Bob Collins
The failed gun-control efforts, Saint Paul’s shadow falls on Washington, the good life of the news consumer, all about the Constitution, and appreciating the value of an education.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Five by 8
How will the young ever retire, a visit to Tim’s Place, stray voltage reconsidered, the unfair world of the bald eagle, and the camera generation.
The risk of the free app, there’s money in parking spots, the search for Kira Trevino, the price of progress, and it’s Pi Day!
How do you fit hours of testimony into minutes of reporting, the bracket game and the search for perfection, the 68-year-old roller derby queen of Grand Forks, the dog with the bucket list, and is stress a real thing?
What would sports be like without fantasy games, hands off the chili, you picked a bad week to be an animal on the planet, is having a child a rational decision, and wiping out the word ‘negro.’
Minnesota to Key West, why do people keep building in flood zones, more money for Minnesota elected officials, the people who dump their trash wherever they want, and how letters from strangers saved a kid’s life.
Another step for a health exchange, when the ice gives way, the lure of the sled dog race, the reward for loyalty in Rochester, and budget cuts and bad weather.
Do gifted learners get enough attention, the 86-year-old face of voter fraud, people swamped in rising economic tide, what’s it like to know a drone is looking for you, and when can same-sex couples kiss in public?
Parents v. county in HIV baby dispute, the price of booze, is the end near for SXSW, where snow smells like money, and the people who do ‘throwback’ jobs.
Abortion fight takes center stage, if teachers taught in hip hop, computer gamers unravel mysteries of the brain, can workers be trusted when to work, and poverty in black and white.
The implications of a cure for AIDS, where are the kids in local sports, the Klan in North Dakota, tribute for a code talker, and one for all the ‘tortured souls.’
Nate Minor
Bruce Kramer on expressing love, get yourself to a fish fry tonight, how one interprets duty to one’s country, St. Jose Canseco and, of course, the sequester.
Don’t mess with the hockey team, the frac sand debate: Take the money? And: Nick Anderson’s reward, the homeless man and the engagement ring, and the winter bike ride.
Is racism or ignorance behind recent school incidents, PTSD and the padre from Canada, who owns the news, should there be a military draft, and the ice musician.
What’s behind the medical device provider tax, it’s OK to love the Metrodome, the 14 year old and the things she thinks she can do, when bullying was a story, and kite skiing in Minnesota.