Bob CollinsConsumers are already paying the companies for the software to prepare their taxes. Why should taxpayers have to pay to pay their taxes? Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for April 2019
For a lot of people, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is just a pregame show for the annual highlight reel: ‘One Shining Moment’
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As of this morning, I have written 16,057 NewsCut posts since starting the blog. None of them have reached so deeply into the hearts of individuals as the original post about the picture. None keeps coming back to life like that one.
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Nicholas Troller got permission a few years ago for the ASIMIL8 license plate, which is displayed in a ‘We are the Borg’ and ‘Resistance is Futile’ plate frame, based on the Star Trek story.
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Some PR agency figured out how to get NewsCut to pay attention to a press release: put dogs in it. Read more →
These sorts of baseball diamond incidents are a good reminder to you youth sports bosses: don’t light your field on fire because it’s wet. Read more →
Brian Rosenberg announced today he’s leaving as president of Macalester College a year from now. Over the next year, there will likely be well considered assessments of Rosenberg’s contributions to the local culture.
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It’s a discussion that is increasingly happening but is less easily dismissed by those who avoid it by shouting ‘socialism’ as a distraction. Read more →
Why should seniors get discounts when younger people are suffering from the burden of student loans and $1,000 phones? Read more →
Let’s get to the good stuff first: the part about why we’re better than the rest of the nation. Read more →
Before we begin a week of telling you all the horrible things and despicable people in the world, this equal time (one can only wish) for a dissenting view.
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The difference between my generation and Tyra Gibeau’s is that when I was in high school, few people thought the cool kids were the ‘band kids.’ That’s all changed now and all for the good.
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There’s little scientific question that vaccinating your kids is in their best interest and the best interest of everyone with whom they contact.
But the anonymous letter-writing is its own disease. Read more →