Bob Collins
Trust me, somewhere today a journalist is turning in his/her story about terrorism, the economy, or famine, and nobody will remember it because the newscast will have this.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
How to see a supernova
One of the frustrations of fighting wildfires is how long it takes to get the resources deployed to fight them.
The unhappy survey, adding jobs in Minnesota, faith and 9/11, the life of a tow truck driver, and the magical billboard.
Speaking for chimps
This is National Suicide Prevention Week, something you’re not likely to hear about because the journalism community generally believes that talk of suicide encourages suicide.
The Center for Investigative Reporting has pulled the curtain back from the world of counterterrorism at the Mall of America
It’s a fine line some businesses are walking between a respectful honoring of the deaths of hundreds of New York emergency responders on 9/11 and taking advantage of a national tragedy to increase business.
An anonymous woman’s kindness at the fair, revisiting the Republican convention in St. Paul, Pawlenty’s sparks, iconic roles of the World Trade Center towers, and microfinance missiles.
A breakthrough in news intimacy
What’s uniquely Minnesotan that would resonate with people in the rest of the country when viewed from the air?
Bobi Ombui of St. Paul sent us this picture of the Skyride at dusk at the State Fair. It is a fine — and somewhat sad — metaphor.