Bob Collins
Don’t dress for football. Dress for a snowball fight.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Five things to notice in a store’s security camera that captured a confrontation between police and an apparent robber.
Janis Ollson of Manitoba, underwent a surgery that had never been performed at Mayo Clinic in Rochester before.
Even if Congress should pass legislation, good luck to some 9/11 workers trying to get help from it. It seems it’s always been that way with 9/11. An apparent end of a battle, is actually only the beginning of another.
A Brit assesses us, let’s waste some time, what don’t Minneapolitans get about snow parking, a leg for Mustafa, and depression and mental health on the college campus.
Another entry in the Homeland Security film festival
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David Cazares
Citing “insiders,” Politico reports that Minneapolis has almost no chance of landing the Democratic National Convention for 2012. With the site of the 2012 Democratic convention expected to be decided in a matter of weeks, insiders in the selection process believe it has come down to a choice between St. Louis and Charlotte, N.C., with Read more →
In a thoroughly unscientific exercise, you told us that Mark Dayton is Minnesotan of the Year. On Today’s Question we asked, “Time Magazine announced its choice Wednesday for Person of the Year: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Who would be your pick for Minnesotan of the year?” Fourteen of 48 respondents nominated the Minnesota Governor-elect. Among Read more →
Attention, shoppers: Security alert in Aisle 6
Oh Google, how you disappoint us. Duluth and other Minnesota cities that applied to be home to a super-high-speed fiber network promised by Google are being forced to wait until next year for a decision. Google has concluded it got too many applications. From Google: Earlier this year we announced an experiment we hope will Read more →
Under the category of “We can’t recommend this” … (h/t Mr. News Cut, who apparently can’t commit to vacation 100%…)
As part of the MPR News feature “Today’s Question” we asked, “What could your city do better in removing snow?” Despite snow problems that persist for drivers and pedestrians almost three full days after the last flake fell, many people who’ve responded so far seem rather satisfied: “All things considered, I think Minneapolis is doing Read more →
At least we’re not reduced to eating penguins