Bob Collins
When politics wakes us up to a problem, a same-sex divorce, a letter from the Oil Patch, the telegram that defines us, and the things that matter.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for February 2012
And Groucho Marx, tornadoes, and more were all in the news this week. Test your attention span!
Videos from here to there
The freedom to kill someone else’s kid, sand mining up close, the photos of the year, why don’t players care as much as fans do, and days on the ice of Minnesota lakes.
Is it ever too early for Minnesota school children to learn just how hard it is to get something through the Minnesota Legislature?
Synthetic marijuana, though legal, attracts an interesting following that mirrors the illegal stuff.
Racial baby steps, who was Roy Wilkins, same-sex firsts in Fargo, for the love of winter, and cold people and warm hearts.
Judge orders man to take his wife on a date
The rescue of a dog in icy water was a nice story until it bit the face of a TV anchor today.