Bob CollinsA researcher in Massachusetts develops a drug that’s proven effective against 15 viruses, including the common cold.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for December 2011
The Koch affair, fantasy election, the danger of Twitter, the best pictures of 2011, and Minnesota’s mascots.
There isn’t really any informed comment I can make after viewing this video from North Korea, showing the reaction of people to the death of Kim Jong Il, but it’s incredible, and a bit scary.
Late last Friday night, Tiga Stevenson finished ringing her bell at a Salvation Army kettle at a Coborn’s in St. Cloud. She set a Minnesota bell-ringing record of 36 hours and 1 minute.
The Iraq war is over. Now what? Also, the SOPA story, the disappearing post office, closing airport control towers, and Roy Babcock’s lousy year.
Eric Ringham
Michael OlsonWhen he hears discussion in the news of long-term unemployment, Paul Jensen grows frustrated. He owns Jensales, a small business a few miles outside Albert Lea in southern Minnesota. The business prints and sells technical manuals — and it does commercial printing as well. Jensen also owns the local newspaper, The Alden Advance. He currently Read more →
Photo by Jungleboy via Flickr Following the path that musicians like Radiohead and authors like Amanda Hocking have taken, comedian Louis C.K. decided to take his most recent comedy special, “Live at the Beacon,” directly to the people who want to buy it. He directed the video himself and the cost of the production was Read more →
Today, the United States declared the Iraq War officially over (although 2,600 Minnesota National Guard members will remain in Kuwait until May). To mark this event, Jeff Jones and Jeff Severns Guntzel, part of American Public Media’s Public Insight team, have been asking Iraq War veterans one simple question: What did you leave behind in Read more →
Hart Van Denburg
Principal Wollersheim issued an apology this week for organizing a prank at a school pep rally, but in an editorial the local paper said the apology wasn’t called for.
Winter driving, a slippery slope
Chanukah 101
Molly Bloom