In a matter of minutes on Tuesday, the Twin Cities went from a drought to a flood. Here’s a scene on Dawn Way in Inver Grove Heights.
Of course, we’re still in a drought but the heavy rain didn’t hurt, especially for those of us who have been close to taking our gardens and lawns off life support and letting them die with dignity.
Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.
Bob Collins