Bob Collins
Former Minnesota Timberwolves star Kevin returns to the state he spurned tomorrow night when the Cleveland Cavaliers make their one and only appearance at Target Center.
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Archives for January 2015
The people at College Raptor have finally found something that Republicans and Democrats in the United States Senate have in common: Their educations. For the most part, nothing but the best, and disproportionately from the Ivy League.
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The Department of Public Safety has answered the question today in releasing the counties targeted for increased DUI patrols around the Super Bowl. Read more →
It’s not much of a secret that public radio is white — really white. The lack of diversity has hardly gone unnoticed locally or nationally. The origins go far deeper than race. Back when I was a young college student, my Boston accent was (mostly) beaten out of me in a voice and articulation class. Read more →
Soon-to-be-ousted University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey coach Shannon Miller is doubling down on her suggestion that her contract isn’t being renewed partly because she’s gay.
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Are women giving up swimming because they’re ashamed of their bodies?
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If you had teenage angst in the ’60s and ’70s — and who didn’t? — you probably spent time curled up with a Rod McKuen book of poetry or listening to some of his spoken word recordings. Read more →
Minneapolis was a lab rat for a radar system to detect drones/quadcopters at last year’s All Star Game, the New York Times has revealed today. Read more →
A couple of things here. First, tuition at Harvard is $58,607 a year.
Second — and really, more important — remember all that chatter about how East Coast cities don’t know what to do in blizzards. Read more →
We might dismiss the need for science on the basis that many kids won’t become scientists. But, in fact, we need science so that we can grow up to understand the complex threats that face us. Read more →
Do you know anyone who actually likes Keystone Beer? The Hibbing Police Department may want to talk to you. Read more →
In Texas today, it’s Muslim Capitol Day, an-every-other-year event whose sponsors call it ‘an opportunity for community members to learn about the democratic political process and how to be an advocate for important issues.’
They needn’t call on Rep. Molly White. Read more →
It was old-timers day at the Capitol in Washington today when Sen. John McCain’s Armed Services Committee held a hearing to hear from three former secretaries of state: Henry Kissinger, George Schultz, and Madeline Albright. Read more →
In the wake of our discussion downstream about Gov. Mark Dayton’s plan for tax and fee increases to solve Minnesota’s transportation ills, CityLab has a well-timed article today: Why can’t public transit be free? Read more →
You’ve got to give the Minnesota Timberwolves marketing team credit. In the face of a nearly unwatchable product, they’re still plugging away trying to create something resembling excitement.
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