Bob Collins
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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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
By Bob Collins
Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.
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.
But we’re going to go with nothing topping this gem Read more →
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 →
The kids of the Aquinas girls basketball team on Thursday showed us why they’re two-time state champions. Read more →
Forget Minneapolis. For the true role that college sports can play in society, and an actual intellectual exercise, you’ll have to go to Tampa, Fla.
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Gisele was born premature in 2016; she weighed only 2 pounds. That’s what happens when your mother uses heroin, cocaine and methadone during pregnancy. Read more →
Here are the stories, topics, and guests you’ll hear today on MPR News. Read more →