Bob CollinsThe fall sports season is peaking and Bill Speros, who writes as ‘The Obnoxious Boston Sports Fan’ has heard enough of the one question every coach is hearing: ‘Why isn’t my kid playing?’ Your kid isn’t good enough, he says. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Parents without a clue are calling the shots as the Ebola virus continues not spreading in the United States. Read more →
A Star Tribune editorial is sure to get bird enthusiasts worked up. Read more →
Here’s another story with the occasional question I pose, for which there doesn’t seem to be a clear answer.
What is it that makes some people thrive, and others in the same situation fail? Read more →
If you value your medical privacy, try not to get Ebola.
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A Wisconsin couple is providing a little more clarity on this week’s news that the Catholic Church is moving to be more welcoming to homosexuals. Read more →
Back in the ’90s, the Minnesota Supreme Court struck down the law that allows the state to incarcerate people after they’ve served their prison sentences because they might offend again. The court said it was unconstitutional to place the burden on the men to prove they wouldn’t commit more crimes, shifting the burden to the state.
Ostensibly the men are in the Moose Lake facility for sex offenders for “treatment,” not punishment. But only two have been released over the last 20 years, a fact that more than suggests the court decision of the ’90s really didn’t change anything, and neither has the Legislature, which punted on the recommendations of a task force. Read more →
A Fond du Lac Objibwe school educator tries a different way to motivate kids. Read more →
As Minnesota candidates for governor and senator ducked debates earlier in this campaign season, their partisans echoed the party line: Nothing new ever comes from debates.
Which is news in Florida where viewers in the gubernatorial debate got a great chance to size up the character and quality of their would-be leaders last night. Read more →
Bottom line? It’s all a crapshoot. Read more →
With the exception of a very small handful of teams, Major League Baseball has been notoriously sluggish when it comes to speaking out about bullying, particularly of gay youth. Read more →
The coolest kids in my high school many decades ago were the cross country and track kids. Apparently, nothing has changed. Read more →
After a tragedy last year, students at St. Olaf in Northfield sent flowers to students at Carleton. Now, a tragic death at St. Olaf gave Carleton kids a chance to return the favor. Read more →
Anecdotal evidence suggests there’s been a big increase in panhandling by the side of Twin Cities roadways, usually at off-ramps, and just outside businesses.
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Tom Wrigglesworth, a British comedian, has a slight resemblance to Aaron Rodgers. So he went to Green Bay to learn just how gullible the people of Green Bay are. Read more →