Bob CollinsTo what extent are the people who are just getting around to paying attention to the candidates digging deeply into the coverage provided so far?
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.
Years after completion of the replacement for the collapsed I35W bridge in Minneapolis, the Minnesota Supreme Court today rejected a claim by companies that lost out in the bidding process.
Did an NBC affiliate in Texas believe that asking ‘are homosexuals the downfall of America’ was a neutrally phrased question?
A heavy dose of ‘false,’ should teachers be allowed to discuss homosexuality, when government is private business’ best friend, flight attendants on food stamps, and ideas for calling in sick.
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Football is the only way to tell the wind story, the bones of Lowertown, calling all nukes, it gets better at Facebook, and is it too soon to talk about after the election?
The news has been littered in recent days with the latest campaign reports from candidates. It’s real money, but after awhile all the numbers go in one ear and out the other
Times have been pretty tough on NBA star Lebron James since he bolted from the Cleveland Cavaliers and took the bigger money and fame from the Miami Heat.