Chicago Cubs fans are patting themselves on the back today for supporting a franchise with enough class to give Steve Bartman a World Series ring.
Winning a World Series can make bygones be bygones, but it doesn’t erase history in which many of the same Cubs fans made Bartman’s life a living hell. Read more →
Shamus Evans, 11, has cerebral palsy and the spirit of a runner. His dad, Shawn, 39, is a runner with the power of a father’s love.
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The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld a district court judge’s decision to dismiss a charge against Christopher Prigge, who was stopped by a Maple Grove police officer for suspected driving under the influence in April 2016. A later search of the car discovered the gun in the center console, and, thus, the additional charges. Read more →
There’s a game that broadcasters had to play last week when Anthony Scaramucci’s
interview in the New Yorker included a heaping helping of junior high school lewd comments. Read more →
These kids today with their music and clothes and wild hair.
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Once they reach the adult stage, mayflies have about 24 hours to mate and lay eggs. No pressure there, eh, mayflies?
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The Pioneer Press’ well-documented story of a failed — so far — bus stop raises an important question for a region that often struggles to find its mass transit footing: Can you develop support by running so few buses? Read more →
There were outbursts, meltdowns, tantrums, in elementary school. Clinical trials, pullouts, educational aides, due process. All in full view of his peers, his friends. To quote a great parenting book I’ve recently read: ‘it’s so hard to be his friend.’ Read more →
Last week, I was in my office listening to my piano volunteer. All of sudden, singing and laughing is added to the mix. I walk out and see for the first time, wheelchair dancing. She is a 97 year old, self-professed dancing queen being whirled around by her daughter. Read more →
On a cool November day in the frozen tundra that is Iowa, my life changed forever. Why, you ask? Because one of my best friends, Devin Hall, brought me to my first…[wait for it] CrossFit class. Hello, Beautiful People! My name is Wayne Glass. I use He / Him / His pronouns and we are here today to chat about gender expression, mental health, and how these are interwoven within my CrossFit journey! Read more →
Now, why would a handful of kind and generous MPR folks send wooden spoons to a couple of sustaining members? Well that’s a long story full of failed cooking experiments, inflammatory tweets, and inside jokes. Read more →
The news has been overwhelming lately. I work in an industry that requires that I stay informed about what’s happening in the world, and as with many of us, some days I reach (or exceed) the limit. Fortunately, by the end of the week, I know that every Saturday morning I’ll spend a couple of hours with this sweet mare. Read more →
Wherever you go you hear the term, Minnesota Nice with clarifications ranging from: it’s not really ‘nice’ at all; it’s passive aggressiveness, it’s sarcasm meaning, ‘I am smiling at you and saying welcome to MN but geez, I wish you’d stayed where you were;’ to its genuinely pleasant and polite, it’s just who we are…. pleasant. Read more →
Reader Steven Bailey has provided this contribution to today’s Theft of the Blog theme (details in this post).
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Given that it’s Friday, today you’re writing NewsCut. It’s your blog. Write what you want. The only guideline is whatever you contribute today, it can’t leave us feeling hopeless, anxious, or angry.
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Bob Collins