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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Politics

Just another day trying to cover a politician in Washington

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 22, 2018, 12:58 PM May 22, 2018
9

There probably isn’t a more ethical and conservative (small “c”) news organization in America than the Associated Press, so today’s decision by the Environmental Protection Agency to deny the AP entry to a speech being given by EPA head Scott Pruitt is an escalation of the showdown between the administration and the free press. Read more →

This or That

SE Minn. couple drowns while chasing fly fishing dream

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 22, 2018, 10:27 AM May 22, 2018
0

Today’s confirmation that life is utterly unfair comes from Iceland where a couple from Le Crescent, Minn., died while fishing. Read more →

Crime and Justice · Education

Judge lets teen facing manslaughter sentence out of jail for graduation

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 22, 2018, 9:52 AM May 22, 2018
4

Alex Lingor, 17, of Sioux Falls, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in February after he chased down a car when its occupants took off with the marijuana he was trying to sell them. Kareem Cisse, 15, died in the crash.
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Arts & Culture

Who gets to say the ‘N word’? Not you, white lady

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 22, 2018, 8:29 AM May 22, 2018
44

Pulitzer Prize-winner Kendrick Lamar has made clear who gets to say the ‘N word’ at his concerts. Read more →

Politics

Forest Lake has a problem

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 22, 2018, 7:10 AM May 22, 2018
17

From the sound of things, Forest Lake is taking Lake Elmo’s title of Washington County’s most combative city goverment. Read more →

What’s on MPR News? 5/22/18

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 22, 2018, 6:00 AM May 22, 2018
5

Here are the stories, topics, and guests you’ll hear today on MPR News. Read more →

Crime and Justice

Judge: ‘Hands tied’ in ordering boy to pay $36 million

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 21, 2018, 3:42 PM May 21, 2018
6

A 15-year-old boy in Oregon is going to have to arrange a payment plan for restitution for his part in some vandalism last year. He owes $36 million. Read more →

Crime and Justice

With erosion of worker rights, what’s left?

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 21, 2018, 1:42 PM May 21, 2018
8

About half of the nation’s non-union employers require employees to workers are employed under some sort of arbitration contract that requires them to face down their company one-on-one before an arbitrator. Today’s Supreme Court decision will drastically reduce the number of claims against them. Read more →

An Ira Glass pep talk to new journalists

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 21, 2018, 9:46 AM May 21, 2018
51

This will come as bad news to about half the country (according to polls), but the movement to save a free press just got reinforcements.
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People are jerks · People doing good

Veteran needed to sell hearing aids for help

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 21, 2018, 8:15 AM May 21, 2018
7

A happy end to a sad story of a veteran who felt compelled to sell his hearing aids can’t mask an important truth: people can be jerks. Read more →

This or That

Some object to Metro Transit ad-clad pink bus

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 21, 2018, 7:01 AM May 21, 2018
41

With the increasing commercialization of transit vehicles, it was only a matter of time before some riders objected to the advertising message of one of Metro Transit’s buses or light rail cars. Read more →

What’s on MPR News? 5/21/18

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 21, 2018, 6:00 AM May 21, 2018
12

Here are the stories, topics, and guests you’ll hear today on Minnesota Public Radio News. Read more →

Health

Home is where the heart is

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 18, 2018, 2:30 PM May 18, 2018
4

We’re a pretty great species when we want to be. Read more →

Education · Sports

In the ’90s, scene of school shooting was battleground for school prayer

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 18, 2018, 12:45 PM May 18, 2018
13

Santa Fe isn’t new to being at the center of national attention and it knows a lot about prayers. It’s where school prayer at high school football games met its end. Read more →

This or That

Here’s what it’s like to fly a P-51 when the engine quits

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 18, 2018, 11:58 AM May 18, 2018
6

There’s a fair amount of debate in aviation history circles about whether old airplanes should be flown or merely displayed, and a pretty incredible video released today should rekindle the discussion.

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