Bob CollinsGerman tennis has responded with outrage after the United States Tennis Association (USTA) made the embarrassing error of playing the Nazi-era version of Germany’s national anthem during a Fed Cup tie in Hawaii. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for February 2017
For 15 years it stood as a symbol of development dreams denied. When a building was knocked down in 2002, it stayed in the belief that some developer would see the ‘opportunity’ (as we call empty buildings and lots in downtown St. Paul) and build a new one.
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Ogilvie, Minn., (pop. 361) has the same problem a lot of small school districts have when it comes to high school sports. There just aren’t enough kids to field competitive teams. Read more →
An increase in temperatures and a failure to believe in science has led to a spate of vehicles falling through the ice. Read more →
If you’re a boy in the United State with Muscular Dystrophy, there’s a chance you’ve tried deflazacort, which isn’t sold in the United States but is available from an online store in the UK.
It’s not a cure for the disease, of course, but tests have shown it can improve muscle strength. Read more →
I normally don’t post Twitter as a 1,000 Words entry.
But sometimes you just have to let the content make the call. Read more →
An update now on James Wiitamaki, the man with cancer who took out an ad in a local newspaper asking for cards and letters at the VA hospital in St. Cloud. It’s working. Read more →
If you’ve ever wondered why you can’t get a decent seat for a concert or major sporting event when you pounced onto Ticketmaster — or any other ticket-selling site — seconds after tickets went on sale, you need only talk to Ken Lowson. He’s the guy who bought them. Read more →
Cy Kubista, of Pine Island, built the hot rod back in the day when it’s what people did. He scavenged for parts in Minnesota and Wisconsin. When it came time to put an engine in it, he rigged up the kids swing set as an engine hoist.
Then he got cancer. Read more →
What would happen at your workplace if you wanted to take some time off? Five years worth of time off? Read more →
If there’s a person who allegedly sexually assaults little kids on a school bus, is there a way to tell people without violating privacy? Read more →
The nation’s air traffic control system is one of those government programs that actually works.
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For several years now, New England has beaten Minnesota when it comes to snow.
We can’t even make fun of them anymore, which makes winters here all the worse. Read more →
A solid requirement for being a science reporter on television is a belief in some basic science.
Mish Michaels, a former Boston TV weatherperson (she referred to herself as the ‘station scientist’), has lost her job with the PBS affiliate in the city because she doesn’t believe in vaccinations, the Boston Globe reports. Read more →
Wells Fargo is getting rid of the lobby coin-counter machines. Read more →