Bob CollinsFar be it from us to recommend you go listen to another radio station today, but go listen to another radio station today. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for November 2015
A state senator in Milwaukee is finding that Facebook can be dangerous for a reputation.
Lena Taylor was downtown last night when she snapped this picture of a protest during the debate of Republican presidential candidates. Read more →
On this 75th anniversary of the Armistice Day Blizzard, I’m reposting this 2010 NewsCut post.
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It’s been five months since Chris Ring jumped into Lake Itasca and started swimming. He’s been swimming most every day since. Read more →
It’s Veterans Day, of course, so everyone is saying all the things they should be saying on a day to honor people who served in the military, many of them forced to do so by the threat of prison time if they didn’t.
It’s also a day when we might remind ourselves that are words are empty in the face of reality contained in a recent investigation this week from Colorado Public Radio that didn’t get anywhere near the attention it deserved.
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People plan their grocery shopping excursion to the Cub in Edina to coincide with Ronnie Steffen’s performance after he finishes his. Read more →
It’s farmers vs. anti-ethanol individuals as the Environmental Protection Agency nears a decision on an ethanol mandate. Read more →
Neel Kashkari, 42, named today to be the head of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve, isn’t entirely like past heads of the Fed around these parts. Here’s a few things to know about the guy.
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There’s no such person as Gil Fulbright, although the group, Represent.Us, contends that they’re everywhere; the financial elites that control politics and the candidates who take their cash. Read more →
We’re delighted to refer you to another piece of history: The day the inimitable T.D. Mischke conducted an interview with a historian, asking all of his questions as Lightfoot. Read more →
The end has come for Daniel Fleetwood, the Star Wars fan who got to see the upcoming The Force Awakens episode as his last wish.
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When students set up a camp to protest racism on campus, they declared their public space a no-media zone, then assaulted reporters who tried to do their job and tell the story. Read more →
It was a breath of fresh air on The Current this afternoon when Mary Lucia returned as afternoon host after a seven-month battle to shed a stalker. Read more →
You’ve probably heard about the ‘controversy’ surrounding Starbucks’ choice of red coffee cups for its holiday season. No mention of Christmas, or Jesus, or whatever else has never been on a Starbucks paper cup at Christmas.
It’s the kind of controversy that plays right into the hands of what fuels the Internet: outrage. Read more →
The chess pieces are moving over at Target Field and some of them are beginning to point to the beginning of the post-Mauer era. Read more →