Bob CollinsBertram Boyum worked on a farm for 15 years but decided he wanted to do something different with his life. He started doing auctions at a church bazaar. That’s when an aunt told him a person could make a buck or two in the business. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Bottom line? If you’ve got a past you don’t want dredged up, get off the plane.
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Orin Doty, who died late last month, provides today’s quote worth remembering: ‘One person doing something is better than a thousand people doing nothing.’ Read more →
When is soon too soon in social media marketing that uses the worst day a man had as the foundation of a Twitter joke? Two brands are testing the question; one has already conceded defeat. Read more →
Paul Tosto
The ESPN broadcast features a surprising revelation: Seibel is out of jail and living only a few miles from the school. Read more →
Minnesota’s 2014 teacher of the year isn’t interested in being the poster boy for people who oppose the last-in-first-out system of teacher layoffs, even though he’s gotten his layoff notice. Read more →
The mother and grandparents of a Montgomery, Minn., woman has been charged with falsely reporting her ‘missing,’ the Mankato Free Press reports. Read more →
The Supreme Court has held that asking someone for a urine sample is a search and, therefore, needs a warrant from a judge.
What happens if a person can’t or won’t provide a sample even with a warrant?
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Some NBA cities are getting all jazzed up for the excitement of the NBA playoffs.
And then there’s Minneapolis, where the local team has missed the playoffs for a 13th consecutive year. Read more →
It’s not at all surprising that emails obtained after a university fired a reporter revealed that an “ethical lapse” of not identifying herself to politicians who were embarrassed by her accurate reporting wasn’t really the sole reason she lost her job.
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United Airlines, the anti-leggings airline, isn’t above asking police to drag people off a plane if it wants to give the seat to someone else.
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There’s a fair chance the state government will shut down this spring and when/if it does, trust me, the bathrooms are the first to go. They’re always the first to go. Read more →
There are worse ways to start a Monday than being reminded that whistling is still a thing. Read more →
Leash laws aren’t just for dogs in Sioux Falls.
The Argus Leader reports that Jerry Kimball is out $190 for letting his pet ‘run loose.’ He owns a snake.
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A Wisconsin creamery has found a butter loophole in the law that will allow the creamy goodness to be sold in the Dairy State. Read more →