Bob CollinsMary and Carlos Mejia, who were married in 2011. Carlos is an undocumented resident who came to the United States in 2017. Mary is a native who speaks no Spanish. Her family and friends are here. And she’s moving with her family to Mexico to escape the uncertainty of the U.S. crackdown on immigration. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
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Sometimes we have to look a little harder than we should have to in order to find the humanity in the intersection of politicians and the media. Read more →
For a country that loves heroes, James Shaw is getting stiffed.
He’s the guy who disarmed the gunman at a Waffle House in Nashville, during which six people were shot, four of them fatally. Read more →
In the digital age, the goal is not so much to experience the art as it is to document that you were there. Read more →
Brenten Bartels and Troian Loken are four months into their work on their prom outfits. So far, they’ve used 125 rolls of duct tape. Read more →
In Pequot Lakes, beauty is going to take a back seat to business and, somewhere, Lady Bird Johnson is rolling over in her grave. Read more →
Did a prayer for the poor get a Jesuit priest run out of the U.S. Capitol? The chaplain of the House of Representatives, Rev. Patrick Conroy, was forced to resign by Speaker Paul Ryan, NBC reports. Ryan isn’t talking, but GOP and Democratic representatives think it has something to do with this prayer, offered as Read more →
Many people in the media get a fair amount of feedback from the audience that’s fair game. Women in media, particularly women in TV news, are treated horribly by — wait for it — men. What are you thinking, fellas? Read more →
Here are the topics and guests you’ll hear on MPR News today. Read more →
The Minnesota Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a Central Minnesota domestic violence support organization, which allowed a woman at a fundraiser to give a speech about her alleged domestic abuse, can be sued for defamation. The organization — Someplace Safe — also printed details in a newsletter. Read more →
Germans are wearing skullcaps to stand against violence against Jews. Read more →
Sharmake Mohamed, of Moorhead, is looking for work. He’s afraid of the railroad workers he transported for a living because they, apparently, are afraid of him. Read more →
The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office tried to explain the science of the sun angle in order to keep people off the ice.
That’s probably not going to work. Read more →
What’s particularly upsetting about the current assault on the environment by people who are charged with protecting it is we’re smart enough to know better. Read more →