The cost of telling the truth Bob Collins September 1, 2011, 12:37 PM Sep 1, 2011 5 For a family that just got stiffed out of $50,000, the Smith family seemed pretty chipper today when national TV asked them to get up early in Faribault. Read more →
What’s a state got to do to get a little presidential love? Bob Collins September 1, 2011, 11:42 AM Sep 1, 2011 4 Why don’t presidents visit Vermont. Read more →
Five by 8 Your speech to a joint session of Congress (5×8 – 9/1/11) Bob Collins September 1, 2011, 7:12 AM Sep 1, 2011 6 What’s your jobs plan, it’s the rain that kills, 9/11 at 10, say something nice, and daily State Fair moment of zen. Read more →
The rape of Libya Bob Collins August 31, 2011, 4:43 PM Aug 31, 2011 4 Col. Qaddafi’s troops reportedly raped women in Libya, knowing that honor killings would follow. Read more →
One Picture: Love among the tomatoes Bob Collins August 31, 2011, 3:28 PM Aug 31, 2011 2 It’s the age-old story in Spain today. Boy meets girl. Boy and girl throw tons of tomatoes. Girl kisses boy. Read more →
Ten things more important than 9/11 Bob Collins August 31, 2011, 1:07 PM Aug 31, 2011 6 China, India, the crash of 2008, and the failure to address global warming were all more important in the last 10 years, a writer says. Read more →
Regional history Mr. Bubble Day Bob Collins August 31, 2011, 12:40 PM Aug 31, 2011 4 You know things are going great in North Dakota when the governor can proclaim it ‘Mr. Bubble Day'” without fear of humiliation. Read more →
When people do good (cont’d) Bob Collins August 31, 2011, 12:13 PM Aug 31, 2011 I see your never-ending stories of callousness, news industry, and I raise you one of kindness and integrity. Read more →
Too pretty for homework? Bob Collins August 31, 2011, 11:04 AM Aug 31, 2011 JC Penney under fire for a sweatshirt for girls. Read more →
Five by 8 So long, summer (5×8 – 8/31/11) Bob Collins August 31, 2011, 7:22 AM Aug 31, 2011 8 Our Fair summer, a better way to board an airplane, the life of Irene, 9/11 at 10, and cross carrying Chuck. Read more →
Area women complete historic 2,250-mile canoe trip Bob Collins August 30, 2011, 3:47 PM Aug 30, 2011 1 Ann Raiho and Natalie Warren have become the first women to paddle from the Twin Cities to Hudson Bay. Read more →
The $120-a-word speech Bob Collins August 30, 2011, 2:24 PM Aug 30, 2011 1 How much did it cost taxpayers for the president to give a speech in Minneapolis today? Read more →
That old-time billboard religion Bob Collins August 30, 2011, 12:48 PM Aug 30, 2011 3 NewsCut’s obsession with billboard controversies is satiated today with word of a billboard brouhaha in West Mansfield, Ohio. Read more →
Blogger apologizes for doctoring Bachmann video Bob Collins August 30, 2011, 11:14 AM Aug 30, 2011 A phony video purporting to show Rep. Michele Bachmann asking an Iowa crowd, ‘who likes white people?’ has been pulled from YouTube. Read more →
Are we making ‘bad’ worse? Bob Collins August 30, 2011, 9:02 AM Aug 30, 2011 4 Consumer confidence is at its lowest level in more than two years. Is that partially the media’s and politicians’ fault? Read more →