Five at 8 – 9/14/09: Harvesting help Bob Collins September 14, 2009, 7:27 AM Sep 14, 2009 10 Kindness in Brooklyn Center, Piggly Wiggly’s last stand, why you can’t believe polls, how many fingers were on the nuclear button, and is the news inaccurate or are listeners and readers biased? Read more →
Regional history On Norman Borlaug Bob Collins September 13, 2009, 7:41 AM Sep 13, 2009 2 There aren’t many people who can legitimately be considered the greatest human, but Borlaug is one of them. Read more →
Checking the speech Bob Collins September 12, 2009, 5:52 PM Sep 12, 2009 3 Fact-checking the president’s speech in Minneapolis. Read more →
The Quiz: Stump the blogger! Bob Collins September 11, 2009, 4:01 PM Sep 11, 2009 5 There was plenty of news this week. Very little of it made any sense. Read more →
Making the news Bob Collins September 11, 2009, 11:13 AM Sep 11, 2009 3 ‘Never check the facts, son. You ruin a lot of good stories that way.’ Read more →
Five at 8 – 9/11/09: When the towers stood Bob Collins September 11, 2009, 7:51 AM Sep 11, 2009 2 The best of us on 9/11, midnight college classes, how do you lose a bra at the State Fair, our dogs ourselves, and the leaders of the band. Read more →
2,996 Bob Collins September 10, 2009, 4:36 PM Sep 10, 2009 3 It’s getting harder to memorialize the people who died on September 11. Read more →
The ongoing 9/11 attacks Bob Collins September 10, 2009, 12:25 PM Sep 10, 2009 2 People are still dying from the aftermath of the World Trade Center collapse. Read more →
Can undocumented immigrants get government subsidized health care? Bob Collins September 10, 2009, 9:34 AM Sep 10, 2009 23 Technically, yes. And that’s the problem with the health care debate. It demands a discussion of details. Read more →
Five at 8 – 9/10/09: Keillor’s stroke Bob Collins September 10, 2009, 7:23 AM Sep 10, 2009 4 Signs of stroke, love me don’t, the Glensheen rap, the real gift of music, and citizen journalism and 9/11. Read more →
The “M” word in health care Bob Collins September 9, 2009, 4:55 PM Sep 9, 2009 5 The one aspect of health care that everyone admits is broken, is the one few want to talk about. Read more →
Eyes on Jobs Bob Collins September 9, 2009, 3:10 PM Sep 9, 2009 3 There may be no company more dependent on the health of its CEO than Apple. Read more →
Happy days are… Bob Collins September 9, 2009, 2:07 PM Sep 9, 2009 2 …here again? Not quite. Read more →
Hubble’s eyesight Bob Collins September 9, 2009, 12:28 PM Sep 9, 2009 1 NASA releases the first photos from a repaired space telescope. Read more →
Ira on Ira Bob Collins September 9, 2009, 11:31 AM Sep 9, 2009 2 PRI just posted this video of Ira Glass of This American Life accepting the Edward R. Murrow Award. Read more →