Bob Collins
Grumpy Cat is dead at 7. A confirmation that being happy leads to a longer life. Or maybe not. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for May 2019
Here are the stories, topics, and guests you’ll hear on MPR News today. Read more →
If you say the word ‘bias’ as applied to journalism, most people will automatically frame it in politics. But a journalist’s piece on Medium this week reveals a bipartisan reality: gender bias.
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The future of southeast Minnesota’s largest media operation has seemed obvious for the last few years: the Rochester Post Bulletin was likely to be a casualty of the newspaper depression. Read more →
You may never see a more frightening video than the one the Minnesota State Patrol has released on its social media platforms, showing the near tragedy in the Zumbrota-Mazeppa school district when a fourth grader was trying to get on to a bus. Read more →
Some cultural institutions still have a conscience, or at least a heightened appreciation for public relations.
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At London’s Royal Albert Hall on Monday night, Eric Clapton did something he’s never done before: he covered a Prince song. Read more →
So stories of medical achievement in 2019, like the New York Times’ report today on Woods’ spinal surgery breakthrough, cause both moments of celebration and bittersweet reflection. Read more →
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The full promise of the internet remains relatively elusive and a decision by the producers of the public radio talk show — 1A — are the latest to prove it. Read more →
The daughter of a Marine, the first service member killed in the war in Kuwait/Iraq, raises money for a memorial with a new beer. Read more →
Gina Warren, 18, a graduating senior at at Teays Valley High School in Ashville, Ohio, has proven that she’s fully ready to take on the world.
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Here are the stories, topics, and guests you’ll hear on Wednesday on MPR News. Read more →
We’ve been on lists like this so long we probably know exactly what this latest ranking is going to say about us. But we like to read it anyway. Read more →
The Navy investigation, obtained by the Navy Times, reveals the jet crew didn’t think the contrails would last long enough for anyone on the ground in western Washington to notice. Read more →