Bob Collins
Only in the presidential campaign of 2016 would we we be analyzing the handwriting of Pete Rose to fact-check a candidate’s claim. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Politics
Meanness is in in America these days. And, slowly, so is the utter lack of sportsmanship by fans at high school basketball games. Read more →
The state Senate this week will take up a bill that would strip communities of the right to ban the bags, after the state Assembly easily approved the bill. Read more →
You might be inclined to conclude that electing — rather than appointing — a judge or justice doesn’t provide proper vetting, but then you have to look to the east and see what’s happening in Wisconsin’s race for the state Supreme Court.
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There are only 180 people who live in Meire Grove, Minn. And if the authorities hadn’t cracked down on the number of dogs people can own, they might be outnumbered. Read more →
Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Christopher Dietzen has notified Gov. Dayton that he’ll leave the court at the end of August, a move that could shift the court to a somewhat more liberal leaning and put women in the majority. Read more →
Want a little bit of inspiration? Then you want to watch today’s Google on this International Women’s Day. Read more →
Richard Lays, a candidate for city council in Grand Forks, is apologizing for Facebook posts which included his declaration that he hates living in Grand Forks. Read more →
At last night’s debate, Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders perfectly illustrated why efforts to improve the lives of people with mental illness run into so many roadblocks: It’s still ‘OK’ to make fun of them.
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Tracy Mumford
Mitt Romney stepped into the fray of the 2016 presidential race today with a speech aimed straight at Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner. Read more →
If your company wants to document people who have made a difference in society, it’s better to just to ignore people who made a difference in society because society rarely changes calmly.
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If the party leaders are wrong and Trump should win the White House, nine months from now journalists will be writing stories about how they gave him a free pass. Read more →
The robocalls to Minnesota households from the American National Super PAC explicitly state that they’re not sponsored by Donald Trump.
The calls are urging a vote for Trump, joining former KKK grand wizard David Duke embracing the policies that have earned Trump frontrunner status for the GOP nomination. Read more →
The decision to shutter Al Jazeera America recently was met with a general shoulder shrug. It was hard to find the channel on cable TV. It was easy to find its website, but not enough people were interested in finding it. Read more →
The Clinton campaign has trotted out a new campaign ad featuring Sen. Al Franken, and backed it with a YouTube video featuring Franken reading tweets responding to his own postings about the Democratic candidate. Read more →