Bob CollinsHow does the man who was mayor of New York on September 11, 2001 forget September 11, 2001?
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.
Anger on the bus, the Strib demands mental health information from candidates, caught in the immigration nightmare, a jailhouse push, and is America going to hell?
Sometimes, the loudest voice is the one that comes out on a night when most people would stay inside.
The president’s directive to the intelligence community could’ve been boiled down to, ‘Do your jobs!’.
Theory: A two-inch snow fall with a fair amount of wind is more dangerous than a foot-deep snowfall in calm conditions.
Plus: The natural progression of driver distraction, boosting the economy via immigration, more on the depression study, and what if these are the best of times?
Let’s see, how can we put Bert Blyleven failing to make the Baseball Hall of Fame in proper perspective?
A return to higher gas prices
The Physics Circus, meds don’t help ease mild depression, America chooses divorce over failed marriage, biking in winter, and where’s your global warming? Right here.