, 2008 12 Contribute one picture documenting your weekend in Minnesota. Read more →
Housing waiting list: Fail! Bob Collins June 13, 2008, 8:00 AM Jun 13, 2008 1 Officials used an online system to take applications for the waiting list for Section 8 housing in Minneapolis. It crashed. Read more →
Flying fares Bob Collins June 12, 2008, 9:07 PM Jun 12, 2008 4 How much will you be paying for an airline flight by the end of the year? Read more →
Crime and Justice Obscenity trial halted over judge’s porn Bob Collins June 12, 2008, 4:58 PM Jun 12, 2008 3 Maybe the take-away here is if a person has been on The Dating Game, he ought not be a judge. Read more →
Weather Flood images Bob Collins June 12, 2008, 2:50 PM Jun 12, 2008 2 Up to now, images from the flooding in SE Minnesota have been hard to come by. Read more →
Section 8 crunch Bob Collins June 12, 2008, 1:47 PM Jun 12, 2008 Minneapolis’ computer system struggles to keep up with the demand for housing. Read more →
Winona bridge to reopen, but not to bikes or pedestrians Bob Collins June 12, 2008, 1:01 PM Jun 12, 2008 3 Sidewalks across the bridge will be closed during repairs to gusset plates. Read more →
Political courage? Bob Collins June 12, 2008, 12:24 PM Jun 12, 2008 4 The U.S. secretary of transportation lauds Minnesota’s ‘political courage’ on the transportation bill vetoed by Gov. Pawlenty. Read more →
Politics and the homeless Bob Collins June 12, 2008, 11:06 AM Jun 12, 2008 3 Lots of people just assumed the homeless would be swept off the streets before the Republicans arrived in St. Paul this summer. Surprise. Read more →
The power of the pulpit Bob Collins June 12, 2008, 7:21 AM Jun 12, 2008 22 Should pastors be allowed to preach politics? Read more →
Weather Blogging the weather Bob Collins June 11, 2008, 9:33 PM Jun 11, 2008 2 The region is running out of places to put the water. Read more →
On taxes Bob Collins June 11, 2008, 3:00 PM Jun 11, 2008 17 A profile in a Dallas newspaper about an intern at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, provides a springboard for discussing the role of taxes in higher education. Read more →
Too many people; too few apartments Bob Collins June 11, 2008, 2:02 PM Jun 11, 2008 10 For a low-income person in the Twin Cities, it can take up to 12 years to get federal rental assistance. Read more →
Flying cows? Bob Collins June 11, 2008, 11:48 AM Jun 11, 2008 1 High winds in North Dakota reportedly sent the heifers flying. But nobody’s got pictures. Read more →
The ethics of genetic testing/screening Bob Collins June 11, 2008, 10:46 AM Jun 11, 2008 3 If there were a test to reveal your chances for developing a fatal disease, would you take it? Read more →