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Poor Brian Dozier. It was obvious in Paul Molitor’s post-loss news conference that now people will consider it a disappointment if he doesn’t hit 40 homers every season. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for September 2016
It was all smiles a couple of weeks ago in Mankato when a mural on a new flood wall was unveiled featuring images of fishes painted by several artists. Who could create controversy out of a flood wall?
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If you’re reading news tweets from the hearing for the killer of Jacob Wetterling this afternoon, you might get the sense that we’ve turned another corner in journalism with the removal of another filter. Read more →
It’s all been good for Bo Paske, the Florida kid who became a star when a Florida State football player noticed him sitting alone in the school cafeteria. His mother reported on Facebook that Bo, who is autistic, doesn’t seem to have any friends who sit with him at lunch. Read more →
In last week’s NewsCut post — and yesterday’s radio show — on the best jobs,the worst jobs, and the jobs we learned the most from, one theme came through: Be nicer to people at work, particularly in the service sector. Empathy is in, people. Rudeness is out. Read more →
John Ydstie’s story on All Things Considered last night about the stagnant worker productivity was distressing in so many ways, not the least of which is the subtle suggestion that we’re somehow goofing off at work. Read more →
Oh, Minnesota. What has happened to you?
The era of outdoor hockey may be ebbing, if a report from KSTP has a ring of truth. It may be the canary in a coal mine of sports. Read more →
This being Labor Day and all, might we suggest taking a half hour to acknowledge why we have labor laws protecting workers in the United States. Read more →
An Olympian’s gold medal was stolen and Joe Jacobi thought it was gone forever. There are a lot of creeps in the world.
Fortunately, there are little girls and families of character.
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For too many parents, never. Read more →
It’s been obvious since the moment Colin Kaepernick refused to stand for the National Anthem last week that the protest would spread.
Yesterday, it did when soccer star Megan Rapinoe knelt during the National Anthem before last evening’s National Women’s Soccer League match between the Chicago Red Stars and the Seattle Reign, for whom Rapinoe plays. Read more →
A good obit makes you sad you missed out on meeting a person. Here’s an example.
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Like many Minnesotans, I did something last night I rarely do. I left the porch light on.
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I had such a good time last year with my Labor Day radio show on the best/worst job you ever had…
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We talk often in this category — The Art of the Obituary — about portraying and defining our lives outside of the jobs we hold. Nineteen year olds don’t have the big jobs that permeate many obituaries. And it didn’t matter a bit in relaying a life well lived. Not a bit. Read more →