Bob Collins
The huge twin smokestacks in Alma, Wis., not far downstream from Lake Pepin, have been a landmark along the Mississippi River since the power station was built in 1947. Today, they blew one of them up. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports that the family accepts that Student Doe, who played JV soccer last season, didn’t make the big team, but he didn’t make the JV squad either. They say they were told the JV openings went to freshmen and sophomores because they have more time to polish their skills and help the big team. Read more →
No more entries, please; we already have a winner in the This Week in Stupid competition. It’s Mark Whipple, football coach at the University of Massachusetts. Read more →
Anthonius Gunawan Agung would be alive today if he weren’t such a responsible air traffic controller. Read more →
New parents are so cute, what with their thinking their child will do what parents want them to do and all. Read more →
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Joe Mauer doubled in his final at bat on Sunday, then gave every indication his career with the Twins is over when he caught a single pitch in the 9th inning before exiting to the cheers of a tearful hometown crowd. Read more →
A few weeks ago, I wrote in this space that I thought Joe Mauer would be back next season, at reduced pay, because why not? I don’t believe that anymore.
With an insulated life, the nation’s politicians are rarely in the uncomfortable position Sen. Jeff Flake and his handlers were put in this morning after he said he’d vote to approve the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh as a U.S. Supreme Court justice.
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Ridgewater College began the season with 54 players but it’s down to 22 now. Read more →
Once chocolate no longer tastes good to you, what’s the point of living? Read more →
One of the worst things about Instagram is it’s impossible not to see the attached comments. Read more →
Maybe France is on to something. It’s just convicted a man under a new law criminalizing lewd and insulting comments to women, the reports. Read more →
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What makes the Cubs and Cubs fans distinctive? Nothing. That all disappeared with a World Series victory.
So it was up to a rat to bring that old vibe back to Wrigley Field last night and give the fans something new to cheer for. Read more →