Bob Collins
Destroying Winter Carnival evidence, love stories, trying kids as adults, a memo from the overhead bin, and photo contest winners.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for February 2011
When goalies fight
The ‘best and the brightest’ may not necessarily be the ones who were born here, and increasingly, they’re not the ones staying here.
The joy of cold, the joy of sandbagging, the joy of breakthroughs, the joy of the iPhone, and the nurse who allegedly stole a surgery patient’s pain med.
Tales of the endless winter
The word cloud of Gov. Dayton State of the State speech looks remarkably similar to the ones Gov. Pawlenty gave.
Meet John Beecher, who lives just south of Moorhead, Minnesota on the banks of the Red River. If he’s lucky, you’ll never hear of him again.
Bernanke went to Capitol Hill today to say what he and his predecessor have been saying for several years now: It’ll be several more years before things get back to what used to be normal.
Paying to play, talking txt, roundabouts reconsidered, the point of no return, and busted in a boom.
Hart Van Denburg
Could interest group politics kill Surly’s desire to make a buck selling you a beer in their brewery?
David Cazares
Are you bothered by friends who fidget with their phones during conversations? Are you an offender yourself? And do you believe that a smart phone, in a partially disabled state, can enhance friendly communications?
Prince doesn’t put up with lame
smullis
When the Red River comes calling in March, it will try to destroy this neighborhood by finding the weak spot among neighbors.