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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for June 2017

Economy

With no fear of gun control, people lose jobs at ammo maker

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 23, 2017, 11:36 AM Jun 23, 2017
26

The fear that the Obama administration would take guns and ammunition away from Americans was great for the guns and ammunition business.

Now that Donald Trump, a strong gun rights advocate, is in the White House, times are tough.
Read more →

Politics

The art of running for president when you say you’re not

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 23, 2017, 10:29 AM Jun 23, 2017
49

The Mark Zuckerberg ‘I’m not running for president (although I am)’ tour rolled into Minneapolis last night, according to the Facebook founder’s Facebook page. Read more →

Crime and Justice · Health

For Sioux Falls victim, a workplace shooting never ends

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 23, 2017, 8:59 AM Jun 23, 2017
0

Workplace shooting stories in America follow a predictable arc. The shooting, the profile of the killer, the debate over guns, a few fundraisers, and then we move on to the next killing without looking back. Read more →

Sports

1,000 Words: The hopeful Twins fan

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 23, 2017, 8:35 AM Jun 23, 2017
4

There are certain moments when Target Field can be one of the most beautiful sports venues in America.

Yesterday was one of those days.
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This or That

Parliamentary maneuver: Breastfeeding while legislating

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 23, 2017, 7:21 AM Jun 23, 2017
16

It appears that it did not threaten democracy in Australia.

It did, predictably, threaten the heck out of men.
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Arts & Culture

Marilyn Hagerty gets her moment

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 23, 2017, 6:48 AM Jun 23, 2017
18

Marilyn Hagerty, the long-time Grand Forks Herald columnist and journalism treasure was lured to the University of North Dakota campus with the story that there was a meeting there with legal representatives of UND.

Instead, there was a ceremony to give her the UND Spirit Award and an honorary masters in community engagement. Read more →

Health

Man rides bike from Wisconsin to hear his dead daughter’s heart again

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 22, 2017, 4:08 PM Jun 22, 2017
5

Last January, Abbey Conner, a junior at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater; and her brother, Austin, a graduating senior at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, were found at the bottom of a swimming pool in Cancun, Mexico. Their dad thinks someone put chemicals in their drinks.

Abbey died, and Austin lived to graduate late last month. Read more →

Sports

Baseball, Alaska, and a sun that won’t quit

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 22, 2017, 12:40 PM Jun 22, 2017
4

It was a great day for baseball in Alaska last night.
Read more →

Health

Woman diagnosed with cancer days before husband died of ALS

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 22, 2017, 10:26 AM Jun 22, 2017
22

John Sylvester died last Friday. Sylvester, who played professional soccer for the Minnesota Thunder and was coaching director for Minneapolis United, was diagnosed several years ago with ALS. Could it get any worse for a family?

Yes. Read more →

Crime and Justice · Politics

Wisconsin Assembly passes free-speech-on-campus bill

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 22, 2017, 9:45 AM Jun 22, 2017
12

Where does one person’s right to free speech end and another’s begin? Read more →

No Pride for area police

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 22, 2017, 7:14 AM Jun 22, 2017
63

In normal times, members of the Minneapolis Police Department and some other departments would march in the Twin Cities Pride parade. But these are not normal times and organizers have said the police should stay away, at least as much as police can stay away from public gatherings. Read more →

Arts & Culture · People doing good

1,000 Words: The escalator

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 22, 2017, 7:01 AM Jun 22, 2017
12

These days, we’ll take a little hopefulness anywhere we can find it, and if you’ve been reading the comments since last week’s court decision in St. Paul, we can use a little hopefulness. Read more →

Crime and Justice

An inventory of Philando Castile’s car: Life, interrupted

Tracy MumfordTracy Mumford June 21, 2017, 7:14 PM Jun 21, 2017
99

Last Friday, a Ramsey County jury found police officer Jeronimo Yanez not guilty in the shooting death of Philando Castile during a traffic stop on July 6, 2016. The car Castile was driving — a 1997 white Oldsmobile — became a central piece of evidence. It was towed away that night by authorities, processed by Read more →

People doing good

Sometimes, you just can’t give $100,000 and a $40,000 violin away

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 21, 2017, 2:10 PM Jun 21, 2017
6

In Zanesville, Ohio, somebody forgot to check what they were donating to Goodwill. That cost them $100,000. In Boston, a woman was distracted by her phone, so she lost a $40,000 violin.
Read more →

Crime and Justice

Lumber lawsuit challenges the size of a 2×4

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 21, 2017, 10:53 AM Jun 21, 2017
75

Anybody who’s ever bought lumber knows that a 2×4 isn’t a 2×4, a 1×6 isn’t a 1×6, and a 4×4 isn’t a 4×4.

A lot of lawyers have never bought lumber, however. Read more →

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