Bob Collins
As political ads go, Duluth City Council candidate Emily Larson has hit on a great formula: No political talk, just person after person extolling the virtues of Duluth.
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.
Squeeze in, people; one at a time in Duluth, the old ways in the woods, the face of Occupy, and Polar BearCam
There’s more to Pam Whitfield than being one of the best college professors Minnesota has to offer.
Of the many problems facing America, it’s hard to say where ‘a guitarless society’ ranks on the list.
The road taken, requiem for the cabin, adult contemporary and the indie artists, South Dakota’s shame, and Dale and Jim together again.
The rich get richer, why property taxes are going up, the value of music in school, it’s about (Steve) Jobs, and the Northern Lights from space.
A day in the life of the harvest
Is the ‘good samaritan’ good, sex and the Halloween costume, the tablet and the power news user, this week’s Northern Lights, and the beauty of the abandoned building.
The hug
Nobody denies that Fauja Singh is old. Really old. Too old for most people to run marathons.
Jim Thome unplugged