Bob Collins
A mother tries to save her Marine son from himself and the military
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for September 2009
What if we ignored politics and publicized heroes instead? The Internet at the speed of time. First-person tsunami stories. Was the Jackman video a fake? 101 historic moments on YouTube.
Creative writing, politics style
Billboards as art
Gubernatorial candidates don’t do as they say, Nixon’s advice to Reagan, why does baseball lend itself to warm stories, 44 days in Iran, and a new guilt trip for mothers who work.
She says she once wondered what it would be like to lose everything, and now has lost much of it.
Dying ‘doo wop’
The speech Nixon didn’t give
Why does Massachusetts love its health care? A musician’s struggle back. The Star Tribune’s struggle back. Safire on ‘Wait, Wait!’ And what would you say in a letter to your 18-year-old self?