Minnesota’s ‘unAmerican’ connection Bob Collins October 23, 2008, 1:15 PM Oct 23, 2008 2 A political firestorm in a California county was struck by a match from Minnesota Read more →
Arne’s endorsement Bob Collins October 23, 2008, 12:16 PM Oct 23, 2008 8 For more than a decade, Arne Carlson has had nothing in common with the Republican Party. Today was no exception. Read more →
Scotch Tape science Bob Collins October 23, 2008, 10:23 AM Oct 23, 2008 5 You can get X-rays from Scotch Tape. Now what do we do with that knowledge? Read more →
Greenspan: It’ll get worse Bob Collins October 23, 2008, 9:16 AM Oct 23, 2008 1 The former chairman of the Federal Reserve told a congressional panel there’ll be a ‘significant’ increase in unemployment ahead. Read more →
Election Day hash Bob Collins October 23, 2008, 8:45 AM Oct 23, 2008 7 With 50 states, the U.S. has 50 different rules for how to vote on Election Day. Does this make sense? Read more →
State worker alleged to have embezzled $1.1 million Bob Collins October 22, 2008, 4:39 PM Oct 22, 2008 2 The Wisconsin woman was in charge of the Department of Human Service’s system that processed Medicaid payments. Read more →
Spraycan religion Bob Collins October 22, 2008, 3:30 PM Oct 22, 2008 4 In a spree against members of Congress in Minnesota, the use of a Psalm is perplexing. Read more →
Why can’t Washington County get a transportation break? Bob Collins October 22, 2008, 12:26 PM Oct 22, 2008 4 A progressive group chides the county for complaining its transportation tax money is getting eaten up by bigger counties. Read more →
Mining the moon Bob Collins October 22, 2008, 11:07 AM Oct 22, 2008 3 One of the missions of a lunar probe launched by India today is to find out if there are minerals there that can be mined. Read more →
Northwest posts quarterly results Bob Collins October 22, 2008, 11:04 AM Oct 22, 2008 Don’t look for air fares to come down, even though the price of jet fuel is. Read more →
High school musicals Bob Collins October 22, 2008, 10:21 AM Oct 22, 2008 11 What high schools are producing for plays this year. Read more →
This or That Have we seen the last of the Delta Queen? Bob Collins October 22, 2008, 8:36 AM Oct 22, 2008 2 Is the Mississippi River icon dying because it’s a safety hazard, or because its owner tangled with a campaign contributor to a Minnesota congressman? Read more →
The YouTube ‘bombings’ Bob Collins October 22, 2008, 7:19 AM Oct 22, 2008 1 Some kids in Superior apparently got inspired to make explosives by online videos. Read more →
Prison time for accidental fires Bob Collins October 21, 2008, 3:24 PM Oct 21, 2008 Although we don’t often hear of prison sentences for people who start fires accidentally, they’re not rare in cases like the Ham Lake blaze. Read more →
Fact-checking Bachmann Bob Collins October 21, 2008, 10:38 AM Oct 21, 2008 25 Bachmann keeps the story of her MSNBC appearance alive, by trying to make it go away. Read more →