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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Politics

How not to express condolences

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 26, 2017, 9:19 AM Oct 26, 2017
21

It’s not easy talking to grieving loved ones when someone dies and I’ve made a good living doing it. There’s not much you can say and it’s pretty easy to say either the wrong thing, or something that sounds insincere. Read more →

Sports

Virtual ads distracting from World Series

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 26, 2017, 8:19 AM Oct 26, 2017
43

There was a moment last night when baseball fans watching the World Series were reminded that baseball stadiums are basically studios for a TV production. What you see isn’t what’s really there. Read more →

Health

Canadian survey considers death with dignity for children

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 26, 2017, 6:36 AM Oct 26, 2017
17

As fewer people are likely to have access to health care for their illnesses in the future, we’d expect more discussion ahead about laws to allow patients to die with dignity with medical assistance despite the uncomfortable nature of the topic. Read more →

People doing good

Mother in prison, no one shows up on child’s birthday

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 25, 2017, 4:06 PM Oct 25, 2017
4

There wasn’t much a Green Bay cop could do to make things better other than what he says cops usually do.
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Politics

Public radio exec, reporter feud over who knows conservatives better

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 25, 2017, 1:25 PM Oct 25, 2017
33

There’s little chance that Ken Stern, who once headed NPR as its CEO, actually knew much about the news process, the decisions, the writing, the political leanings of its staff, and maybe even the names of a large number of people who worked for him. Read more →

Politics

Police union apologizes for St. Paul campaign spat

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 25, 2017, 12:29 PM Oct 25, 2017
32

The word war between the campaign of St. Paul mayoral candidate Melvin Carter III and the city’s police union took its predictable next step today after the police union federation’s vice president made a campaign issue out of a break-in at Carter’s Summit-University home Read more →

This or That

What’s in a logo?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 25, 2017, 11:38 AM Oct 25, 2017
13

We’ve always enjoyed watching our graphics design friends see things that we can’t; it’s what keeps them in business what with the freshness and newness of their messaging.

Does it make a difference? You decide. Read more →

Sports

Dodgers ‘ball girls’ barely escaped Las Vegas massacre

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 25, 2017, 10:45 AM Oct 25, 2017
8

The Los Angeles Dodgers are in the World Series for the first time in 29 years and, apparently, a lot of their fans and players are still living in the ’80s, when ‘she probably throws like a girl’ was a thing. Read more →

Politics

In Eau Claire, breastfeeding and legislating don’t mix

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 25, 2017, 9:49 AM Oct 25, 2017
17

The City Council in Eau Claire has put an end to any breastfeeding during meetings. On a 7-to-1 vote yesterday, the council banned from the dais at City Hall children and anyone else not elected to be there. Read more →

This or That

Amazon is about to walk through your door

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 25, 2017, 9:08 AM Oct 25, 2017
27

If you can’t trust the Amazon delivery person inside your home, who can you trust, America? Read more →

Sports

Bemidji teen plays three sports at once

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 25, 2017, 8:19 AM Oct 25, 2017
1

Kids are being forced to give up multiple sports to concentrate on a single sport all year. They’re sent off to ‘camps’ to be better at their chosen or appointed sport, all the better to make the team. That’s not Linaes Whiting’s thing.
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Politics

Are we welcoming?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 25, 2017, 6:49 AM Oct 25, 2017
24

A proposed ban on refugees in St. Cloud forces us to examine the question, ”what does it mean to say ‘welcome’ in Minnesota?” Read more →

War

Meet the country’s newest Medal of Honor recipient

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 23, 2017, 2:27 PM Oct 23, 2017
7

When you hear Gary Rose tell his story, you wonder what took the U.S. so long. Read more →

Are you ready to pay for carry-on?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 23, 2017, 1:17 PM Oct 23, 2017
27

Unless there’s a future announcement involving a significant reduction in fares, it’s hard to see how Sun Country Airlines’ new baggage fee policy does much more than encourage people not to fly Sun Country anymore.
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Arts & Culture

Go ahead, insult us and make our day

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 23, 2017, 11:38 AM Oct 23, 2017
15

If there’s one thing we love in Minnesota, it’s being insulted and outraged and Pulitzer Prize winner David Fahrenthold‏ of the Washington Post provided our reason for living today with this tweet promoting an appearance in Washington with Bob Woodward, who once did something big for the Post. Read more →

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