Bob Collins
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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.
Last year, Wells Fargo pulled in $5.7 billion in revenue, so an employee thought some of the worker bees should get a bigger share of that.
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When the campaign season mercifully ends in a few weeks, history will record that this was the year that hair was an issue in the race for Congress in Minnesota’s 8th District. Hair! Read more →
Online reaction suggests NPR is really hearing it today over it’s story last evening on All Things Considered about women’s voices. Read more →
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder may not be a legitimate NFL QB, but he’s doing just fine in the decency department.
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Minneapolis officials are reportedly considering legal action to prevent the Washington Redskins name from being used at TCF Bank Stadium. Read more →
Last weekend, TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota got a workout as both the Gophers and the Vikings played football games there.
Today, the U released this time-lapse video of the conversion from a college stadium to an NFL stadium.
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In one of the few moves that could make political TV ads bearable, Madison comedian Brandon Jensen has doctored up a campaign ad for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
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If you’re a sports purist, this might be the day to avoid sports news. Read more →
It happened yesterday in beleaguered Ferguson, Missouri. A cop and a protester hugged. Read more →
The workers have finished laying the sod at the new Saint Paul Saints stadium in downtown Saint Paul.
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Myron Peterson, 95, an icon in the skyways of St. Paul, has died. At his funeral last weekend, his remains were placed in a popcorn tin. Read more →
In the airline industry, unless you’re a fat cat, you don’t matter much. Read more →
For sheer Minnesotaness, a Saint Paul father wins the award for understanding, considering the drunk St. Thomas student who barged into his house over the weekend ruined Santa Claus forever. Read more →
George Smilanich of Hibbing has a lot of stories to tell about his three years driving a tank in World War II. But, not surprisingly, he doesn’t like telling them. That includes the one about how he earned the Bronze Star when he pulled a commander from a burning tank or about how he almost lost his feet to frostbite.
If you’re Brad Pitt, however, he’ll tell you, KARE 11 reports.
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