Bob Collins
Michael Ramsdell Jr. of Brainerd figures he’s in the safest place to be during an economic meltdown — school.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
By Bob Collins
Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.
On Campus: The art professor
Whose job will Mark Matsuura get when he graduates ? Probably a journalist who doesn’t want to do online journalism.
Nathan Matson of Twin Valley, Minnesota has felt the sting of the economy and escaped it, for now.
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Things you don’t see every day
Live-blogging: John Ydstie on Midday
It was a gorgeous sunrise across the frozen tundra of flyover country this morning. Against the backdrop of a collapsing economy, we caught ourselves singing “the sun will come up tomorrow,” before we recalled another famous sun-phrase: “Red sky in morning, sailor take warning.” Tonight, Barack Obama gives his speech to a joint session of Read more →