The creation of a country Bob Collins January 9, 2011, 11:41 AM Jan 9, 2011 4 Minnesota Sudanese are driving hundreds of miles for a chance to vote on splitting their country in half. Read more →
The Arizona shooting Bob Collins January 8, 2011, 7:42 PM Jan 8, 2011 10 The latest information about the attack on an Arizona congresswoman and her staff. Read more →
Is there a relationship between presidents and gasoline prices? Bob Collins January 7, 2011, 4:00 PM Jan 7, 2011 1 The latest contention from the free-market universe is a comparison of the first two years of presidential terms on gasoline prices. Read more →
Minnesota’s ‘aflockalypse’ Bob Collins January 7, 2011, 1:45 PM Jan 7, 2011 2 What caused the recent mass deaths of birds? The answer may be found in Worthington, Minnesota more than 100 years ago. Read more →
Juan Williams proving NPR’s point Bob Collins January 7, 2011, 10:26 AM Jan 7, 2011 5 NPR as a news organization was open to Juan Williams’ point of view in covering the story. Williams wasn’t. That’s on him. Read more →
Five by 8 The death of Vang Pao (5×8 – 1/7/11) Bob Collins January 7, 2011, 6:55 AM Jan 7, 2011 2 Larger than life, where booze and religion meet, return of the empty nest, after Keillor, and one day in the life of the world. Read more →
The unemployed: Moira gets a gig Bob Collins January 6, 2011, 4:04 PM Jan 6, 2011 3 One of the people profiled in News Cut’s series has gotten a job. Read more →
The man behind the man with the voice Bob Collins January 6, 2011, 3:45 PM Jan 6, 2011 The reporter who discovered the #1 personality in America right now isn’t getting much attention. Read more →
The other Juan Williams shoe drops on NPR executive Bob Collins January 6, 2011, 1:04 PM Jan 6, 2011 3 The fallout over the firing of a former NPR commentator claims the career of a news executive. Read more →
Health care repeal attempt: Whom do you believe? Bob Collins January 6, 2011, 12:03 PM Jan 6, 2011 7 What if repealing the health care bill increases the deficit? Read more →
Five by 8 Tech and the teenage mind (5×8 – 1/6/11) Bob Collins January 6, 2011, 7:06 AM Jan 6, 2011 5 How much multitasking can we do, revisiting Huck Finn, the lure of the robot choir, autism and the elaborate fraud, and why do iron Range kids think they have to leave to succeed? Read more →
Does poetry matter? Ask Haiti Bob Collins January 5, 2011, 2:34 PM Jan 5, 2011 Kwame Dawes has been traveling to Haiti since the earthquake one year ago next Wednesday. He’s turned his findings into poetry. Read more →
Battle continues in home loan modification effort Bob Collins January 5, 2011, 2:13 PM Jan 5, 2011 1 Trying to get a bank to renegotiate a mortgage to prevent foreclosure is an exasperating experience. Read more →
Homeless man gets job, house Bob Collins January 5, 2011, 11:43 AM Jan 5, 2011 2 The Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team has hired the Internet sensation fulltime and, he says, given him a house. Read more →
‘The noise of democracy’ Bob Collins January 5, 2011, 10:27 AM Jan 5, 2011 4 Mark Dayton holds one of the most unusual news conferences in the history of Minnesota. Read more →