Bob Collins
Hurricane Sandy proves that in the rush to the wireless world, maybe it’s not such a bad idea to keep a few things wired.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Shooting messengers, leaving no soldier behind, a tribute to institutional competence, mysteries at the foul line, and the junk we toss in the Mississippi.
Nate Minor
Haiti, the Caribbean nation Sandy hit hardest, is faced with yet another devastating disaster.
‘It’ll be over soon,’ mom tells kid sick of campaign 2012
How long is a reasonable period of time to accept waiting before the government forces move in to help you put your life back together?
Drawing a line in the hurricane
Theory: The proliferation of jack-o-lantern artistry has made the world a tougher place for kids who carve three triangles and something resembling a mouth into your basic pumpkin.
One thing we’ve learned after all these years of the journalism profession, old school is still cool. The still photographer is still the most fearless and respectable journalist.
In the aftermath of disaster, leaders call upon skills which seldom come up as issues in a campaign.
When people do their jobs, the mammogram debate, when the jocks step up, what hath the San Francisco Giants wrought, and those magnificent cameras in their flying machines.
This latest video from the Coast Guard, showing its rescue of most of the crew of the tall ship Bounty off the coast, is a stark reminder that there are people who get in helicopters, fly into a hurricane, hover 30 feet above pitching seas, and then jump into the ocean that threatens to swallow Read more →