Nate Minor
A phenologist from Grand Rapids teaches us about the different types of frost.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Putting the storm in perspective
Than Tibbetts
David Cazares
This photo was submitted to the MPR News Facebook page by Ellie Skelton of Minneapolis One of the key differences between the 1991 Halloween mega-storm and the 2010 Domebuster (both of which I helped cover for MPR News) is in the way we are able to share the misery and joy with each other through Read more →
Ever wonder what it’s like to drive a plow during a big storm? Here’s some video from MNDOT: (h/t Tom Weber)
A chance to go to Norway … unless you’ve been to Norway
dgaraets
A recent Labor Department report found that older people who lose their jobs take longer to find work, and that more than 2 million people without work are over 50, according to Midmorning. The first hour of the show featured a discussion about the challenges facing educated, experienced workers looking for a jobs. It was Read more →
Mr. News Cut is under the weather and not blogging today but to make him feel a little better we’ll tackle one of his favorite mediums: Twitter. You do follow him on Twitter, right? Twitter looms large in the public imagination, yet only eight percent of Americans who are online use Twitter, according to a Read more →
Johnny Cash and the Iron Range
One of the top stories in the tech blogosphere today: Google is planning to send to a select group of guinea pigs a netbook computer powered by its Chrome operating system. Seventeen months ago Google announced it would build a lightweight OS based on its Chrome browser as an alternative to machines powered by Windows Read more →
Fargo’s odor problem
Wednesday mourning rouser
Bob Collins
Pearl Harbor and vanishing memories, Sputnik and school testing, what does God have to do with religion, inequalities in the metro bus system, and the death of Rudolph.
Compared to the South, Minnesota gets off pretty easy. But it’s not too hard to see why diabetes is going to cost the U.S. over $3.4 trillion.