Bob Collins
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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.
Out of a job and running out of time, the lost photos of Joplin, the out-of-school bully, how girls get a head start, and Charlie’s prom.
Time for farmers to get the message
As of late Saturday morning, it appears that Afton Alps’ snow is the lone holdout for the glacial ice of the last winter.
The spring melt means paddling time for the brave in Minnesota, and they don’t even need warm weather.
Braedan McCluskey may well be the only Minnesotan able to muster a smile this week while surrounded by snow, ice, and clouds.
There was a somewhat interesting difference in the coverage of Byron David Smith yesterday, the man who allegedly shot and killed two teenagers who broke into his home last Thanksgiving.
The ‘mine’ mentality, weather throws a wicked curve, the odds of a Republican Congress, back to Africa, and the person of the week.
The selling of ‘Boston Strong’
If you’re one of the people who occasionally considers the aging of presidents, this is your kind of day.
The family, victims of horrible hate messages on Facebook in the immediate aftermath of the Boston bombings, announced the news on Facebook.