Bob Collins
From Brainerd to Bataan, the people with untold stories, how others see us, how not to use Twitter, and squat for a ride. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Five by 8
What is Minnesota going to do with the sex offenders who’ve already served time for their crimes, and now are being incarcerated for ‘treatment,’ which isn’t really treatment as much as it is ‘keeping them off the streets for what they might do?’ Read more →
Professor to give $4,000 to prove a theory, the power of saying ‘I’m sorry,’ Concordia students battle the ‘bottoms up’ brigade at the Capitol, whatever happened to that promise to lower property taxes in Minnesota, and our quest to mean something to somebody. Read more →
An undignified end for ‘Old Blue,’ why is ethanol bad for everyone but farmers, websites that close at night, the racist with a black past, and the difference between men’s and women’s college hockey. Read more →
Tough times for the non-hunter in Minnesota, your kid isn’t your best friend, is it possible to succeed in the Oil Patch without others failing, Car2Go hits the streets of Minneapolis, and Jerry Kill quiets the critics. Read more →
Does the NPR reporter’s FoxNews work affect her credibility? Following the Red Cross’ Hurricane Sandy money, Minnesota as an unfair hockey factory, people in a vegetative state may be more alive than we think, and can trains pave the way to a more bike-friendly Minnesota? Read more →
The price of paying dues, the curse of affordable health care, famous misdials in history, the Minneapolis man who almost forced the Redskins to change their name, and the big dance before they remove your breasts. Read more →
If people don’t care about the war in Afghanistan anymore, why do they care about soldiers? Yet another assessment of Millenials, the problem of prayer, it’s Jason’s town, a murder most fowl in Rochester. Read more →
Turning calamity into cash, the millennial in the basement, how to fix the achievement gap, how bikes help vets get back on their feet, and Zach Sobiech’s gospel. Read more →
What a few parachutes and a lot of luck can do. When do you leave your family to go find work? The fake eclipse. Reconsidering your connected self. And when dad is there to help. Read more →
The worst teacher you ever had, can you afford to change jobs, are planes going to crash now that you can play with your smartphone, don we now our fun apparel, and a love letter to Chester Creek. Read more →
Why you don’t have a choice whether to submit to drunk driving testing, the hungry people, a bumpy ride for Nice Ride’s supplier, Shave for the Cure in St. Cloud, and how Scandinavian are we really? Read more →
Last of the small-town radio stations, claim: rate shock for health care is good, diversity and the Walker Art Center audience, when winter comes and you’re homeless, and the great Minnesota hunting ammunition shortage of 2013. Read more →
Can the rural grocery even be saved or do people want to shop at the big stores? Plus: The endless debate ends, a broken promise on Obamacare, should LGBT renters be a protected class, the need for shopping takes a bite out of Christmas Eve, and a reward for a parent doing the best she can. Read more →
The call of the green in the Oil Patch, do your trust your teenage driver, the stuff people try to sneak onto planes, how 35,000 people comforted a dying man, and more proof that kids are alright. Read more →