Bob Collins
The civilized world will put up with a lot of incidents of savagery. But killing a dog isn’t one of them.
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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
The world’s oldest message-in-a-bottle has been found in Australia and there are two fascinating elements to the story. One is that the world’s oldest message in a bottle has been found in Australia. The other is the work that was required to determine that the world’s oldest message in a bottle has been found in Australia. Read more →
It’s a fool who suggests s(he) has seen the depths of the political catastrophe that is the United States right now, but former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg’s round of appearances on TV last night is going to be hard to beat. Read more →
Nancy YangThis season’s Bachelor is no longer welcome in Minnesota after what he did to Prior Lake’s Becca Kufrin. Read more →
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The Lexington became the first aircraft carrier the U.S. ever lost at sea. When she went down in the Battle of the Coral Sea, that was the last anyone saw of Lady Lex. Until Sunday. Read more →
The New York Times says new data shows that having a daughter makes it less likely a couple will try to have more children. Why? Once you have a daughter, why mess up a good thing with a son? Read more →
We have no choice but to leave it to women to confirm whether a report from WalletHub is correct: Minnesota is the best state for women. That’s either an indication of how great Minnesota is or how poor 49 other states are. We cannot comment; we’re men. What do we know about what it’s like to be a woman anywhere? Read more →
A haul of unsecured weapons was found inside the home of a boy with autism who allegedly made a threat at a Vadnais Heights school. His grandfather says they were only family heirlooms. Read more →
When the world’s first heart transplant was performed in 1967, it felt very much like news that the Wright Brothers had flow something called an airplane. Taking a heart from one person and putting it another? Unfathomable.
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You have to love the resilience and creativity of farmers who figured out that people would pay a premium to to do yoga poses with goats.
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Donna Hines & I made a pilgrimage today and we were delighted to wait in line behind this fellow art lover & hopeful patriot. Posted by Ben Hines on Thursday, March 1, 2018 (h/t: Paul Tosto)
It’s not enough that you have to exchange your life’s energies for a paycheck every two weeks, must you be a walking billboard for your corporate overlords, too? Read more →
Francis Johnson was a constant presence in town. He loved riding his bike, wearing bright orange outwear. He kept 15 bikes at home to provide parts, according to the River Falls Journal, which pens a lovely tribute to him today. He died while riding his bike on Main Street on Tuesday. Read more →