Is there something about Grand Marais? Bob Collins December 6, 2012, 2:08 PM Dec 6, 2012 37 Older men and younger girls. Read more →
Farmer style Bob Collins December 6, 2012, 1:15 PM Dec 6, 2012 1 We have officially reached the point in America in which important concepts can only be explained Gangnam style. Read more →
Right baby, wrong mother. Or right mother, wrong baby Bob Collins December 6, 2012, 12:55 PM Dec 6, 2012 4 How often are babies given to the wrong mothers in hospitals? Read more →
When high school sports gets it right Bob Collins December 6, 2012, 12:26 PM Dec 6, 2012 3 If you’re the type to toss the sports section of the Star Tribune to the side, you probably missed a story that should’ve been on the front page. Read more →
Coffee break Bob Collins December 6, 2012, 11:56 AM Dec 6, 2012 1 Every now and again on these pages, we consider the possibilities of cars that fly — or planes that drive. Read more →
The ‘lunatic’ vote Bob Collins December 6, 2012, 11:52 AM Dec 6, 2012 3 ‘Lunatic’ is out, but ‘idiot’ is in. Read more →
Five by 8 Death by photography (5×8 – 12/6/12) Bob Collins December 6, 2012, 7:18 AM Dec 6, 2012 11 When to put the camera down, the bright lights of North Dakota, finances the gay way, the view from space, and forgiveness. Read more →
Mr. Burns explains the fiscal cliff Bob Collins December 5, 2012, 1:49 PM Dec 5, 2012 1 Normally, I’d be a little embarrassed to present a Simpsons character explaining something as important as the coming ‘fiscal cliff.’ Read more →
The art of secession Bob Collins December 5, 2012, 1:22 PM Dec 5, 2012 7 Could a U.S. state legally secede? No. Read more →
See your future you Bob Collins December 5, 2012, 11:56 AM Dec 5, 2012 4 I apologize in advance for the amount of time you’re about to waste. Read more →
On Brubeck Bob Collins December 5, 2012, 10:47 AM Dec 5, 2012 5 Dave Brubeck has died. The jazz pianist was 91. Read more →
The words of the year Bob Collins December 5, 2012, 10:46 AM Dec 5, 2012 1 Now that ‘Socialism’ has been named the word of the year, maybe people will learn what it means. Read more →
Five by 8 Noticing Duluth’s problem (5×8 – 12/5/12) Bob Collins December 5, 2012, 7:15 AM Dec 5, 2012 3 To be black in Duluth, snowshoing for the ‘singing wilderness,’ crooks and seniors, how HMOs are stiffing parents of autistic children, and the 86-year-old paperboy. Read more →
Court to deadbeat dad: Stop having kids Bob Collins December 4, 2012, 4:06 PM Dec 4, 2012 3 Can courts require people not to get pregnant? Read more →
The unraveling of the stories we want to believe Bob Collins December 4, 2012, 3:04 PM Dec 4, 2012 6 Somewhere out there — probably within a few blocks’ walk of where you are — there’s a down-and-out person who needs a helping hand. Read more →