Bob Collins
Why are diseases once thought eradicated making a comeback, PBS vs. NPR, city turkeys, complacency on the Red River, and Rickrolling Oregon
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.
A year ago, about 14 state troopers were hit during the winter months. This year it’s close to 40.
Because the Twins are making their first and only visit to New York this week, we’re required by the Blogging Code to point out at least one aspect of New York that clearly highlights Minnesota’s superiority.
Eighth District Congressman Chip Cravaack has apparently signed on to Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget-cutting plan that constitutes the line in the sand some Republicans are drawing in Washington.
It was 43 years ago today, the airport cart capital of the world, the presidential intersect, the music man of Grand Rapids, and can boomers retire?
The mystery of Flight 447
Are 50,000 fast-food jobs a sign of a recovering economy, or a sign that it’s not recovering very fast?
Obama two years on
How did we miss International Pillow Fight Day, the housing debate three years later, flooding: second verse, worse than the first; men vs. women in Bangladesh, and Porky’s last burnout.
It was almost as if Porky’s, the long-time burger joint, was lying in state as people came to pay their last respects