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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
2017 has been the year of big mouths, bluster and blathering Tweets. Time’s choice is perfect because it focuses on forced silence that is ending because two small, nearly whispered words on the social media of choice: Me too.
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Comedian John Oliver pretty well nailed it while participating in a panel he was moderating about the 20th anniversary of the film ‘Wag the Dog’ when he asked Hoffman about allegations that he groped a 17-year-old intern on the set. Read more →
The boss of The Takeaway broke her silence today, answering allegations that she and members of WNYC, which owns the public radio program, did not respond to sexual and racial harassment allegations against former host John Hockenberry.
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Tyler Ketz won $6,000 playing the slots recently. His first child was also born. So Tyler was feeling good about life and wanted to spread it around a bit. Read more →
Willmar City Council member Ron Christianson didn’t show up at last night’s Council meeting where his constituents were to speak about Christianson’s social media commentary on Muslims in the community.
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Alas, we have reached another moment when Baby Boomers are told that their time is up. When the YMCA doesn’t want you anymore, it’s time to walk toward the sunset.
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The next time someone wants to know what it means to be Minnesotan, you may refer them to this tweet from the West St. Paul Police Department. Read more →
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Modist Brewing Company in Minneapolis got a cease-and-desist order in the sweetest way from a titan of the brewing industry.
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Bobby Carroll, a janitor at the University of Massachusetts Boston campus, is a symbol of America’s working stiffs.
He turns 63 on Christmas Day. He makes $51,000, which doesn’t go far in a city like Boston. If he can hang on for two years, he an retire with a nice pension and health insurance that will help him deal with his mental illness. Read more →
There is no part of American culture where you can escape the civil war of politics.
The latest example is what happened at a Minnesota Orchestra concert on Saturday night. Read more →
There might well have been a time when two employees of a radio station in Forest City, Iowa (just over the border from Albert Lea, Minn.) would’ve thought twice about saying what they said during a basketball game last Tuesday. Read more →