Bob CollinsThe never-ending battle for validation between people who live in the cities and those who live in the suburbs featured a big win for city slickers a little over a year ago when surveys revealed that millennials are heading to the cities in big numbers. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Last week’s Minnesota high school hockey tournament has been manna from heaven for national talk show hosts. Read more →
Say what you will for New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and the overblown Deflategate scandal in which Brady was accused of letting air out of footballs, but it apparently is doing wonders for inspiring kids into science. Read more →
Natasha Fuller, an Oakfield, Wis., first-grader, has been sick almost since she was born. For the last two years, she’s been living with her grandparents so she can get lifesaving treatment at Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee.
She’s currently in renal failure and the girl is out of options; she needs a kidney transplant.
Fortunately, the world is full of first-grade teachers like Jodi Schmidt. Read more →
A Minnesota school district is considering a novel plan for its students on days when school is called off because of a snowstorm: Kids would have to go to school anyway. Read more →
Some people are wired to care too much at work. They’re ‘Type A’ people, the type that often get things done and keep their workplaces afloat at, it seems, tremendous personal cost.
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Anyone who watched the filming of a champion snowmobiler perform some stunts for an upcoming Red Bull commercial probably left unimpressed. But the result was pretty fantastic.
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Perhaps you’ve seen the Oscar-winning Spotlight by now, the story of how the Boston Globe and a culture of investigative reporting uncovered the pedophiles of the Catholic Church and the deferential attitude of other media that allowed it to flourish.
Today, the Boston Globe provided a little spotlight on the actual reporters and editors that did the work. Read more →
Although we are a land of assimilation, it’s always a good idea to remember your roots. Read more →
Leslie Shook has flown every F-18 flight there ever was even though she doesn’t know how to fly.
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He says he hopes he can make a difference, too, by providing a Minnesota perspective to his national column.
That could be the most important part of his decision to live the good life in Minnesota.
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Alex Savidge of KTVU was live on the air at the not-scene-of-the-train-derailment when the near tragedy occurred.
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Want a little bit of inspiration? Then you want to watch today’s Google on this International Women’s Day. Read more →
Richard Lays, a candidate for city council in Grand Forks, is apologizing for Facebook posts which included his declaration that he hates living in Grand Forks. Read more →
South Dakotans are reeling after getting a look at the new license plates for the state’s drivers. That’s supposed to be Mount Rushmore on the plates, but the Sioux Falls Argus Leader says many residents say it looks like dirt.
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