Bob CollinsThe Independence Party and every other third party can’t escape the reality that people think they’re wasting their vote. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
A survey found no significant differences in moral behavior or judgment between religious people and nonreligious ones. But the reasons for extending kindness differ. Read more →
Big credit is going this morning to James Brown, the CBS Sports anchor for its NFL broadcasts, for his essay before last night’s Thursday Night Football game. Read more →
It’s hard not to envy North Dakota, where students loans and the state’s obligation to educate its own are an issue. In the race for agriculture commissioner. Read more →
The day may soon — probably, very soon — come when we tire of KARE 11’s updates of the relationship between an old man and a little kid, but today is not the day. Read more →
Are companies really sincerely honoring the victims of 9/11 with their messaging? Or are they simply using the anniversary to push the brand? Read more →
If authorities are looking for ways to reduce the risk of pedestrians getting hit by Green Line trains on University Avenue in Saint Paul, this intersection at Western Avenue provides a good laboratory to test it out. Read more →
Compare and contrast. This is Progressive Field in Cleveland before fans are allowed into the stadium It's a make up baseball day in C'town. Tribe vs Angels at 1:05 ET. Indians Warm Up begins at 12:37. Enjoy !! pic.twitter.com/VBc8wFOslD — Jim Rosenhaus (@IndiansRadio) September 8, 2014 And this is Progressive Field in Cleveland after fans Read more →
The intersection of politics and religion went badly for presidential hopeful Ted Cruz. Read more →
The environment: It’s not just a liberal issue.
That’s the takeaway from this morning’s interview on Midwest Energy News with Debbie Dooley of Georgia, one of the founders of the tea party movement. Read more →
The Minnesota Vikings are going ahead with installing clear glass in their new behemoth stadium despite warnings it’ll lead to the deaths of birds who’ll slam into it.
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In the cacophony of reaction to a new, bright shiny object from the Apple cult, there was a death in the family that went unacknowledged this week. Read more →
The exchange was evocative of the Gore Vidal-William F. Buckley debates during the 1968 Democratic National Convention, one of the first times when commentators called each other names, although it seemed classier back then.
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Why are kids beaten to death in Minnesota? Because child protection workers are forced to find the line between discipline and violence. Read more →
What we might think of as ‘bad weather’ may not be a bad thing for everyone. Read more →