Bob CollinsThe Minnesota Vikings are playing the Cleveland Browns in London later this month, presenting a challenging question to the team’s fans: Is it OK to start drinking at 8:30 in the morning? That’s when the game starts here. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Here’s your moment of bittersweetness, courtesy of Jerry Gale, of Brooklyn Park, Minn., who, like a lot of people, marks the passage of time via the game of baseball. Read more →
The CEO of Wells Fargo, Timothy Sloan, appeared before the Senate Banking Committee this morning to answer questions about the bank’s culture of ethical shortcomings.
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Here’s a free tip for teachers: If you’re going to dress down a student for her attire, don’t do it in front of the class. Read more →
We are only allowed so many memorable moments in our relationship with the stuff that comes out of a radio, and there can only be one at the top of the list. Read more →
The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday ruled that a spouse is not entitled to a share of military disability benefits, even if the two agree to it in their divorce settlement. Read more →
We have a problem and on talk shows throughout the nation so far today, we’re having another discussion about the constitutional rights of Americans, a week after another debate about the constitutional rights of Americans in a different context. Again, the irony fairly hurts.
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Once again the liberal media elite take cheap shots at a president who has the good sense to blame the victims of a hurricane for losing everything they had in a hurricane.
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Do we ever tire of seeing videos when World War II and other veterans arrive in Washington on Honor Flights?
Of course not.
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There are two stories about the state of the response of the federal government to the people of Puerto Rico, which was devastated by Hurricane Maria.
One story is being framed in Washington; one in San Juan.
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In publicity interviews before the series, Ken Burns seemed to suggest that the nation remains conflicted over whether the Vietnam war, which took the lives of 58,000 Americans, was worth it. The first episode last week seemed to promise to deliver an answer to that question.
It didn’t.
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Have I mentioned lately how much I love baseball? On Wednesday night, having already lost to the Indians earlier, the Twins were watching the Los Angeles Angels game. If the Angels lose, the Twins go to the playoff “play-in” game against the Yankees. The game is tied, it goes to extra innings. And then, in Read more →
The Green Bay Packers asked the fans in Lambeau Field last night to do what the players on the field were about to do: link arms and show unity. It could have been an inspiring moment. It wasn’t. Read more →
While waiting for his grandmother to get her makeup done in Washington D.C., on Tuesday, Jaden Watts, 10, wandered into a GameStop next door.
He may not have recognized two men inside — Keith Marshall and Rob Kelley. But they recognized him, or at least the jersey he was wearing.
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Lt. Gen. Jay B. Silveria, who runs the Air Force Academy, conducted a clinic on Thursday for any leader on how to respond to racial and sexual harassment.
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