Bob Collins
A prom is just a dance, on Carl Platou, North Dakotans want property taxes, preventing Alzheimer’s, and getting things done in Granite Falls.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for May 2012
Paul TostoNorth Dakota’s transformation as an oil producing state is no secret. But when you look at the historical data, it’s breathtaking how rapidly things have changed.“North Dakota passed Alaska in March to become the second-leading state in crude oil production, trailing only Texas, according to officials from Alaska and North Dakota … a dramatic rise Read more →
Stories and commentary in the New York Times this week focusing on student loan defaults paint a grim picture of the fallout from heavy borrowing for school. All true, but what to do about it? Among all the Times commentaries, my favorite came from Kevin Carey, policy director with the research group Education Sector. He Read more →
As someone who used to cover business and the economy, I was impressed by Best Buy’s willingness on Monday to lay its dirty linen out for review. The results of an internal report found ex-CEO Brian Dunn had engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a female subordinate and that company founder and Twin Cities business Read more →
People who were more likely to vote for Obama for re-election are OK with his statements last week, and those who were are less likely to vote for him aren’t happy.
The art of giving back
The squirrel opener
Whey do we stink at science, Oil Patch dispatches, Sedaris under scrutiny, Bye Bye Bernie, the Reddit people come through again.
In Reggie Deal’s family, when someone turns 40, they get to do something big. The Texas native’s wife toured the Amazon last year and although the Wyoming resident doesn’t turn 40 until next year, they decided if he’s ever going to reach his goal of visiting all 30 major league cities in 30 days, this was the year to do it.
There are many pictures, the composition of which we’ve seen so many times, one would expect it would lose its effective. This is the exception.
Thirty parks in 30 days, did the Senser trial botch the verdict, Gov. Walker’s divide-and-conquer plan, Minnesota’s mythical nursing shortage, and the NFL stadium road show moves west.