Bob Collins
An astronaut is literally taking social networking to new heights.
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.
Are tickets issued before no-parking signs go up; heart attacks and layoffs; Dale’s humble pie recipe; and parents and youth sports… again.
Fresh Eye on the Radio: The killer whale
Goodbye, weiner winners
After ELCA
Eye on the Millenials, the casket depression, why kids getting shot in school isn’t news anymore, women on the sub, and a goodbye to Herbie.
When Democrats say the stimulus has worked, and Republicans say it hasn’t, both are just guessing.
Back to the dikes
Bipartisanship makes a rare appearance, YouTube and the college application, firing people for a living, and what’s in household dust that you don’t want to know about?