Bob Collins
Frighteningly, 24 percent of Minnesota 8th graders are below basic understanding of science and 60 percent are not considered proficient.
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.
Another baseball team releases ‘It Gets Better’ video
The Time cover
Why we fail the integrity test, Denny Fitch’s luck and fate, the driverless car, Buster needs a home, and the view from the cab.
In sickness, why a stadium supporter can’t support the Vikings’ stadium plan, dinosaur farts, the Snake River Canoe Race, and the things we don’t get.
We stumbled across this video today and suddenly were hit with a question: ‘If the sound of news doesn’t make it to the forest, is it still news?’
Nothing says ‘let’s have an intelligent discussion about the science of climate change’ like a series of billboards supporting your view featuring mass murderers and tyrants.
Derby weekend, is this still about a stadium, reverse racism and a beaten reporter, the world still cares about a man who needs shoes, and a tank destroys a house.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have injected themselves into the debate over taxpayer money for a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings.