Bob CollinsA 95-year old woman has become the latest example of the work it takes to get on an airplane these days.
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.
It’s not often anymore than a meteorologist can last at one station for 30 years. Mike Fairbourne might be the last of them in the Twin Cities. Fairbourne is retiring from WCCO this week.
Festival diversity, the energy pig near your TV, a preference for boys over girls, Joe Mauer’s descent, and a midsummer night in Poland.
The I-35W bridge in Minneapolis may be the most photographed structure in Minnesota this weekend.
The human face of missilesMPR’s Paul Tosto has set up a new blog, Shutdown 2011. I’ll leave it to you to figure out what it’s about. In the “who’s winning” nature of political reporting, the details of what’s behind the stalemate often got lost. What’s in the Legislature’s budget proposals that aren’t in the governor’s, for example? The Minnesota Read more →
A video has surfaced which confirms reports that the ‘kissing couple’ in Vancouver had actually just been trampled by the cops.
One small step for authenticity?
Stepping up for Minot
Are you using more non-work hours to work, beauty and the bridge, surging toward Minot, mobile phone dangers by the numbers, and Pottermore.
A reporter’s secret