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Politics

Politics

Democrats brace for the comeback of Al Franken

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 29, 2019, 8:22 AM May 29, 2019
20

Franken isn’t talking about the quick push by Democrats to get him out of the Senate — led by presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), who provided the final shove — but whether he paid too high a price is still being debated Read more →

Politics · Sports

Baseball team runs right-wing propaganda video in Memorial Day salute

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 28, 2019, 10:06 AM May 28, 2019

The Fresno Grizzlies put the ‘minor league’ in the minor leagues.
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Politics

Andrew Jackson is safe on the $20 bill for another decade

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 22, 2019, 1:24 PM May 22, 2019
29

Harriet Tubman isn’t going to be on the $20 bill. Not anytime soon, anyway. Read more →

Education · Politics

Signs of the times: ‘Obscene’ teachers’ signs upset lawmakers

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 21, 2019, 8:10 AM May 21, 2019
34

Some members of the Minnesota Legislature and political allies had their feelings hurt by strident signs from teachers imploring them to get it together in the final days of a do-little legislative session.
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Politics

N.D. man will be both a state rep and a reporter

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 17, 2019, 4:00 PM May 17, 2019
8

Can a state legislator be both a lawmaker and a journalist? The short answer is ‘no.’ That’s also the long answer, but a North Dakota public radio organization and a newspaper in Grand Forks are going to give it a try. Read more →

Health · Politics

As more states ban abortion, a safe house movement grows

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 17, 2019, 7:46 AM May 17, 2019
84

This is a preview of what’s coming as state’s rush to ban abortion in an attempt to give the Supreme Court the tools to overturn a woman’s current constitutional right. Read more →

Politics

MN Court of Appeals: Campaign disclosure requirement not a violation of free speech

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 13, 2019, 11:02 AM May 13, 2019
9

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has rejected Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson’s assertion that requiring candidates to place a disclaimer on their political ads violates their free speech rights. Read more →

Politics

The politics of school shootings crowds the memory of kids who die

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 9, 2019, 3:38 PM May 9, 2019

If Wednesday evening’s vigil for a student killed during this week’s school shooting in Colorado is any indication, it’s no longer possible to mourn gun victims without politicians and activists crowding out the kids. Read more →

Politics

Remembering a nuclear moment of presidential leadership

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 9, 2019, 9:07 AM May 9, 2019
13

The Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania is closing, an announcement that brings back a flood of memories of a panic. That’s when a president stepped in, Read more →

Health · Politics

An assessment of the president’s mental health

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 9, 2019, 7:06 AM May 9, 2019
60

We’re probably never going to see the full Mueller report on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election in support of the person who won the election, but a group of psychiatrists have used the redacted version to offer a clinical diagnosis of the president’s mental health. Read more →

Politics · Sports

A divide at the intersection of sports and politics

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 8, 2019, 3:24 PM May 8, 2019
25

A typical Major League Baseball team is a melting pot of camaraderie — whites, blacks, Asians, Latinos all united in pursuit of a common purpose. We could all take a lesson.

Except that sometimes, a different truth is revealed — a racial and ethnic divide that isn’t much different than the rest of society. Read more →

Education · Politics · Regional history

Teacher rises to the defense of history

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 8, 2019, 8:57 AM May 8, 2019
12

The Republican majority in the Minnesota Senate, with the help of a few DFLers — is trying to strip money from the Society in retaliation for its decision to add a single word to a sign for the Fort Snelling Historical Site Read more →

Politics

Cities can’t afford their roads anymore

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 8, 2019, 7:07 AM May 8, 2019
35

Sure, it was a lousy winter that was perfect for potholes. But this year’s potholes are also last year’s potholes which were fixed with Band Aids. Some cities have worse potholes than others because some cities have no choice but to let roads go to pot. Read more →

Politics

And now this message from Save Lake Calhoun

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 30, 2019, 8:08 AM Apr 30, 2019
67

Someone hacked the website of the group trying to restore the name of Bde Maka Ska. Read more →

Politics

Campaign ad didn’t work last time, but a Texas pol is using it again

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 23, 2019, 1:45 PM Apr 23, 2019
6

Only in these times could a candidate launch a campaign with a campaign ad about a campaign ad she used in a previous election that she lost. Read more →

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