Bob Collins
If a congressman holds a listening session and only one constituent shows up, is it a failure of participatory democracy or a fine example of the beauty of the democratic process? Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Wednesday June 6, 2018 (Subject to change as events dictate) 9 a.m. – MPR News with Kerri Miller DFL growing pains. The DFL convention was, by external accounts, a success. Rep. Erin Murphy clinched the endorsement and announced her running mate, Rep. Erin Maye Quade. But behind the scene was chaos, a call for no Read more →
There is no sports team in Minnesota that leads like the Minnesota Lynx.
Now, they’re showing the world an alternative to the hackneyed invite to the White House. Read more →
While we’re aware that people will read more into this than is necessary, we will pass this along anyway in the acknowledgment that the last days of school, on perfect June days, it’s great to be a kid. Read more →
The coming days will be a test of whether Douglas Parkhurst, 68, of West Newfield, Maine, will be granted redemption by public opinion. Can a person be both a hero and a reviled figure from the past?
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Graduation season always brings with it news of school administrators somewhere taking advantage of one last chance to control the lives of the kids they’ve just sent out to the world. Read more →
The lack of a clock has led to games where players just stand and hold the ball for minutes with no action, but the high school league isn’t on board yet. WDAY says the league cited the cost of installing the shot clock. Read more →
Jails and prisons fill with the addicted, and the country’s homes fill with parents who can only hold their breath and try not to give up on their children. Read more →
Here are the stories, topics, and guests you’ll hear today on MPR News. Read more →
Generally speaking, settling scores in an obituary rarely makes anyone look good. But, according to this obituary in the Redwood Falls Gazette on Monday, maybe Gina and Jay have been waiting a long time to exact their revenge. Read more →
Amy Parrish, 98, apparently fell down the stairs at her home in Richfield. Her husband, John, 95, tried to get to her. He fell, too.
And outside their neat cottage, life went on. Read more →
The self-storage industry is red hot in the United States, a curiously American business because no matter how big our houses get, we still buy more stuff than they can hold.
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If you want to start an online fight with a young person, tell them that as bad as things appear to be now — and they do appear to be quite bad — it’s nothing compared to 1968. Read more →
Dear young Massachusetts high schooler who hasn’t had a father for a year:
Thank you for your sacrifice.
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Posit: The Minnesota Lynx are more important than any other professional sports team in the region. Read more →