Bob CollinsThe corporate parent of the Mankato Free Press has ordered all reporters and photographers to wear ice cleats in winter weather, Jim Romenesko reports. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for January 2015
According to a study from the University of North Dakota, 31.7 percent of the men surveyed said they would force a woman to have sexual intercourse. Read more →
The New York Times’ top editor had a groundbreaking acknowledgement last week when his newspaper was criticized for not publishing cartoons from Charlie Hebdo after last week’s attacks in Paris.
Dean Baquet said, basically, there are other places to see the images; you don’t need the New York Times.
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The St. Paul skyway system is blooming with signs warning people to either keep moving or stay out altogether, depending on whatever factors they deem trespassing
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We get what University of Minnesota president Eric Kaler was trying to say today when he appeared to disrespect the students who attend community college. Read more →
When President Jimmy Carter gets on an airline flight, he shakes everyone’s hand on the flight. Read more →
America’s politicians cannot legitimately be expected to solve serious problems facing the country until they can grasp a concept they should have by now: Nothing good comes from invoking Hitler in your messaging.
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Which would you rather happen: Win the lottery or be the only person on your Delta Airlines flight? Read more →
Infrastructure influences how we think about our own roles in public space, a Washington Post blogger writes. If we want people to behave differently, maybe we should change the infrastructure. Read more →
A lobbying group says curbing part of the legislation that raised the minimum wage would be the ‘Minnesota Nice’ approach. Read more →
We have a new way to evaluate the effectiveness of mass transportation in the nation. Read more →
A mining company employing 1,850 employees at three plants in Minnesota is warning politicians not to help out another company that plans to have 300 employees at a taconite plant. Read more →
A good person has to feel for Linda Bowar of Rochester, who did something about the fact that there are too many kids without appropriate winter gear for Minnesota’s dark months. Or, at least, she tried to do something.
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If you own a hybrid car, the comparatively low price of gasoline is doing a number on your “payback” years. Read more →
Minnesota lawmakers were willing to see the Equal Rights Amendment added to the U.S. Constitution, but they never added it to the state constitution. Read more →