Eric RinghamA private company is on its way to the space station.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Paul TostoHope springs eternal. But it shouldn’t — at least when it comes to baseball. Baseball loves statistics and the numbers show that, despite winning four of the last five games, the Twins have almost no chance of making the playoffs. The projections from two baseball data sites bear that out. Coolstandings.com gives the Twins slightly Read more →
I hated disco music as a teenager. Hated it. I played the Eagles and Steve Miller Band. When punk rose up in the late 1970s, I embraced it. Finally, some angry music! I was convinced then that the punks would end disco for good. But the punk era came and flamed out. Now, 35 years Read more →
I don’t usually put a lot of stock in city rankings. But a new look at the Best Cities for Tech Jobs seems to have some good research behind it. And if you’re a tech booster in the Twin Cities, you will not be pleased by the numbers. NewGeography, a site that’s good at telling Read more →
Bob Collins
We often don’t get to determine how our final exit from our careers will go, so it was lump-in-the-throat time at Wrigley Field today when Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood announced his retirement, before making his final appearance in a game.
Curt Schilling is trying to keep his video game company afloat and wants more money from the state that’s already given him millions.
Feeling music
The beauty in a brewing disaster, a story of struggles, the Facebook IPO, bike-to-work day, and your moment of Minnesota zen.
Health professionals have learned a lot about treating people with mental illness since the last mental health facility was built in the Twin Cities. Plenty of light, the feeling of being in control, open spaces are part of that. They’re patients; not prisoners.
If your flight’s departure is ever delayed for 20 minutes, there are worse things in the world than having a group of musicians on their way to the Romanian Art Festival in Bucharest.
Facing change, the retiring teachers, a letter to the high school graduates, what rural Minnesota offers, and the money woes of NPR.