Bob CollinsPioneer Press columnist Bob Sansevere has lit up the Internet today with his assertion that the Twins should put Joe Mauer back behind the plate to catch.
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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.
The Boston Herald, a Murdoch outfit, didn’t even come close to trying to avoid a racist image in its editorial cartoon today. Read more →
Has America gone too far in protecting its children from the concussions of youth sports such as football, hockey, and soccer?
Some doctors apparently think so.
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When two girls went missing overnight on Monday, public safety officials had little choice but to release their photographs and beg people on Facebook to repost. They did. And now we all know their names and faces. Read more →
Gawker is hosting its periodic ‘ugliest accent’ competition, and we don’t really have much of a chance. We’re the 7th seed in this competition. Read more →
School officials in Devils Lake, N.D., will hold a meeting with female students today and try — again — to convey a message about the problem with what they wear, this time without comparing them to hookers, apparently. Read more →
Get off my lawn, Prince. Read more →
Seven years ago, Joshua Bell — icongnito — played for tips at a Washington subway station. Today, he was back. Read more →
The FCC says it will consider a petition to ban the mention of the name on the nation’s airwaves. It has the authority to do so — the First Amendment does not extend equally to broadcasters because it’s regulated by the government. Read more →
In Devils Lake, N.D., school administrators figured a 24-year-old movie would resonate with the kids when it comes to how to dress properly. Read more →
Sooner or late, some department store buyer is going to learn not to deploy children’s clothing that assigns gender roles. Target is the latest retailer to fall into the minefield with some pajamas.
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How on earth did Omar Gonzalez jump a White House fence, dash across the lawn, run through the front door and into the East Room without being stopped? Where were the guards? And why did the Secret Service lie to us? And, while we’re on the subject, why was the Secret Service asleep at the switch in a 2011 shooting attack on the White House? Read more →
Some good has come out of the commuting headache. We’ve come to know of the writing of Amy Mytnik of Shakopee, whose letter to the editor in the Star Tribune today is an instant classic. Read more →
Football and religion are at it again.
In last night’s game, Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah knelt in prayer after picking off a pass from the over-the-hill Tom Brady and scoring a touchdown.
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Need a reason to pore through the scholarly articles of Swedish scientists? Of course you don’t. But here’s one anyway. Read more →