Bob Collins
American forces entered the camp on 11 April 1945, bringing an end to the ordeal of 21,000 prisoners being held there by Nazi troops. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Tag: 1000 Words
We haven’t heard much about the ebola outbreak since the polls closed on Election Day in the United States, but today the last ebola patient left a hospital in Liberia. Read more →
People in the northeast have had it with winter. On its Facebook page today, the Massachusetts State Police say the driver simply abandoned this car. Read more →
Judge, a K-9 in New Jersey, got a hero’s farewell as he walked into the veterinary clinic last week where he was put down. Read more →
Not since they dressed up llamas at the Minnesota State Fair have we seen a competition quite like the images from the Miss Universe costume competition today.
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There’s very little redeeming value in the Minnesota Wild these days. But the fans? That’s another story. Read more →
Sometimes, the events that come from us being apart from one another, pull us together.
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Kwame Ajamu didn’t kill anybody. But he spent 27 years in prison for murder anyway. Read more →
In San Jose, Calif., today, authorities went ahead with their plan to clear what they say is the largest homeless camp in the United States. Read more →
You’re a member of the Greatest Generation and you arrive at the airport in Milwaukee after a long day at the World War II museum in Washington when you find this, as several Wisconsin vets did this week. Read more →
You know the type. You usually end up behind him/her. Read more →
1,000 Words: The ‘I voted’ sticker
There can be no more unimaginative photo in all of news than the one of a candidate voting. Read more →
They’re holding the funeral today in Hamilton for Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, who was gunned down while standing guard at the National War Monument in Ottawa. Read more →
Members of Parliament in Ottawa barricade the door against a person with a gun. Read more →