Bob CollinsCan you be the State of Hockey and not have the top “hockey city” in the country, Minnesota? Sure. Read more →
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.
An amateur league playoff game in western New York was canceled because of racism last weekend. Read more →
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Flugtag, the Red Bull-sponsored celebration that reveals how few people know how things fly, is making a comeback in the Twin Cities.
It’s more popular in Europe than the states, which is puzzling since it’s right in Minnesota’s wheelhouse: sitting on a boat and drinking.
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hen an anchorperson is pregnant, it becomes not only an ongoing news story, it can be a marketing opportunity for the station. Brooke Martin’s journey, however was a gut-wrenching story that may save other children. Read more →
Because nonwhite voters make up 40 percent of the Democratic electorate, the website’s elections analyst suggests that, at least to them, Klobuchar isn’t anything special.
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Winter is in its last few hours and the people of Duluth are looking to give it a last kick today by wearing shorts. Read more →
Why do people so hate the media? This is why.
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The The FAA did not respond when the Seattle Times told the Federal Aviation Administration about the problems it found. Then Ethiopian 737 crashed.
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Tanitoluwa Adewumi and his family won’t be homeless much longer now that the New York Times has publicized his achievement: At 8, he’s just won his division in the New York State chess championship. Read more →
Only 22 percent of eligible households in North Dakota, and just 32 percent of eligible households in Minnesota, take advantage of the program, the Fargo Forum reports today. Read more →
Leaders console us by consoling others. Read more →
Robert Koehler, 56, of Cambria, Wis., is this week’s poster child for the drinking-and-driving habits of the Upper Midwest. Read more →
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