Bob Collins
Leadership is all in the mine, take a hike and save your brain, the cows of politics, Fort Worth steps up, and caution: slow barista ahead.
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 couple of state legislators say they intend to use the special session on flood relief to reintroduce a bill on bullying. It won’t do much good.
The mayor of Mankato avoided jail time when he was sentenced for drunk driving today, the Star Tribune reports. Hennepin County District Court Judge Denise Reilly gave Mayor John Brady 60 days’ community service instead. He pleaded guilty to the charges. He was arrested in August. “Most don’t come back because they’re humiliated, embarrassed and Read more →
What joy looks like, tracking your kid, the robot in your den, why we can’t solve homelessness, and the mystery of the gyrating man in Duluth.
A space view of sludge
Minnesota powered parachute driver Steve Russell has posted another one of his entertaining — and marvelously relaxing — videos from rides over a lush Minnesota.
Asteroid fly-by