Bob Collins
Although they’re the least supported major sports team in the Twin Cities, the Minnesota Timberwolves are quietly revolutionizing how you’ll buy tickets to sporting events, and, in the process, increasing the price you’ll pay.
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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
How bad is the University of Minnesota men’s basketball team?
They can be beaten and outrebounded even if the opposition plays with shoes in their hand.
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There really aren’t that many “where were you when” moments in our individual histories. The day the space shuttle exploded is one of them. Unbelievably, it was 30 years ago today. Read more →
A Minnesota native has pretty well killed the ‘niceness’ image that locals may have had in the nation’s capital. Read more →
A few weeks ago, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Zach Lavine provided the first indication of dissension in the ranks of the team, which has struggled for credibility for years.
The criticism is shared by at least half the team, the Associated Press reports. Read more →
Today would be a good day to tell politicians that it’s OK to listen to what people are telling them. Read more →
Being a cop or a firefighter tends to run in a family, which is why an anti-nepotism policy proposal in La Crosse, Wis., is under fire. Read more →
Bill Eddins, music director of the Edmonton Symphony and former associate conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra, has shut down his classical music blog, convinced that nothing is going to change in the world of classical music. Read more →
Liam Hollidge, a member of the Minnehaha Academy’s C-squad basketball team, is clearly destined for greatness even if it’s not likely to be as a basketball player. Read more →
Only about four of your Facebook friends actually care about you, a study from the UK says today.
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Every other year or so a survey reveals that most Americans have never read the U.S. Constitution, and every few days someone claiming a constitutional right proves the surveys correct. Read more →
Paul TostoTwo criminals thought they’d pulled off the perfect crime. But their getaway car was a Pontiac Aztek and their kidnap victim ultimately got the attention of police. Read more →
Amherst College, the ultra-liberal school in Massachusetts, has decided to drop its unofficial mascot because it honors the commander of British forces in North America who advocated wiping out Native Americans by giving them blankets laced with smallpox. Read more →
The country is full of people who don’t stand for anything. Concepcion Picciotto, is not one of them.
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‘Edina would be a nicer place if we could all talk to each other and not be awkward for not knowing each other,’ Stanley Wu, a 16 year old, wrote in his letter to Mayor James Hovland.
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