Bob Collins
Bias or behavior, the legend of the hearty Minnesotan, the hospital feud with a man who wouldn’t leave his partner’s bedside, rapping against the ‘R word,’ and a sports coach pushes back.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Five by 8
The death of Rehtaeh Parsons, why we can’t get enough of winter, using state money to boost business, ‘slaves’ and sandbags, and judging Minnesotans.
The coming assault on the TV viewer, are restaurants getting louder, what happens to the people replaced by machines, the return of Dad’s shirt, and when Minnesota lawmakers feud.
Lowering the cone of silence, Minnesota things worth bragging about, a soldier gives up the fight, what does your name say about you, and how to ask a girl to the prom… or not.
Is commuter rail a failed idea, Ebert on Ebert, in the saddle with the guv, Minnesota: land of manure, and raising tomorrow’s racists today.
The Minnesota Idea Open, the lost art of sign painting, frac sand mining makes a well run dry, when should kids be allowed to roam, and mourning Neal Conan.
When should we be shielded from the horrible, elderly voter fraudster gets a break, a leave of presence for Roger Ebert, the cruel ways of Mother Nature, and the coach who hits kids.
Baseball’s slipping grip on culture, commentary from the control tower, the woman who helped make today possible, beware of phony news, and flood fighting online.
When people accept responsibility for helping others, a little charity served up with healthy respect, a fracking quake, free speech by the side of the road, and beer v. trout in Cold Spring.
News from the backyards, baseball’s mess, engaging Somalis on the radio, what St. Paulites want, and the ugly side of good intentions in Cold Spring.
Is there a will to confront homelessness, the boy in the urn, closing the newspaper paywall loophole, who still uses corncob pipes, and why can’t the U of M’s minority students get theater opportunities?
A week for same-sex marriage, when native casinos fall on hard times, the inseparables, prom season begins, and the winter bike commuter.
The air safety equation, a constitutional test by the side of the road in Eagan, same-sex marriage and the Supreme Court, what if they lived, and the public radio show bracket.
Children and same-sex marriage, the shifting DFL on human services, guns and suicide, a picture of beer, and spring on Superior.