Jon Collins“An unfinished story gives a reporter the same feeling you get when you can’t remember if you left a stove on, and the nagging box of medical records under my desk were an anxious, almost-constant reminder,” writes MPR News reporter Jon Collins. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for October 2018
Bob Collins
Some stories define us more than others. The stories we embrace as uniquely America are obvious. Less so are the ones we’d rather not consider as readily. And then there are the ones that are a little bit of both. Read more →
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During World War II, when the Nazis invaded Norway, Heinrich Himmler encouraged soldiers to get Norwegian women pregnant. He thought the Norwegians were perfect for creating the Aryan master race. Read more →
In almost 45 years in the radio business, the answer to the most famous person I ever met has always been the first famous person I ever met. Read more →
There’s a growing trend — particularly among smaller newspapers — that’s doing nothing to improve the political climate. The newspapers are charging to have a letter to the editor printed in the local paper and posted online. Read more →
We’ve never met Lee Sjolander, the police chief of Kenyon, Minn., and that’s something we’ve got to do something about one of these days. Nonetheless, we’ve made him the official police chief of NewsCut, and not just because of his ability to write and communicate with people, but his honesty in discussing his struggles over the years, almost as if he’s like the rest of us.
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The New York Times is backing away — sort of — from its weekend poll that showed a sudden swing to Republican Pete Stauber in Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District. Read more →
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Officer Peter Casuccio, of the Columbus Ohio police, has become quite the media star in the last 24 hours because he didn’t kill an 11-year-old kid holding a toy gun when he was responding to a report of young men with guns on Saturday afternoon. Read more →
It’s like old times at Target Center; a Timberwolves season seems lost before it even begins. Read more →
North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, who is in a close re-election fight with Rep. Kevin Cramer, was put on the defensive today while trying to go on the offensive over the sexual assaults of women. Read more →
You know how it is; sometimes you just get caught up in the moment and do something stupid. It happens, particularly with kids. Read more →
Jason Lewis, the 2nd District congressman, is in a close race with DFLer Angie Craig in next month’s election. So it seems unusual that Lewis got op-ed space in Monday’s Star Tribune — and Tom Emmer got similar space today — to use to campaign against the opposition if they so choose. Read more →
There are plenty of big, national problems that are too complex to make a dent in solving. Opioid addiction isn’t one of them. Read more →