Bob CollinsNewspapers have been making money from obituaries for years but with the internet not missing many tricks in making a buck, announcing someone’s death can cause some real problems. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
The coach of a youth basketball team from Chicago says it’s the referee’s fault that a fight broke out at a tournament in Georgia against a team from Houston. Read more →
Brazil’s soccer team arrived back in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday following its 2-to-1 quarterfinal loss to Belgium late last week.
It wasn’t pretty. Read more →
In a normal world, a simple resolution promoting breastfeeding by women would be a no-brainer for the health of their babies. This, however, is not a normal world. Read more →
Litchfield’s drive-in theater is one of only six remaining drive-ins in Minnesota. Dave Quincer aims to keep it alive.
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We don’t like to see news blogs disappear but it’s an inescapable fact that the days are numbered for them in core media. Mainstream news organizations have had a very difficult time squaring the more personal nature of blogs, their willingness to amplify the work of newsroom competitors, and the reader community they create with the traditional practices of newsrooms. Read more →
‘He used to have secret handshakes with people,’ Leila Ramgren, 10, tells StoryCorps. ‘And if you didn’t have enough on your tray, he would pull out graham crackers or something. And he did it with his own money.’ Read more →
JD Salinger used to bring his typewriter into the Twin State Typewriter store in Vermont three or four times a year with a key crisis. So did people you’ve never heard of.
And soon, it will be no more; a metaphor for the passage of time.
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Most every reason that people have given for not voting is a dodge, and lacking any real data, it’s hard to say whether efforts to increase the percentage of registered voters who bother to go to the polls will ever pay off. Read more →
Terrance Sargent didn’t pay his income taxes in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 and in 2016 the state put a lien on him. Read more →
The Minnesota Twins return to Target Field tonight after a disastrous road trip. Abandon all hope, ye who enter. It’s over. Division leader Cleveland has played mediocre baseball all season, and they now have a 12-game lead over the Twins. Read more →
Stephanie Ofsthun says she barely remembers losing her wallet as a teenager. But now she has her combination for her school locker, pictures of her friends, her Social Security card, and a Dayton’s charge card back again. Read more →