Bob Collins
The sickening of Stephanie Smith, a tribute to Joe Williams, a snub for the Dalai Lama, a new home without the product placement, and the American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Pioneer Press: Go Star Tribune!
If the local news media had treated Pvt. Travis Hafterson like a dog, it would have been an improvement.
Travis Hafterson’s inability to get help for his post traumatic stress syndrome, is a story shared by thousands, his fiancee says.
Than Tibbetts
David Letterman comes clean on his backstage sexual shenanigans and comes out with comedy. Was he doing his job or just playing the victim?
A Circle Pines Marine was hours away from the help for PTSD he’s been seeking. Then the Marine Corps showed up.
Capitol showbiz
Burying dead pets, Dawkins on Colbert, why do some people persist and some don’t, texting isn’t a ‘kid thing,’ and the unsavory surprises of buying a foreclosed home in St. Paul.
Saving Pvt. Hafterson: A mother’s story
What if we ignored politics and publicized heroes instead? The Internet at the speed of time. First-person tsunami stories. Was the Jackman video a fake? 101 historic moments on YouTube.