Bob Collins
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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
You have a choice, the doctors say. They can remove the tube that’s been helping you breathe and you’ll die. Which do you choose? Read more →
The price of paying dues, the curse of affordable health care, famous misdials in history, the Minneapolis man who almost forced the Redskins to change their name, and the big dance before they remove your breasts. Read more →
Joy Johnson, 86, a Duluth native, ran her last marathon last weekend.
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Sometimes, the best story you’ll see today is actually a commercial. Read more →
The Minnesota Supreme Court today reversed a Court of Appeals ruling that granted a new trial for a St. Paul priest who said religious doctrine was used in his prosecution in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
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If people don’t care about the war in Afghanistan anymore, why do they care about soldiers? Yet another assessment of Millenials, the problem of prayer, it’s Jason’s town, a murder most fowl in Rochester. Read more →
Tightening Wisconsin’s weak drunk driving laws, Illinois’ House approves same-sex marriage, Delta wants more government help upgrading the symbol of government help for airlines in Minnesota, a proposal to let you keep your health insurance if you like it, the couple that stun guns together, and how women high school athletes are presented differently than men. Read more →
Some close call airplane collisions go unnoticed. Here’s one. Read more →
Jumping in the Royals stadium fountain got her arrested and fired. Should she also lose unemployment pay? Read more →
I suppose if your heart is going to get broken by losing a World Series, this is the way to wake up in the morning — a full page “handshake.” This ad was taken out in the St. Louis Post Dispatch this morning by the Boston Red Sox. And suddenly it’s a love-fest on the Read more →
Turning calamity into cash, the millennial in the basement, how to fix the achievement gap, how bikes help vets get back on their feet, and Zach Sobiech’s gospel. Read more →
An attempt to honor veterans is revealing an ongoing — and somewhat generational — split among veterans over the question of who can salute the flag. Read more →
A little turn of the clock certainly has some people upset. Read more →
What a few parachutes and a lot of luck can do. When do you leave your family to go find work? The fake eclipse. Reconsidering your connected self. And when dad is there to help. Read more →