Bob CollinsAmerican Public Media’s Marketplace provided a good glimpse into the effect of the presidential campaign on friendships last night, turning to two Minnesota pals on different sides of the race.
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.
Radiolab responds, Wellstone’s moment, the swing ovulation vote, spreading Kevin’s love, and the kid who wanted to build a car.
There’ll be no state tournament for the Prairie Seeds squad, but not because of the brawl.
Voter ID and the person in the military
The company you keep, the digital candidate, the conservative Bruce, Empty America, and the Mississippi River’s houseboat life.
Sometimes the people you fear the most, the people who others once thought unworthy of the benefits of freedom, become the very picture of it.
The debate in animation
The messages we send, why are elections held on Tuesday, hooked on Mommy’s heroin, the seven-hour marathoner, and asking for help and getting it in North Dakota.
E pluribus whatever