Bob Collins
Alan Abel once created The Society for Indecency to Naked Animal, which believed that a nude horse is a rude horse and animals should be clothed. There are worse ways to be remembered. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
For 156 years, the Santee Dakota people have waited for what happened in a casino conference room in Santee, Nebraska. Read more →
Here’s a piece of advice for people on mass transit who feel entitled to take a picture or video of a fellow rider: Don’t. Read more →
Anderson Cooper, the CNN host, is pushing back against those who are saying he didn’t cover the conditions of Hurricane Florence. Read more →
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Jamie Gonzalez Diaz, of Goodhue County, faced the dilemma too many women face: she had to choose between her job and the kids. Read more →
A man near Bemidji is running for no office and has the campaign sign to prove it. Read more →
If you’re a big fan of consistency, happy Constitution Day, the day every year when we find out Americans are no smarter than they were a year ago when they proved — again — they haven’t got a clue about the document they’re quick to cite when asserting their presumed rights. Read more →
The South Dakota State Jackrabbits are playing defense, thanks to their 90-to-6 win over a pushover team. The team didn’t have much choice but to play the team on the schedule. Read more →
A Mounds View store will soon close, eliminating the last remaining retail store in Minnesota for the radio equipment. It’s the end of an era for a technology that doesn’t appeal much to a younger demographic. Read more →
It’s not terribly surprising to see all of the stories about abandoned dogs in the South, left to fend for themselves in Hurricane Florence by people who had weeks to prepare. Fortunately, there are decent people among them. Read more →
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Karla Hult, the KARE 11 journalist, provided the perfect description of the pain endured by caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s. Read more →
The Twins front office made a huge mistake decades ago not keeping franchise icon Harmon Killebrew with the team. It’s a mistake those running the 2018 Twins won’t make when it comes to Joe Mauer. Read more →
We admit to being shameless hurricane voyeurs, repeatedly clicking webcam images from the Outer Banks of North Carolina .
At this point, there’s little human activity on any of them. Just the ocean trying to wipe out any evidence of an allegedly advanced civilization. Read more →