Bob Collins
It was a breath of fresh air on The Current this afternoon when Mary Lucia returned as afternoon host after a seven-month battle to shed a stalker. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
You’ve probably heard about the ‘controversy’ surrounding Starbucks’ choice of red coffee cups for its holiday season. No mention of Christmas, or Jesus, or whatever else has never been on a Starbucks paper cup at Christmas.
It’s the kind of controversy that plays right into the hands of what fuels the Internet: outrage. Read more →
The chess pieces are moving over at Target Field and some of them are beginning to point to the beginning of the post-Mauer era. Read more →
The Minnesota Vikings coaching staff is shocked by the mentality that delivered what they insist was a cheap shot against quarterback Teddy Bridgewater in yesterday’s game against the St. Louis Rams. Read more →
We’re only two episodes in but the Star Tribune’s series this week — A Matter of Dignity — has already provided some of the most compelling journalism we’ve seen in awhile, as long as you don’t bother reading the comments, which are shamefully hateful even by newspaper comment-section standards.
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It was a good deal for drivers — they got their gas at about 20 cents a gallon less than drivers in the rest of the state — but there was just one problem: the government controls the price of gasoline. Read more →
It’s awfully hard to look up to our leaders when they look like little children. My apologies to any children who were just offended by a comparison to the Grant (Washington County) City Council, which might be suitably embarrassed by what the Pioneer Press says happened at a meeting last week. But Perhaps not.
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Someone in Litchfield might be waiting for an answer. Read more →
A neighborhood holds a second Trick or Treat to honor a young man who missed the first one because he had a seizure. Read more →
Apart from the big airport, when it comes to airport noise complaints, Flying Cloud Airport is the bad child. Read more →
Time for the weekly check of your tear ducts. Read more →
I’m fairly certain that this week, the New York Times has upped the standard for mainstream journalism in telling the story of three of the 60 million people who have fled their home because of war and persecution.
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Reopening the post-conviction proceedings is in the interest of justice, the judge said in today’s order. He also granted Adnan Syed’s motion to reopen the question of the reliability of cellphone data used to convict him. Read more →
Shanley High School, a Catholic school in Fargo, has advanced to the North Dakota high school playoffs, and that’s a problem for some people because the team wants to hold a prayer. Read more →
Daniel Fleetwood, 32, of Spring Texas, is dying. He has cancer and he’s in his last days. He was given 1-2 months to live in September.
He’s also a big Star Wars fan, but he’s not likely to survive long enough to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens, when it opens in theaters on December 18. Read more →