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.
Word has filtered from the mountains of North Carolina that Brasstown will not be able to drop a possum to mark the beginning of the new year. The judge said if the convenience store owner with the idea gets a waiver from North Carolina wildlife officials, it still might be a possum-possible event.
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There isn’t a pauper among the groups trying to bring Major League Soccer to Minnesota, but that’s never mattered before when it comes to public handouts for sports facilities. Read more →
It may well be that people stealing Christmas packages off doorsteps has been going on for years, but it certainly seems as though the crime is increasing. Read more →
Thanks, Sony. Now we’ve got to talk to each other again. Read more →
There is no NewsCut today. It’s the annual Christmas shopping extravanza at Casa Collins. But, just so you didn’t come here today for nothing…
Pundit brothers Brad and Dallas Woodhouse, who operate on opposite ends of the political spectrum, were guests on ‘Washington Journal’ on C-SPAN Tuesday when host Steve Scully took a call from a viewer.
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We’re not sure what the most impressive element of this video — discovered thanks to a KARE 11 tweet — is: the shorts in December, the shirtless lads, the water skiis on ice, the tricks they do, the fact they’re wearing life jackets, or that they didn’t fall through the ice on a lake in Brainerd. We just know it’s pretty spectacular.
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The next time you wonder what’s the difference between men’s and women’s college sports, look no further than the University of Minnesota Duluth, which has announced it won’t renew the contracts of the women’s hockey coach, Shannon Miller, because of ‘financial considerations.’ Read more →
We’re hard pressed to imagine anyone in Minnesota has the commute that Ian Bearce of Minneapolis has. Read more →
You probably made more money in the stock market than Mo Islam did. Read more →
The nation’s space program is less a science effort than a jobs program.
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We already knew that Marine on St. Croix might be Minnesota’s most wonderfully quirky Minnesota town, but Jana Shortal’s KARE 11 report last night on how it’s responded to a woman with cancer provides additional proof. Read more →
When the Minnesota Legislature convenes in Saint Paul next month, it’ll head for a showdown over whether businesses who don’t favor same-sex marriage should be required to do business with same-sex couples. How broad the legislation is isn’t entirely clear yet, since it hasn’t been filed. Read more →
Your daily dose of sweetness today comes from Ryan Giles, who coaches the Lac qui Parle Valley girls basketball team. Read more →
We wrote about a woman who dropped her wedding and engagement rings in a Salvation Army red kettle. Today’s update on the story comes from the “one good turn” file. Read more →
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