Bob CollinsThe National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot of a small plane that crashed last summer near Brainerd was probably stoned while flying. The NTSB has posted the findings of its investigation into the crash on Upper Whitefish Lake near Crosslake. It said the medical examiner found drug paraphernalia in the shirt pocked of the Read more →
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.
The e-cigarette debate, the empty nest, why farmers don’t quit, a free shot at college, and hate 101. Read more →
Mubarak could be back, Wisconsin spikes the idea of employers asking for Facebook passwords, Paul Bunyan humor falls flat on Bemidji, and a Pennsylvania county clerk turns DOMA on its head. Read more →
A klutzy Paul Bunyan is selling insurance. Should Bemidji be worked up? Read more →
This is street art — Best Buy style.
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The Minnesota Court of Appeals today ruled the state has the right to strip the driver’s license of anyone who refuses officers’ orders to drive faster. Read more →
Visiting the future of America, Ernie and Weldon’s reunion, from tee to shining tee, the price of being a Good Samaritan, and the boss the rest of us want. Read more →
Finding fault, more on the NPR ombudsman controversy, Jane takes more steps after the Marathon bombing, the anti-fracking nuns, and those darned hybrids. Read more →
So why don’t you comment… really? Plus: the mystery of the amoeba, the difference between behavior and free speech, death of a Saint Paul neighborhood, and a pitch for Andre at Target Field. Read more →
If there’s one thing you can count on, it’s that you can rarely count on a 15-year-old. The fact may cost Anthony Stokes his life. Read more →
There are only nine left in Glen’s Coffee Clique Last Man Club. Read more →
It’s nice to have someone at least talking about innovation, a typical year on the Minnesota farm, Star Tribune’s warning about those New Jersey businesspeople, why has the number of women in the workplace stalled, and more Minnesota moments. Read more →
Orange is the new “whitey,” the budget deficit keeps shrinking, protection for transgender students, is there a relationship between autism and inducing labor, another singing protest in Madison, and the big lie in New Ulm.
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It’s county fair season in Minnesota, the time of year when some counties try so hard to keep something going that might’ve seen its best day.
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Chanhassen ranks high on Money magazine’s Best Places to Live list. Why? Read more →