Bob Collins
Are you a better driver if you speak English fluently?
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Archives for April 2010
The parking directives on signs in downtown St. Paul seem to often scream, ‘go away,’ and today a group of business interests called on the city to lighten up on the enforcement.
What is this man doing? The slick. Chocolate and depression. The end of the real estate tax credit. The future of bikes.
The weekend’s tragedies involving young drivers is, deservedly, getting plenty of attention from the news media. Over the next few days, we can expect to hear more discussion about whether age 16 is too young to be driving a car. It’s a good question, but where fatal accidents are concerned in Minnesota in 2010, it’s Read more →
How do we get kids to make better decisions behind the wheel, chasing tornadoes, giving up U.S. citizenship, avoiding aliens, and holding website commenters to a higher standard.
A star is born
Rice County authorities have moved against William Melchert-Dinkel, a Minnesota man who allegedly encouraged people online to kill themselves.
Dog Position System (DPS) unveiled in Alaska