Bob Collins
When Joe Langdell died this week at age 100, the nation closed a chapter in its history.
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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Bob Karlstand, a Vietnam veteran, is dying by colon cancer and lung disease. He was an only child. His parents are gone. He never married. He has no family.
He’s given all his possessions away. He’s given his home to Habitat for Humanity. He’s given his retirement fund to the nursing program at the University of Minnesota. That’s $1 million.
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We don’t tire of watching videos of people hanging out of helicopters hanging wires as part of the big CapX2020 project.
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It only takes a quick scan of the public safety section of area newspapers to see what alcohol can do to people, and a state legislator is suggesting — again — that one answer to the problem is to allow more people to drink at a younger age.
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NPR listeners could’ve benefitted from a little more aviation expertise and a tad less hyperbole in its story on All Things Considered on Thursday evening, stemming from yesterday’s story about a plane crash in Colorado in which the National Transportation Safety Board suggested the pilot was taking selfies when he lost control of his airplane in miserable weather conditions. Read more →
A group favoring tax reform is betting that you’re going to feel sorry for New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Read more →
Say what you will about the number of future vegetables professional football is making, this year’s NFL postseason has done wonders for the physical and social sciences. Read more →
This video, posted last evening, provides a nifty look at buttoned-up Minnesota Capitol at night. It was taken during Crashed ice. Read more →
When it comes to understanding their employees, a lot of bosses don’t, a survey suggests today.
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The news this week that Harper Lee would release a sequel to ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ has now turned decidedly ugly.
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Twitter knows nonsense. Read more →
Roger Hanson is the kind of guy who can make you root for a relentless and bitter cold snap. Read more →
The nice story about the reaction of people who pitched in to help a guy who has walked 21 miles for work in Detroit every day can’t just be a nice story about people pitching in to help a guy who has walked 21 miles for work in Detroit every day.
There’s a subtle belittling of the effort by those who favor better transportation options for people, as if people can’t stop a wound from bleeding and try to stop the war, too. Read more →
NBC News anchor Brian Williams is in damage control mode after he was outed for falsely claiming to have been in a helicopter that was shot down in the first Gulf War. Read more →
When it comes to getting its kids vaccinated, Minnesota isn’t much to write home about. Read more →