Bob Collins
The worst of the season is yet to come, the myth of the recycling box, Bob Dylan is forever 70, when pinball dreams go tilt, and Kevin Slowey’s yawn.
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.
Tornado by air
It’s a noble effort by Rep. Keith Ellison to try to get people to contribute to the American Red Cross and help the rescue and recovery effort in north Minneapolis. It might not be a bad idea to disconnect the effort from the political fundraising, though.
It’s been awhile since the tea party and other groups have been able to attract much of a crowd at its Capitol mall events.
Space: The boring frontier
Justifying looting
How to help with the cleanup in north Minneapolis, Minnesota is caught in the middle of a presidential race, muskrat hate in Grand Forks, Sandra Bernhard on Wits, and Kate Couric on Katie Couric.
The expression of the gentleman on the far right makes me want to have a caption contest, but instead I’ll simply tell you that the submarine Minnesota is coming along after almost three years of construction.
Getting ready for the same-sex marriage debate, a lesson for hotshots, embracing spring, a goodbye to Harmon, and homeowners vs. the power line.