Bob Collins
Tim Pawlenty is running for president. Why can’t we just say it?
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.
Monday inspiration, the war in Libya, uttering the ‘N word,’ the 140-character war, and tears for a polar bear.
Ruth Adams, polka icon, dies
Budget analysis: What’s Plan B?
With the highest water still more than a week away, it’s too early for a firm indication of when the Mississippi River will reach a ‘it’s a big deal’ stage.
It was a rather big moment this week when this little number arrived in the MPR newsroom.
Stuck in red tape in Japan (5×8 – 3/18/11)
Live-blogging the highlights of today’s debate over stripping NPR of funding and prohibiting public radio stations from using public funding to purchase programming.
The NCAA basketball tournament from a biostatistician’s perspective
Video: The gas line fireball from the ground
Approaching an unimaginable task, South by St. Paul, public radio’s lousy day, hit by a flying deer, and what we can learn from a dog.
Back in St. Paul, still in Japan
Keillor’s exit