Bob CollinsThis probably won’t come as much of a shock to mail carriers, but this is a really lousy time to be a mail carrier, according to a new survey. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Economy
Do you have any “favorite” layoff stories to share? Read more →
Do people think the economy is on the rails to ruin because the economy is horrible or because presidential candidates need us to believe it’s running off the rails? Read more →
Count the insults John Oliver delivered on his HBO show last night.
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The white-linen, polished silver restaurant that’s been in its Minneapolis location for 10 years, is calling it quits. Is Minnesota’s minimum wage increase to blame? Read more →
I had a craving for potato chips today, but there are no chips in the house.
Fortunately, Amazon started its new home-delivery service in the Twin Cities today. Read more →
The Mills family has confirmed that it’s selling Fleet Farm, the Brainerd-based, rural-focused chain.
It’s economics in 2015. Business is good but in order for it to be better, the family has to sell to deeper pockets. Read more →
The Minnesota Supreme Court today upheld the state’s payday lending law that curbed high-interest, short-term loans to mostly low-income people who can’t stretch a paycheck. Read more →
While you think about whether you really want to go to work today, let’s just plant this idea in your head: Run a pie shop, instead. Read more →
Millennials are part of the first generation that isn’t predictable, says one marketing expert. Read more →
A Methodist church pastor in La Crosse, Wis., is heading for a showdown with the city over the camping taking place on the church’s lawn. It’s the latest test of the boundaries of religious freedom.
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Three years ago, Canada withdrew the penny from circulation and, as far as we know, Canada is doing just fine without it. Is the checkbook next? Read more →
What we do we do for a reason. What’s yours? What’s the best job you ever had? What was the worst? We’ll talk about it on the radio Monday morning, but share a story now. Read more →
The Rush nightclub, along Highway 61 in Cottage Grove has been closed for quite awhile. At one time it was a country bar and if there’s one thing that should do well in Cottage Grove, it’s a country western bar. But it didn’t.
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What’s it take for you to ‘get by’ month to month?
If you’re a typical two-adult, two-kids family in the Twin Cities, it’s probably about this. Read more →