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.
Your daily dose of cool science
When media lead the way, what if the economy is as good as it gets, after the Minneapolis shooting, debate postscript, and that ‘nice’ thing.
And now on to the winter pre-game show
It’s easy, trust me, to think that we’ll never make significant progress in getting people to understand the complexities of the brain, and accept the illnesses that it can bring.
Anyone who has spent any time watching the light-rail construction in the Twin Cities probably understands the artistic side of construction workers.
Walking out of church, the presidential debate, Leonardo’s Basement, why sports teams charge groups to sing the National Anthem, and why life isn’t a Hollywood movie.
Can TV anchors be obese?