Bob Collins
Are comparisons between Greece and Minnesota valid? Eskola’s departure. Behind the light-rail scenes. Famous flubs. One moment in time.
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.
Should there be any morality in the financial promises you make? Betty White. The source of Census swag. Twitter, Facebook and the authoritarian state. The changing face of politics.
A photograph in Sunday’s Star Tribune revealed an obviously racist message that muted any fiscal message an anti-tax rally wanted to deliver.
Catching balls at Target Field
Another view of the Bergeron funeral procession, what will you give up in a state government shutdown, Jon Stewart as news anchor, the NPR hipsters, and the racists of Duluth.
Minnesota politicians were not at all shy about participating in the National Day of Prayer at the Capitol.