Optimism, pessimism, and the college graduate Bob Collins March 11, 2009, 10:13 PM Mar 11, 2009 5 Scenes from a roundtable. Read more →
Star Tribune may not be #2 Bob Collins March 11, 2009, 4:15 PM Mar 11, 2009 A poll about which big-city newspaper is mostly likely to fold seems to be little more than guesswork and entertainment. Read more →
Where’s home? Bob Collins March 11, 2009, 1:35 PM Mar 11, 2009 Is St. Paul going to lose Travelers? Read more →
Should government workers accept a wage freeze? Bob Collins March 11, 2009, 6:35 AM Mar 11, 2009 29 Gov. Pawlenty is heading for a showdown with state workers over a proposed government wage freeze Read more →
An image of America Bob Collins March 10, 2009, 8:38 PM Mar 10, 2009 4 A city of homeless people in tents grows. Read more →
Have we hit bottom? Bob Collins March 10, 2009, 2:26 PM Mar 10, 2009 1 At the very least, there’s at least a whiff of better times. Read more →
The ‘mommy track’ Bob Collins March 10, 2009, 1:48 PM Mar 10, 2009 8 Mothers getting laid off are getting to know their children better. Read more →
Tough times for lawyers, too Bob Collins March 10, 2009, 11:21 AM Mar 10, 2009 The recession is eliminating jobs for thousands of lawyers. Read more →
Tracking the stimulus Bob Collins March 9, 2009, 3:34 PM Mar 9, 2009 1 The first small slice of stimulus money has arrived in Minnesota. Local officials are scrambling to figure out what they can spend it on. Read more →
Morality and the economic crisis Bob Collins March 9, 2009, 11:02 AM Mar 9, 2009 A British MP paints the economic crisis in terms of morality, and says the borrower is as immoral as the banks. Read more →
Transparency Bob Collins March 9, 2009, 9:35 AM Mar 9, 2009 2 Government officials seem to think ‘transparency’ means throwing a blizzard of numbers at you until you’re good and confused. Read more →
An escape to fashion Bob Collins March 6, 2009, 2:12 PM Mar 6, 2009 5 How bad does the economy have to get before you ‘escape’ to the world of fashion? Read more →
Minnesota’s mortgage meltdown Bob Collins March 5, 2009, 8:33 PM Mar 5, 2009 One in 5 subprime mortgages in Minnesota is delinquent. Read more →
Bank pushback and sports stadiums Bob Collins March 5, 2009, 11:59 AM Mar 5, 2009 3 Some banks are pushing back after criticism about money spent on sports stadium naming rights. Read more →
Surprise! Bob Collins March 5, 2009, 8:00 AM Mar 5, 2009 11 If economists are so smart, why are they so often wrong? Read more →
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Have we hit bottom?
An escape to fashion