Bob Collins
Oh, America, if only you could just lighten up a little bit.
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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for February 2015
When Jennifer Axelberg of Monticello tried to flee her husband during a fight at their cabin in Mora, she didn’t have much choice but to get in a car and drive for a mile to safety, even though she had enough to drink at dinner that she was driving under the influence.
As a result, the commissioner of public safety in Minnesota revoked her driver’s license under the state’s implied consent law.
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Had the Little Leaguers from Chicago not cheated, a group of kids from Rhode Island might never have had one of the most valuable moments in their lives. Read more →
Paul Tosto
You can almost hear the heavy sigh from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources as the agency reminds people not to use their fish houses as garbage cans. Read more →
Pope Francis has delivered a heaping helping of guilt to couples who have chosen not to have children.
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Edward Schumacher Matos’ last day as the listeners’ representative at NPR gave him one last opportunity to poke his bosses in the eyes.
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It’s fashionable to dismiss the impact of a newspaper these days, but let me let you in on a dirty little secret that newspaper competitors don’t want you to know: Nobody can touch the impact of a newspaper. Nobody.
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Bob Simon, the giant of a reporter at CBS News, survived war coverage since Vietnam. But it was a town car in Manhattan that killed him last night,you’ve probably heard.
A lot of people in the business have their favorite stories that he covered.
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a presidential hopeful, has gotten a lot of mileage out of his story — told most recently at a convention of conservatives in Iowa — about Wisconsin’s teacher of the year losing her job because of union seniority rules.
One problem: It never happened. Read more →
Thanks to NewsCut reader Nick Pladson, we have yet another entry in our ‘The Art of the Obituary’ collection, in which people who write an obituary depart from the standard template, and give us a better glimpse of a life Read more →
Does having a state driver’s license mean Minnesotans give their implied OK to a blood alcohol test if they’re stopped on suspicion of DUI? The Minnesota Supreme Court says yes. Read more →
What would happen if we simply disbanded all organized youth sports and forced kids to entertain themselves?
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Should there be a scarlet letter for parents who don’t vaccinate their children?
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Now, it’s the atheists’ turn to be held accountable by some people for the actions of individuals. Read more →
You’ve got to feel a little bit for the city snowplow driver in Manchester, New Hampshire.
With six feet of snow falling in the last 30 days, you’d think people would have gotten the message that cars parked on the street hinder the ability to clear them.
A few days ago, a snowplow driver took it out on one car. Read more →