Bob Collins
The art of changing your mind, the polar plunge, Fargo-Moorhead’s person-of-the-year choice, how Bret Favre is still killing the Vikings, and should a leg keep a pilot from pursuing a dream?
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Five by 8
The brilliance among us, the issues of Iowa, staying home with the kids, the church of the gay nativity, the oil patch isn’t for everyone, and Minneapolis by air.
Tidying up the language, the winter that wasn’t, faceless, breastfeeding backlash, and last call for a polar bear.
Is it safer to walk drunk than drive drunk, dispatches from the season of peace, the look of wasteful spending, the department of ‘what did he say?’, and the death of Cheetah.
Dumping the tree, the pride of Longville, the brawl at the mall, the death of representative government, and everything you’ve heard about Ricky Rubio is true.
The reasons behind the vote, youth sports and the parents who ruin them, when soldiers come home, is America’s religious freedom under threat, and the Eichten countdown.
What did they know and when did they know it, how to handle a crisis, comedians on a plane, the price of free speech, and bring it, Grinch!
The secrets of Madison, NPR and coverage of Catholics, no transplants for noncitizens, the morning broadcaster, and what’s really happening in those Christmas card scenes.
The Koch affair, fantasy election, the danger of Twitter, the best pictures of 2011, and Minnesota’s mascots.
The Iraq war is over. Now what? Also, the SOPA story, the disappearing post office, closing airport control towers, and Roy Babcock’s lousy year.
Disappearing Americana, abortion and mental health, the art of giving back, burning Swede Hollow, and making sense of flying.
Drunk or not, reddit saves a life, Sartell’s good soldier, unleashing Muppet power, and change for a dollar.
Why do we pound down the booze, why do Packers fans buy worthless stock, Pearl Harbor at 70, the healing arts, and the do-it-yourself airplane.
Punch drunk on the ice, searching for our non-earthly sister, is a casino in Arden Hills’ future, why your paper shredder stinks, and can workers ever get ahead while cutting costs?
Occupy around the nation, the things we don’t have, dying to please in the NHL, why people crash, and NPR’s new boss.