Bob Collins
Bruce and Cathy MacDonald have made it out of the Fort McMurray wildfire in Alberta and have arrived back at their home in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in time to see smoke still coming from what’s left of their home there. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for May 2016
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has reversed an unemployment law judge’s determination that if a person takes time off from work to address her family’s homelessness, she hasn’t quit her job. Read more →
This certainly seems to miss the point of the benefit of renewable energy. Midwest Energy News says 11 acres of mature hardwood trees were cleared in Wright County to make way for a solar project.
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The best part about having a Wisconsin lad in the International Space Station is we’re getting more photographs of flyover country. Read more →
African-American women graduating from West Point celebrate their upcoming graduation. One might also conclude they’re celebrating their resilience to survive West Point. But these things must be viewed through a white culture, apparently.
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The Internet is really something; it’s certainly revolutionized our ability to stay connected when we’re otherwise out of reach. Read more →
Every now and then, cities put their surplus vehicles up for sale. In many cases, they’ve been beaten into the ground and the price at auction reflects that. If you drive a car, you have a pretty good idea what the value is.
But how about one of these babies? Read more →
Élise boissonneault was going to be married this weekend. But then the Alberta wildfire wiped out her city of Fort McMurray and when she fled, she left her wedding dress behind. Read more →
Some kids who played baseball could have learned a valuable lesson this season: Standing up for values requires personal sacrifice.
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Baylee Bjorge, a senior at Grand Forks Central High School, started a Twitter account recently and asked University of North Dakota freshman hockey star Brock Boeser to the prom.
But her mother shut the account down without knowing about the invitation.
That didn’t stop Boeser. Read more →
None of the young players are getting any better, none of the trades from the front office worked, the baseball season could, for all practical purposes, be over by Sunday afternoon in Minnesota.
But at least the Pohlad family is happy.
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Big problems become bigger problems when they feel too big to solve. The reaction to Yuen’s story was an uplifting reminder that we don’t need to have giant solutions to start solving big problems. We just need to care. Read more →
The huge wildfire in Alberta grew substantially overnight, it’s burning now on both sides of Highway 63 south of Fort McMurray, blocking the only road out of town. Read more →
This cartoon got a guy fired from Farm News last week.
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We deserve more intelligent coverage that seven minutes of Patrick Buchanan on a soap box.
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