Bob CollinsSoon-to-be-ousted University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey coach Shannon Miller is doubling down on her suggestion that her contract isn’t being renewed partly because she’s gay.
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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.
Are women giving up swimming because they’re ashamed of their bodies?
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If you had teenage angst in the ’60s and ’70s — and who didn’t? — you probably spent time curled up with a Rod McKuen book of poetry or listening to some of his spoken word recordings. Read more →
Minneapolis was a lab rat for a radar system to detect drones/quadcopters at last year’s All Star Game, the New York Times has revealed today. Read more →
A couple of things here. First, tuition at Harvard is $58,607 a year.
Second — and really, more important — remember all that chatter about how East Coast cities don’t know what to do in blizzards. Read more →
We might dismiss the need for science on the basis that many kids won’t become scientists. But, in fact, we need science so that we can grow up to understand the complex threats that face us. Read more →
Do you know anyone who actually likes Keystone Beer? The Hibbing Police Department may want to talk to you. Read more →
In Texas today, it’s Muslim Capitol Day, an-every-other-year event whose sponsors call it ‘an opportunity for community members to learn about the democratic political process and how to be an advocate for important issues.’
They needn’t call on Rep. Molly White. Read more →
It was old-timers day at the Capitol in Washington today when Sen. John McCain’s Armed Services Committee held a hearing to hear from three former secretaries of state: Henry Kissinger, George Schultz, and Madeline Albright. Read more →
In the wake of our discussion downstream about Gov. Mark Dayton’s plan for tax and fee increases to solve Minnesota’s transportation ills, CityLab has a well-timed article today: Why can’t public transit be free? Read more →
You’ve got to give the Minnesota Timberwolves marketing team credit. In the face of a nearly unwatchable product, they’re still plugging away trying to create something resembling excitement.
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Looking for the racists at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City? They’re up in the luxury boxes. Read more →
Critics of soon-to-be-presidential-candidate Gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin have certainly noticed the message he sent this week about what’s important in his state: professional sports, specifically an NBA franchise. Read more →
The rather delicious infighting among Saint Paul City Council members over the fate of a typical cruddy billboard reveals this factoid today: East Side residents need inspirational and promotional messages, according to area politicians.
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The end is nigh for drivers trying to avoid westbound traffic on I-94 in Minneapolis, the Star Tribune reports.
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