Bob CollinsI would have liked to have known Jon Tevlin because he wears his heart on his sleeve and that’s a good thing for a newspaper columnist. It’s also what will get you killed on social media. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for December 2017
Mike Justak, of Plymouth, Minn., can string 60,000 lights across 8 homes in his neighborhood, taming a blizzard of radio waves to dazzle carloads of people with a showman’s blend of theater and programming skill. But he says it’s easy compared to buttoning his shirt. Read more →
Here’s 36 minutes of a drumline showdown between the kids of Rochester’s Century High School, John Marshall High School, and Mayo High School who spent their night on Wednesday beating drums to raise money for each school’s charity. Read more →
The police in Altoona, Wis., just on the other side of Eau Claire, no doubt caused heart palpitations when they pulled people over yesterday. Nothing a ham can’t cure, though. Read more →
In telling the story of Karen Axeen, 57, of Apple Valley, KARE 11 reporter Lindsey Seavert invoked a powerful phrase — four words that can change the way we look at the world and our mortality: ‘the honor of dying.’
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It’s not Christmas until David Sedaris’ Santaland Diaries plays on NPR’s Morning Edition.
Today was that day. For the 25th straight year.
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Here are the topics and guests you’ll hear today on MPR News. Read more →
You look like you could use a reminder that what you hear on the news isn’t all there is to real life. So, here.
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For some time now, prosecutors who are trying to stop the practice of ‘sexting’ — sending explicit photographs to someone else — have warned teenagers that they could be prosecuted for distributing child pornography. Now there’s a case in Rice County that involves exactly that. Read more →
Bud Minerich, 93, died on Monday. But not before he got to hear from his father, who had left behind a composition that Bud had never heard until this month. Read more →
If you see the words Marilyn Hagerty, you know you’re about to get a quality restaurant review, and the Grand Forks Herald legend did not disappoint with this week’s assessment of the new Chick-fil-A. Read more →
All those men who’ve chosen to ignore science in recent years have suddenly decided it’s not such a bad thing now that it’s declared that they’re suffering more than women when it comes to the flu. Read more →
If you’ve ever had a good dog, you can probably understand what makes Bill Vagts tick.
Vagts jumped on a black bear in the woods near Isabella, Minn., on Tuesday and wrestled it until it let go of Darla, his 30-pound corgi. Read more →
Here’s a list of the topics and guests scheduled today on Minnesota Public Radio News. Read more →