Weather The tornadoes from space Bob Collins April 30, 2011, 1:25 PM Apr 30, 2011 Satellite images of the tornadoes in the south. Read more →
Missing memories Bob Collins April 29, 2011, 1:50 PM Apr 29, 2011 2 Tornadoes don’t just destroy the present; they destroy the past, too. Read more →
Tornadoes and the presidential visit Bob Collins April 29, 2011, 12:12 PM Apr 29, 2011 9 Was Obama too slow responding to tornadoes in the South? No. Read more →
Death of a pitchman Bob Collins April 29, 2011, 11:47 AM Apr 29, 2011 1 Lynn Hauldren has died. You don’t think you know him. But you probably do. Read more →
Five by 8 The look (5×8 – 4/29/11) Bob Collins April 29, 2011, 7:08 AM Apr 29, 2011 11 Faces of war, tornadoes and climate change, when people do good, the kissing case, and Superman snubs the U.S. Read more →
Why the Twins have the Central Division exactly where they want it Bob Collins April 28, 2011, 3:37 PM Apr 28, 2011 1 The Minnesota Twins lost again — embarrassingly lost — today and their fans are on the ledge, looking down. Read more →
Legislators target majority rule on tax increases Bob Collins April 28, 2011, 2:07 PM Apr 28, 2011 8 The 2012 ballot is certainly going to be a long one if all of the proposed constitutional amendment questions are approved by this year’s Legislature. Read more →
The voter ID question Bob Collins April 28, 2011, 1:13 PM Apr 28, 2011 6 Should people be required to show a picture ID when voting? Read more →
‘Not on my ugly, blighted utility pole’ Bob Collins April 28, 2011, 11:51 AM Apr 28, 2011 10 There’s nothing pretty about utility poles and lines snaking around urban neighborhoods. Can a solar panel really make it worse? Read more →
A blow against ‘folk Nazism’ Bob Collins April 28, 2011, 10:32 AM Apr 28, 2011 Janis Ian performs tonight in St. Paul. Read more →
Five by 8 Tornado video (5×8 – 4/28/11) Bob Collins April 28, 2011, 7:08 AM Apr 28, 2011 8 Images from the Southeast storms, the seven sisters of Loyola, sun of Art Crawl, the walleye matchmaker, and the best baseball fan. Read more →
A day in democracy Bob Collins April 27, 2011, 2:27 PM Apr 27, 2011 6 Florida, not surprisingly, is going to be ground zero in the debate over the future of Medicare. Read more →
‘The quaint artifact of name recognition’ Bob Collins April 27, 2011, 1:16 PM Apr 27, 2011 8 When does the cycle end? When news organizations get bored with the story line and turns on the celebrity whose political swagger they helped create. Read more →
A first glimpse of Rep. Giffords Bob Collins April 27, 2011, 10:48 AM Apr 27, 2011 The Arizona congresswoman has been seen for the first time since she was shot in the head. Read more →
Surveys and trivia The birth certificate Bob Collins April 27, 2011, 8:20 AM Apr 27, 2011 18 The White House releases the president’s birth certificate. Read more →