Bob CollinsJohn and Darcy Nelson are at a loss to explain the heroin epidemic that’s consuming Fargo, N.D., the Fargo Forum reports. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
The various videos of disastrous failures to land a rocket have been pretty entertaining. But they pale in comparison to the ones that succeed.
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Even though he’d fallen earlier in the day and wasn’t feeling well, Arne Mayala walked into a Forest Lake dance studio and asked for a lesson. Read more →
People in Congress have been doing this for years and while it has a faint, stale aroma, there’s nothing to prove it’s unethical in the political body that decides for itself what unethical is.
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A man whose son died last fall wants Apple to open his iPhone. Read more →
From the sound of things, it’s only a matter of time before the Minnesota Timberwolves’ scheme to control the reseller market for tickets reaches baseball. Read more →
As any marketing expert will gladly tell you, it’s all about the brand.
Companies invest millions in creating images for their name and woe to those who threaten it.
Now, a new strategy is emerging in the efforts to protect a company’s brand: a crackdown on how you use a product.
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MinnPost reports that Calhoun Cycle in Uptown has ditched the name and taken on Perennial Cycle instead. It’s a rejection of any honor for John C. Calhoun, after whom the lake is named even though he was an ardent segregationist, developed the plan for forced removal of Native American tribes, and defended slave owners. Read more →
Since last November’s police killing of Jamar Clark, perhaps you’ve seen a recurring theme in the public discourse: ‘But he was beating up his girlfriend; why isn’t anyone paying attention to that?’ Read more →
Candice Egan, who was subbing at Creative Arts school in St. Paul, went to the Pioneer Press with her story last Friday after the incident. Read more →
Would you camp outside a car dealership for a crack at buying a $35,000 car with a range of about 200 miles?
They are in Eden Prairie, KARE 11 reports Read more →
A report out of Fargo today says a SWAT team was ready to use an odd approach to end a shooting spree in which a police officer was killed. It considered encouraging the shooter, Marcus Schumacher, to kill himself.
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We need a road map forward. We need an acknowledgement that the pain and division so articulately stated on Weber’s call-in yesterday is the sound of a nation that cannot long endure.
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Frank and Mary Jo Havlak have been married for 63 years. Eight years ago, Mary started losing her memory. It’s Alzheimer’s. She’s still alive, but she’s gone now.
Frank still visits her every day, Joe Callendar writes in his latest Op-Doc for the New York Times. Read more →
Anything Wisconsin can do, Minnesota can do the same, apparently. Read more →