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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Politics

Politics

On Constitution Day, the Founding Fathers weep

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 17, 2015, 7:55 AM Sep 17, 2015
27

Only about half of those surveyed said they ever took a class in high school that included lessons on the Constitution. It shows. Read more →

Crime and Justice · Politics

Editorial: No pay for suspended employees charged with crimes

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 17, 2015, 6:42 AM Sep 17, 2015
18

Should government boards and agencies be required to pay someone who’s been charged with a crime? Read more →

Health · Politics

If Alzheimer’s were a campaign issue

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 14, 2015, 3:19 PM Sep 14, 2015
5

Is it hard to imagine an issue in a campaign that doesn”t involve boogeymen ? Read more →

Politics

A father, who happens to be VP, opens up about his son’s loss

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 11, 2015, 7:39 AM Sep 11, 2015
6

That was a pretty extraordinary interview that Stephen Colbert conducted last night with Vice President Joe Biden.

It was a stark reminder of how rare it is to watch a politician to answer questions, and not hear the answer drop and play like a jukebox.
Read more →

Politics · Sports

Fighting sports stadiums is a lost cause

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 10, 2015, 2:27 PM Sep 10, 2015
18

There’s no reasonable economic benefit to be gained by subsidizing pro sports stadiums, most every piece of research in the last two decades has shown. But the pro-sports machine has won, anyway. Read more →

Crime and Justice · Politics

The animated make-out session

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 10, 2015, 9:28 AM Sep 10, 2015
19

Two Minnesota lawmakers have agreed to pay fines for making out in a car parked in Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan, even though they say they didn’t do it.

The Japanese audience for one of those ‘animated news’ services, though, is probably wondering who Tara Mack and Tim Kelly are. Read more →

Politics

When the public blows its own horn

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 4, 2015, 11:28 AM Sep 4, 2015
3

Those of us who covered city councils and school committees as young journalists can understand what might’ve prompted the St. Paul Board of Education to stop allowing cable access TV to show the ‘public comment’ part of its meetings. But at the very least, it’s great entertainment that a lot of cable watchers might miss. Read more →

Politics · Sports · War

The theater and marketing of the returning soldier

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 3, 2015, 6:59 AM Sep 3, 2015
17

This was a nice moment at an NFL pre-season game the other day. A returning soldier surprising his cheerleader-wife at a St. Louis Rams game. It screams ‘America!’ And also: ‘Football!’ Read more →

Politics

Political reality check: It’s still too early

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 1, 2015, 11:30 AM Sep 1, 2015
39

Now here’s a reminder that far too few political reporters are noting with any clarity: It’s still ridiculously early. As The Week notes, ‘populist crushes don’t usually last long.’ Read more →

Politics

Help build a rail line to Rochester, get a green card

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 31, 2015, 8:28 AM Aug 31, 2015
24

A private firm that wants to build a high-speed rail link from the Twin Cities to Rochester (and on to Chicago) is considering using the country’s immigration laws to make it happen.
Read more →

Politics

Has the religion/political landscape really changed?

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 28, 2015, 1:48 PM Aug 28, 2015
10

The Christian Democrats of America pushed a press release today claiming that the Republican Party is losing its hold on the “faith vote.” It cited this article on the liberal Think Progress site earlier this month that said it’s getting harder for Republican Christians to justify awarding a vote to Republican candidates. But the loss Read more →

Politics

Limberbutt McCubbins wants to be president

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 25, 2015, 1:31 PM Aug 25, 2015
11

You can hardly tell by the free-for-all, take-all-the-money-you-get nature of presidential campaigns, but there actually still is a Federal Election Commision to oversee the rules of campaigning and it’s apparently not happy with all the less-than-serious candidates who have filed in the last week or so. Read more →

Politics

State Fair protest will require us to think about race

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 25, 2015, 7:20 AM Aug 25, 2015
169

If nothing else, at least the Black Lives Matter protest at the Minnesota State Fair will provide a reason for the media coverage at the Fair to be about something important. Read more →

Politics

Psst! Amy Klobuchar wants to be president

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 24, 2015, 9:16 AM Aug 24, 2015
8

Nobody’s public status benefits from passive voice like Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s. Read more →

Politics

Bad Lip Reading: The GOP Debate

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 19, 2015, 1:54 PM Aug 19, 2015
4

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