Bob Collins
A candidate’s ability to be interesting is inversely proportional to their ability to be elected.
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 power of power, the power of cookies, the power of Eyedea, the power of contacts, and the power of canasta.
You are editor: The Favre story
Chevron’s, media’s bad day
Do lawn signs make a difference?
How we’re wired to be moral, the influence of music in our lives, why so many people aren’t interested in voting. gleefully Moorhead, and why the house always wins.
Test your news IQ
Peeking at Twins fans, when people do good, the house that started the foreclosure freeze, an artist swept up in a graffiti crackdown, and cartoon wars.
A federal judges ruling striking down the rule that bans openly gay people from serving in the U.S. military has put the White House on the brink of another political firestorm.
The limits of passion
Perfectly Minnesota: Boundary Waters video
On Brett Favre and cigar guy