Bob Collins
DigitalGlobe, the satellite photography company, has provided about a dozen images on Flickr showing the devastation in Japan.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Saint Paul composer Raymond Berg describes the scene around Tokyo in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Like the rest of the world, we’re watching the situation with the Japanese nuclear power plant, which exploded overnight. It does not appear at this point that it was a nuclear reaction.
Iowa considers a bill to allow anyone to own a gun without training or background checks.
Kay Crothers, a News Cut reader and an ex-pat Minnesotan, dropped me an e-mail from her home in Crescent City, California a little after lunch today to report that the tsunami had reached her community, and at least one of the waves came in around 9 feet. Her community is just south of the border Read more →
The tsunami video and links (5×8 – 3/11/11)
The group that brought down two NPR executives this week, releases another video that might actually confirm NPR’s ethical firewall.
NASA has released this production of the space shuttle Discovery’s launch late last month.
Following up on the story of Salman Hadani, the part-time EMT who was the subject of this morning’s tearful testimonial at the hearings on the radicalization of Muslims in America, here’s a short documentary on the man’s life.
Rep. Keith Ellison’s tears today force us to recall what’s happened to other politicians who cry.
Wisconsin: The documentary, Stewart on NPR, are there too many ‘heroes’, the snow emergency business, the end of coffee, and cats with thumbs.
Vivian Schiller, NPR’s president (who spoke to the National Press Club a few days ago), “resigned,” today according to NPR. It’s clear, however, that this was closer to a firing than a happy resignation. Here’s the statement from NPR board: It is with deep regret that I tell you that the NPR Board of Directors Read more →