The kid and the baseball II Bob Collins July 29, 2011, 2:14 PM Jul 29, 2011 5 It’s Friday and Friday is for not being depressed about the news. Read more →
Death of a poet’s poet Bob Collins July 29, 2011, 12:12 PM Jul 29, 2011 Roy McBride passed away last night. Read more →
A pilot’s bad timing Bob Collins July 29, 2011, 11:45 AM Jul 29, 2011 2 The world’s largest general aviation show is a bad time to ruin your F-16. Read more →
Stump speeches vs. solutions Bob Collins July 29, 2011, 11:20 AM Jul 29, 2011 6 One of the reasons politicians might not be offering solutions to the debt crisis is that they don’t have any. Read more →
Five by 8 The photos of pols past (5×8 – 7/29/11) Bob Collins July 29, 2011, 7:00 AM Jul 29, 2011 20 Jerome Liebling’s Minnesota, a good paddling, who pays no taxes, people who do good (cont’d), and cellphones, cancer, and kids. Read more →
How to play chicken Bob Collins July 28, 2011, 3:03 PM Jul 28, 2011 2 It helps if one side is crazy, one expert says. Read more →
The cost of a hub airport Bob Collins July 28, 2011, 1:45 PM Jul 28, 2011 3 Minneapolis-Saint Paul passengers pay about $57 a ticket more than the average airline passenger. Read more →
Scenes from the sinkhole state Bob Collins July 28, 2011, 12:12 PM Jul 28, 2011 It’s International Sinkhole Day, apparently. A happy one to you and yours. Read more →
La Tomatino, Hastings style Bob Collins July 28, 2011, 11:39 AM Jul 28, 2011 6 There are two big items on my wish list for Minnesota: (a) A Dunkin’ Doughnuts shop and (b) a good tomato fight. Read more →
Sea of algae Bob Collins July 28, 2011, 10:23 AM Jul 28, 2011 How hot and unpleasant does it have to get for you to consider swimming in this muck? Read more →
Five by 8 The end of free (5×8 – 7/28/11) Bob Collins July 28, 2011, 7:32 AM Jul 28, 2011 13 The end of free TV, the Vikes’ new man, the Tea Party illusion, when summer stinks, and how the economy really works. Read more →
Politics Bradlee Dean’s revenge Bob Collins July 27, 2011, 12:44 PM Jul 27, 2011 12 A controversial pastor is suing two media organizations. Read more →
Who wants a car that flies? Bob Collins July 27, 2011, 12:42 PM Jul 27, 2011 4 It’s a heck of a country where there are people willing to spend money betting against the people who are betting against an idea. Read more →
About-to-die bomber still kicking Bob Collins July 27, 2011, 11:28 AM Jul 27, 2011 1 It was two years ago next month that Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was released from prison because he was about to die. Read more →
Surveys and trivia Timewasters: The hippo video Bob Collins July 27, 2011, 11:08 AM Jul 27, 2011 Life imitates art in the hippo community. Read more →