Bob CollinsPeople tend to retreat to corners to have conversations about safety in cycling.
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.
Is commuter rail a failed idea, Ebert on Ebert, in the saddle with the guv, Minnesota: land of manure, and raising tomorrow’s racists today.
The intersection of art and politics
Behind the scenes at Wait Wait
The Minnesota Idea Open, the lost art of sign painting, frac sand mining makes a well run dry, when should kids be allowed to roam, and mourning Neal Conan.
A new ballpark can cover up the lack of fan interest in a bad ballclub for about three years.
A celebration of being drunk
It’s hard to get a picture of what any of the river flood terms mean. So here’s a picture.
When should we be shielded from the horrible, elderly voter fraudster gets a break, a leave of presence for Roger Ebert, the cruel ways of Mother Nature, and the coach who hits kids.