Bob Collins
The best of us on 9/11, midnight college classes, how do you lose a bra at the State Fair, our dogs ourselves, and the leaders of the band.
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.
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Signs of stroke, love me don’t, the Glensheen rap, the real gift of music, and citizen journalism and 9/11.
The one aspect of health care that everyone admits is broken, is the one few want to talk about.
Eyes on Jobs
Hubble’s eyesight
PRI just posted this video of Ira Glass of This American Life accepting the Edward R. Murrow Award.
What’s the story?
The Obama speech, twin beds and happy marriages, why history is on Michele Bachmann’s side, wasting time the Monopoly way, and playing dress-up with my llama.
Tennis’ troubles
Coal ash dumps in Minnesota