Bob CollinsA divided court ruled a blood draw is more invasive than a breath test and so requires a warrant. The decision reins in Minnesota’s law criminalizing suspected DUI drivers who refuse alcohol testing. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for October 2015
Do you have any “favorite” layoff stories to share? Read more →
The Twitter accounts of Deadspin SB Nation were suspended yesterday after the NFL and other sports leagues complained that GIFs — 6 second animated videos — were being posted.
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The secrecy with which Minnesota United has wandered the landscape looking for a soccer friend has been troubling right from the start. Now, the people in charge of the taxpayer-portion of a deal are climbing into bed and pulling the covers, MPR’s Curtis Gilbert reports today. Read more →
The Rochester City Council last night was supposed to debate whether a family could keep Emil, the domesticated fox.
The debate is moot. Emil is dead. Read more →
There have been so many “thoughts and prayers” extended after tragedies that the words no longer have any meaning, the New York Times’ Mark Leibovich says in the Magazine’s dive into politicians’ (and others’) attempts to get their name out there in the midst of tragedy. Read more →
DFL Chair Ken Martin provided a little how-to in alienating an entire city with his reaction to Jason Lewis’ announcement that he’s entering the race for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District, even though he lives in the 4th Congressional District. In this case, Woodbury. Read more →
Do people think the economy is on the rails to ruin because the economy is horrible or because presidential candidates need us to believe it’s running off the rails? Read more →
Nothing makes you feel older than when the baseball players of your childhood die. Read more →
Count the insults John Oliver delivered on his HBO show last night.
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The paper on the other side of the river is pushing for meters on Grand Ave., in St. Paul, over the objections of businesses on the street. Read more →
Is there anything better than raising a giant pumpkin with a crane and then letting it drop to watch it smash to pieces? Read more →
The competition isn’t that close. Read more →
Wisconsin is the #1 cranberry-growing state in the nation. From the eyes of a drone, it also was the most colorful state in the nation. Read more →
The law is the law, but sometimes the law is lame, too. A Florida woman who was choked in a domestic abuse case was sent to jail for three days because she refused to testify against her attacker.
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