End of an era Bob Collins October 15, 2008, 8:18 AM Oct 15, 2008 10 A Public Radio icon retires. Read more →
Debate: Pressuring the moderator Bob Collins October 15, 2008, 7:47 AM Oct 15, 2008 10 A full-page ad in the New York Times challenges the moderator of tonight’s presidential debate. Read more →
“Kill him” Bob Collins October 14, 2008, 3:50 PM Oct 14, 2008 9 Another incident at a Palin rally in which someone shouted “kill him.” Read more →
The no-sound debate Bob Collins October 14, 2008, 2:27 PM Oct 14, 2008 1 A candidate suggests a debate with no sound. Read more →
Selling the good china Bob Collins October 14, 2008, 1:40 PM Oct 14, 2008 5 If you fell on hard times and needed some quick cash, what would you sell despite what your heart might be telling you? Read more →
Spam crackdown Bob Collins October 14, 2008, 11:32 AM Oct 14, 2008 1 Federal authorities in Chicago say they’ve shut down one of the largest spam e-mail operations in the world. Read more →
Have debates outlived their usefulness? Bob Collins October 14, 2008, 10:44 AM Oct 14, 2008 10 Little new ground has been broken in political debates so far this year. Read more →
Gene Lourey Bob Collins October 14, 2008, 9:31 AM Oct 14, 2008 3 Metro media gave short shrift to the passing of Gene Lourey, but a Duluth newspaper chronicled as interesting a life story as ever existed in Minnesota. Read more →
Bush on banks Bob Collins October 14, 2008, 7:00 AM Oct 14, 2008 7 The president announced even more steps to stabilize the banking system. Read more →
Economy vs. environment? Bob Collins October 13, 2008, 4:07 PM Oct 13, 2008 4 In California, a breakdown in one, has flattened the other. Read more →
The face of war Bob Collins October 13, 2008, 12:51 PM Oct 13, 2008 3 Gene Lourey, the husband of a former state senator, and the father of a current one, died over the weekend. Read more →
A blogger by any other name Bob Collins October 13, 2008, 11:56 AM Oct 13, 2008 28 You know who makes it hard for people to call themselves bloggers? Bloggers. Read more →
Minnesota in October Bob Collins October 12, 2008, 1:13 PM Oct 12, 2008 2 Send in your photographs of peak color in Minnesota. Read more →
Live-blogging the Senate debate Bob Collins October 11, 2008, 6:33 PM Oct 11, 2008 7 Dean Barkley, Norm Coleman, and Al Franken hold their second debate in Minneapolis. Read more →
Seat belt crackdown Bob Collins October 11, 2008, 2:36 PM Oct 11, 2008 It’s the law that you have to wear a seat belt, but you can’t be penalized unless you are stopped for another reason. Read more →