Bob Collins
When Brock Shepard broke open a box and a helium balloon floated out at Blaine High School’s field house yesterday, it signaled that the kids of Blaine are alright, and so are quite a few of the adults. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
ESPN’s Keith Olbermann said for a brief, shining moment the Vikings showed some character in suspending Adrian Peterson. Olbermann then ripped Vikings GM Rick Spielman’s hypocrisy. Read more →
Marion Coombs gave up her son right after he was born. Later, she was told he was dead. He wasn’t. Read more →
Paradise Funeral Chapel president Ivan Phillips says he came up with the idea after noting that elderly people have a difficult time getting into the funeral home. Read more →
Sometimes, you just have to stop and think about a sentence for a bit in order to realize just how bad things really are. Read more →
In a symbolic loss for the city, the owners of the last working farm prepare to auction pieces of it off. Read more →
It’s not much of a secret that next to city vs. suburb, bicyclists vs. drivers is a little steaming cauldron of hate when it comes to debates.
Nothing can stir one side up like mentioning the other side.
But here’s something surprising: it means cycling is mainstream, The Atlantic’s City Lab writes today. Read more →
The league might simply be too tone deaf already to understand that most people understand what the Vikings are up to. Read more →
If you’ve gone through airport security, gotten on your flight, and landed at your destination, can the Transit Security Administration (TSA) pull you aside for additional screening? Read more →
In May 1970, members of the National Guard in Ohio fired a volley of 67 bullets and took just 13 seconds to kill four unarmed college students because they were protesting a war.
Jeffrey Miller was standing in front of the soldiers and took a single bullet into the mouth.
No joke. Read more →
This is the time of year — every four years or so — when otherwise ethical journalists become willing participants in a presidential campaign’s strategy.
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Some parents in the Stillwater area worry that a a cellphone tower at a junior high school will harm their kids. Read more →
This Minnesota Vikings fan was doing the team proud while downing a few brews before yesterday’s game and whacking people with a switch, apparently in support of Adrian Peterson. Read more →
The online world has been really good at finding the people captured in torn or faded pictures found or possessed by strangers. Here’s another opportunity. Read more →
What NFL team has had more of its players arrested than any other franchise since 2000? Your Minnesota Vikings. But there should be an asterisk. Read more →