Bob CollinsSen. Al Franken was on MPR’s Midday with Gary Eichten today. The highlights: Massachusetts Senate election Passage of the health care bill will be more complicated if/when a Republican is elected. “The House would have to vote for the Senate bill,” Franken says. What is likely to cause Martha Coakley’s defeat? “(She) took it for Read more →
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.
A major political announcement in Minnesota made via Facebook may tell us a lot about the future of the mainstream media.
Last week, Teresa Price and her family were wrapping up a holiday visit with family in Minnesota. Today, they’re trying to figure out how to tend to the people who are coming to their mission in Haiti for help.
Desensitized to dead bodies?
The motivation to give
Former Minnesotan describes Haiti effort
Five at 8 – 1/15/10: What would MLK say?
A logistical nightmare
What happened at Seward Market