Bob Collins
Everything old is, well, old again.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
By Bob Collins
Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.
Olympic sports
One of the more disturbing videos of late is the one showing a woman dying on the floor of a hospital, and nobody willing to help.
Economic indicators
Things your parents told you
The wheels of justice may move slowly, but some of the cogs, like public defender Lisa Kloster, are spinning at a dizzying pace.
Blimps are one of the few aircraft that still get some attention when they fly overhead.
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