Bob Collins
The devil may be in the details, but the primary message is always in the headlines.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for July 2010
A candidate fights back on the minimum wage issue, why is shoplifting increasing, Son of Sam gets a makeover, a Duluth cabbie rides with Taj Mahal, and how the tarmac delays aren’t working.
Lacrosse and the threat to a sovereign nation
With just a month left until Primary Election Day and four months to go until the mid-term elections, a sad reality is making itself more obvious for people who use the Internet to follow political news: This campaign season is one of the worst for innovation in political coverage.
Watching this video posted by some Minnesota sky diver enthusiasts today is a good way to think that maybe you didn’t wring everything you could out of the weekend.
Why is our creativity declining, where is Minnesota’s money going, the man who can make people like something about the Yankees, interracial marriages, and the gorilla test revisited.
If you’re of my generation, then this headline today is transporting you back to the ’50s and ’60s.
dgaraets
Tom Bodett would not be happy with Brainerd, Minn. The City Council there voted to keep about a quarter of the city’s 1,600 streetlights dark, despite complaints from many residents.
What motivates a Russian spy?
Eric Ringham
LeBron James choses the Miami Heat; Russian spies are going home in exchange for Westerners; and Yoda on TomTom.