Bob CollinsIn North Dakota, some counties are grinding up the asphalt and going back to gravel roads.
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.
Kristine Fladeboe Duininck, 36, of Willmar, won the title of top female auctioneer in the country over the weekend.
A two-year investigation provides terrifying results, ground zero for raw milk, the political fallout from the oil spill, why do we listen to sad music when we’re sad, and the good and bad of athletes.
Is there a better show in town than when big storms leave the Twin Cities, settle over Wisconsin, and allow us to watch the lightning from the comfort of the front lawn?
It’s another weekend in the Twin Cities, which means more closings of major interstate highways traversing these major American cities.
The end is near for a Mahnomen County hero, firefighters get the boot, wrestling and a vision for the future, how we’re connected to oysters in the Gulf, and the ‘interesting’ parachute attempt.
Thursday’s capping of an oil well provides one of the few days when Americans agree on something.
Meeting Miss Mitchell
Hiding your online tracks
Why can’t Minneapolis catch a graffiti artist, songs from the Gulf, should you be required to vote, a pick of two weather extremes, and six ballparks in seven days.