Jesse being Jesse Bob Collins July 9, 2008, 9:57 AM Jul 9, 2008 13 When it comes to media attention, is Ventura using Brett Favre’s playbook? Or is Favre using Ventura’s? Read more →
Surveys and trivia Because it’s there Bob Collins July 9, 2008, 8:00 AM Jul 9, 2008 10 While you’re working today, a guy in Pasadena is sitting in each of the 92,542 seats at the Rose Bowl. Read more →
Smurf politics Bob Collins July 8, 2008, 4:41 PM Jul 8, 2008 6 We now know a major issue in the campaign for the Minnesota House this year. Read more →
Editorial kerfuffle Bob Collins July 8, 2008, 4:31 PM Jul 8, 2008 6 When should journalists disclose the business interests of an increasingly diverse ownership? Read more →
Surveys and trivia The Congress we don’t like Bob Collins July 8, 2008, 4:11 PM Jul 8, 2008 3 … is the Congress we re-elect. Read more →
The rights in the castle Bob Collins July 8, 2008, 12:11 PM Jul 8, 2008 9 Two incidents spark a debate on when your home is your castle. Read more →
Ironworld’s pedigree Bob Collins July 8, 2008, 11:52 AM Jul 8, 2008 5 An Iron Range writer takes aim at a Twin Cities TV station. Read more →
Has the political landscape changed? Bob Collins July 8, 2008, 11:38 AM Jul 8, 2008 8 A look at presidential polls reveals that the country’s politics really hasn’t changed much since 2004. Read more →
Does volunteering for the GOP convention make you a Republican? Bob Collins July 8, 2008, 9:57 AM Jul 8, 2008 9 One man’s story about trying to recruit band members to perform at a non-partisan event. Read more →
The ‘other’ bridge project Bob Collins July 7, 2008, 4:07 PM Jul 7, 2008 4 The pace of the building of the I-35W bridge has been impressive. Downstream? Not so much. Read more →
Keith Kennedy goes home Bob Collins July 7, 2008, 4:04 PM Jul 7, 2008 The autistic man who was found in the woods of Wisconsin after 7 days has been discharged from the hospital. Read more →
Anatomy of a news story Bob Collins July 7, 2008, 1:37 PM Jul 7, 2008 7 There was a story floating around this weekend that makes a wonderful exercise in ascertaining the difference between solid newspaper reporting and TV/video news fare. Read more →
Energy policy: What do you want? Bob Collins July 7, 2008, 8:20 AM Jul 7, 2008 57 News Cut live-blogs today’s discussion on polls which show Americans would rather find new energy sources than cut back on energy usage. Read more →
Air for a price Bob Collins July 6, 2008, 7:19 PM Jul 6, 2008 4 It used to be free. Now it’ll cost you. Read more →
The fog of war Bob Collins July 5, 2008, 7:32 AM Jul 5, 2008 3 An Army medic in a highly-circulated photo from the beginning of the Iraq war dies of a drug overdose. Do you remember the photo? Read more →