Bob CollinsIf there’s something that people won’t stand, it’s the idea that someone else is getting something that they’re not getting — or, occasionally, that other people are getting anything at all. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for July 2015
Sen. Amy Klobuchar is among several women getting some CBS News admiration today for straightening out the old-boy’s club — the Senate.
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The family of Coleen Sheran Singer didn’t hold back when it came to her obituary, which appears this week in the Bangor (Maine) Daily News.
She died on Christmas morning; it’s not clear why her obituary didn’t appear until this week. Read more →
We often spotlight the many cross-country trips that people make to draw attention to a greater good. This morning, the leader of one of them is dead because a woman couldn’t wait to see what was on her phone. Read more →
The Washington Post (via NPR) has lifted the curtain on a debate underway within NPR on whether obscenities should be allowed on public radio.
Honk if you thought Nina Totenberg would be one of the NPR reporters most likely to push back against an edict that they be bleeped. Read more →
Here’s a question for motorcycle fans: How much of your love of motorcycles depends on the combustion engine?
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Well, isn’t this just a fine way to find your business when you show up for work in the morning.
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Walter Palmer hired a PR professional to help repair his image. It lasted one day. Read more →
There are many regrets I have but none bigger than a flight in the plane I never got a chance to make a couple of weeks ago.
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A new book says the United States is really 11 different cultures, and until we know which we come from, we’re pretty much wasting our time trying to converse with each other. Read more →
Big-game hunting is a good thing, the Star Tribune editorial board concludes today, saying that fact is the story that’s not getting any attention in the outrage over Walter Palmer’s alleged slaughter of a lion in Zimbabwe.
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It was torture last night watching Mets shortstop Wilmer Flores crying on the field after learning he was being traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for former Twin Carlos Gomez. But is it an example of social media running with false rumors?
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Walter Palmer, the dentist who shot a lion in Zimbabwe, igniting a worldwide firestorm, has penned a letter to his practice’s patients. Read more →
They’re coming for your carports, Burnsville! Read more →
Jimmy Kimmel is no fan of Walter Palmer. Read more →