Bob Collins
If you have a friend with whom you can converse by saying nothing, the words will strike a chord. If you don’t, they’ll make you wonder where you went wrong.
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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
In Fertile, Minn., Ryan Strem has built a baseball field in the shadow of a corn field for the local kids to play ball for free.
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The people of Crow Wing County are bummed, realizing that a once-local corporation isn’t quite as ‘local’ anymore, now that it’s been bought by a conglomerate.
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An all-time catchSome Facebook users reached a new low today — even for Facebook users — when someone thought it was a good idea to post the image of a man in St. Paul who took his own life.
The St. Paul Police Department — and cops see the worst in us every day — was shocked at the callousness toward a man who had lived with mental health issues.
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Thanks to my long-time MPR colleague, Euan Kerr, I’ve come to realize there’s nothing ballet can’t do. Read more →
Roderick Cox, the associate conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra, has gotten some well-deserved national attention, thanks to an extensive profile by NBC News. The 29-year-old made his subscription concert debut for the Orchestra this year. Read more →
There has likely never been a better piece of advice than this ancient directive: Don’t be stupid.
Just ask Ken Pagan, whose life will never be quite the same since he did something stupid.
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Even by the standards of the new Washington crowd, NPR reporter David Folkenflik’s scoop today on how a Trump booster and a Fox News consultant conspired to create a phony story about the ‘murder’ of a young aide for the Democratic National Committee is shocking and frightening. Read more →
Without snail slime, life itself would be impossible. Read more →
Linda Koelman and Jeffrey Stewart had one of the most difficult jobs after the I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis. They had to tell 13 families that their loved one was dead. Read more →
Chicago Cubs fans are patting themselves on the back today for supporting a franchise with enough class to give Steve Bartman a World Series ring.
Winning a World Series can make bygones be bygones, but it doesn’t erase history in which many of the same Cubs fans made Bartman’s life a living hell. Read more →
Shamus Evans, 11, has cerebral palsy and the spirit of a runner. His dad, Shawn, 39, is a runner with the power of a father’s love.
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The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld a district court judge’s decision to dismiss a charge against Christopher Prigge, who was stopped by a Maple Grove police officer for suspected driving under the influence in April 2016. A later search of the car discovered the gun in the center console, and, thus, the additional charges. Read more →
There’s a game that broadcasters had to play last week when Anthony Scaramucci’s
interview in the New Yorker included a heaping helping of junior high school lewd comments. Read more →