Bob CollinsMPR’s Tim Pugmire reports today several House GOPers are urging Gov. Mark Dayton to reject new Department of Education social studies standards because they do not stress the value of American patriotism.
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.
Fall of a Wisconsin icon
When the schools fall down, random acts of music, Mr. Ngo’s journey, your daily dose of Twin Cities road rage, and what were you doing in the 6th grade?
A day in the life of a war correspondent
Nobody seemed to have determined it was a hoax purely on the basis of the absurdity of the notion that someone would keep filming while a raptor swooped down to steal a baby nearby.
Social media for good, the gun business booms, a kid named Julio,stick a fork in pro hockey, and the chemistry of a snowflake
All you need is someone to say ‘no’