Bob Collins
Why it’s good for your workplace to watch hockey today, why newspeople shouldn’t explain editorial decisions to the government, why don’t you move to the back of the bus, the art of shoveling the roof, and why is there homelessness? Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for February 2014
5×8 will be delayed a couple of hours this morning while I plow out Casa Collins. In the meantime, talk among yourselves in the comments section. Post pictures. Exchange recipes. I’ll be back after this.
This is a perfect example of why news organizations in the U.S. are so anxious for the FAA to adopt regulations allowing them to use drone cameras to report news events.
There are only two kinds of Minnesota drivers in winter: The ones who do this, and the ones who don’t. It is of questionable value and meaning. In freezing rain, theoretically, it could prevent breaking the wiper when pulling it out of the ice. This, however, requires an ice pack equal to or greater than Read more →
In Tuesday’s 5×8, we had a good discussion on the Mothers Against Drunk Driving push for Minnesota to change its constitution to allow the state to once again stop people at checkpoints to see if they’re drunk. Other states can do it, so what’s up with Minnesota? Asked on Twitter to further explain, the public Read more →
Feeling upbeat about shoveling as the big snow approaches? Read more →
Many of the images coming from Kiev have been otherworldly. Read more →
A plea to step back from the brink in Rogers, the business of raising the minimum wage, the art of getting old, from Norway with love, and a boy and his dog. Read more →
What drives people to suicide? Some insight. Read more →
It’s been a long time since we’ve gotten a daytime view of ourselves from the International Space Station. That wait ended this afternoon when astronaut Rick Mastracchio posted this image to his Twitter feed of Minneapolis St. Paul in all of its “why would anyone want to live on this planet” glory. It’s not clear, Read more →
Why is there a red flag on mailboxes? These days, it’s to alert thieves that there’s something to steal. Unable to get to the post office, the other day I shoved a bill and a Netflix disk into my suburban mailbox and raised the flag to alert the mail carrier that there was outgoing mail. Read more →
The timing of the NBA trade deadline and the Kevin Love rumors couldn’t be worse for the Timberwolves. Read more →
Public broadcasting’s funding mechanism is, perhaps, the most grassroots of media funding. But it is a fine line that stations walk when it comes to grants. Read more →
Decisions facing parents of African American students, breaking the stereotype of hunger, Kiev is burning, the man who wouldn’t kiss his sister, and frozen Superiority. Read more →
It’s Girl Scout cookie time but the kids aren’t selling anything. Mom and Dad are. Read more →