The University of Minnesota’s Accessibility Observatory this week released its study (pdf) ranking the 46th largest metro areas, calculating how many jobs a resident could get to during a morning commute by transit. Eric Jaffe at City Lab calls it the “carless commute ranking to end all carless commute rankings.” First, they capture the importance Read more →
The Minnesota Supreme Court today faced a question: Should it fix a state law that’s unconstitutional because it mandates that minors be sentenced to life without parole in particular heinous crimes? Read more →
The Associated Press today raises the specter of a changed relationship with the family dog. It lends credence to the possibility that the Ebola virus could be spread by dogs.
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Why would a couple of national organizations care about a school board race in Minneapolis? Read more →
Adrian Peterson and the Star Tribune are waging a fierce battle with each other over Sunday’s blockbuster story, including an allegation of financial impropriety at Peterson’s All Day foundation. Read more →
As promised, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has just posted its video documenting the surprise giveaway of an airplane to a Litchfield, MN., man on Sunday. Read more →
Brittany Maynard found out recently that she has terminal brain cancer. She’s announced via YouTube that she intends to die two day’s after her husband’s birthday in November.
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A New Jersey school superintendent is leading the way when it comes to cracking down on bullying. Read more →
JP Gibson, 5, has been battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia since 2012. On Monday, the Utah Jazz signed him to a one-day contract and invited him to suit up. He signed his contract with a crayon.
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KARE 11’s investigation into why Veterans Administration records show a man who died while waiting for an appointment allegedly canceled an appointment four days after he died has led to a potential new scandal: bonuses that were handed out based on phony records. Read more →
Hundreds of birds are being killed in the Duluth area during the annual migration of songbirds. Read more →
A Harvard scientist has taken to song to provide an uplifting message during the Ebola outbreak.
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The issue of suicide is, indeed, a complex one without simple answers. But the sudden increase in suicide rates is less alarming than the fact too many people were already taking their own lives in the state which mostly shrugged about it.
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If you’re going to be an analysis of just about anything, never say ‘never.’ Read more →
With any luck at all, an announcement today may finally free professional sports from the tyranny of cable TV.
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Bob Collins