Bob Collins
If people don’t care about the war in Afghanistan anymore, why do they care about soldiers? Yet another assessment of Millenials, the problem of prayer, it’s Jason’s town, a murder most fowl in Rochester. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for November 2013
Tightening Wisconsin’s weak drunk driving laws, Illinois’ House approves same-sex marriage, Delta wants more government help upgrading the symbol of government help for airlines in Minnesota, a proposal to let you keep your health insurance if you like it, the couple that stun guns together, and how women high school athletes are presented differently than men. Read more →
Some close call airplane collisions go unnoticed. Here’s one. Read more →
Jumping in the Royals stadium fountain got her arrested and fired. Should she also lose unemployment pay? Read more →
I suppose if your heart is going to get broken by losing a World Series, this is the way to wake up in the morning — a full page “handshake.” This ad was taken out in the St. Louis Post Dispatch this morning by the Boston Red Sox. And suddenly it’s a love-fest on the Read more →
Turning calamity into cash, the millennial in the basement, how to fix the achievement gap, how bikes help vets get back on their feet, and Zach Sobiech’s gospel. Read more →
An attempt to honor veterans is revealing an ongoing — and somewhat generational — split among veterans over the question of who can salute the flag. Read more →
A little turn of the clock certainly has some people upset. Read more →
What a few parachutes and a lot of luck can do. When do you leave your family to go find work? The fake eclipse. Reconsidering your connected self. And when dad is there to help. Read more →
Here are 10 questions about news stories or NewsCut posts this week. How well did you pay attention? Read more →
Unless you run marathons, it’s pretty hard to “get” marathoners. I understand the need to run at whatever pace you need to run to survive 26 miles just to say you did it. But those who actually try to win the race appear superhuman. How superhuman? This Sunday is the New York City Marathon and Read more →
Betty Hornby and Frank Pachuki, my colleague Elizabeth Stawicki relays, were fixtures around Milwaukee. Wherever there was live music — Summerfest, the Wisconsin State Fair, Jazz in the Park, ethnic festivals — Betty and Frank were there doing their ballroom thing. Read more →
The worst teacher you ever had, can you afford to change jobs, are planes going to crash now that you can play with your smartphone, don we now our fun apparel, and a love letter to Chester Creek. Read more →