Bob CollinsThe Wisconsin people who were going to wipe Gilda Radner’s name from the cancer support center named in her honor have come to their senses.
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.
Royce White, the former Mr. Basketball in Minnesota whose struggles with mental illness have kept him from playing for the only NBA team willing to take a chance on him, may be returning to the game.
The tour surprise
A contestant in a halftime contest gets a new car even though he might’ve broken a rule.
The car/plane delayed
Write the Washburn story as you see it, the return of Crashed Ice, escape from the cold, playing for Prince, and the world is one big dance.
Question: At a time when fake things — fake performances, fake girlfriends — ends careers and images, how is it that lip syncing escapes scorn?
In a state where 1 of every 7 people has a drunk driving conviction, a Minnesota Court of Appeals decision today provides some important guidance — a Segway is not a motor vehicle.
… it’s the way you respond to the cold, when someone at the door asks for help, the piano player without fingers, the stuff we flush down the drain, and David Carr plays Quizmasters.