Surveys and trivia One is alone Bob Collins July 13, 2008, 7:56 AM Jul 13, 2008 A Duluth man is underway in the race to sail solo between San Francisco and Hawaii. Read more →
Off to camp Bob Collins July 12, 2008, 9:48 AM Jul 12, 2008 3 It was a beautiful Saturday in St. Paul, so we spent it indoors, figuring out how to change the way information is presented. Read more →
The Week-in-Review Quiz Bob Collins July 12, 2008, 7:10 AM Jul 12, 2008 9 Try News Cut’s new quiz. Now ten times easier. Or not. Read more →
Weather Blogging the weather Bob Collins July 11, 2008, 7:01 PM Jul 11, 2008 3 Here’s the latest information and radar pictures as severe weather hits Minnesota again. Read more →
Live-blogging McCain Bob Collins July 11, 2008, 10:15 AM Jul 11, 2008 24 Descriptions, context, and links surrounding the presidential candidates town meeting in Hudson, Wisc. Read more →
iLine for iPhone Bob Collins July 11, 2008, 8:31 AM Jul 11, 2008 3 The long line for a new gadget is always a comforting confirmation that things are never as bad as they seem in this country. Read more →
An ailment for what ails newspapers Bob Collins July 10, 2008, 5:43 PM Jul 10, 2008 1 A North Carolina subscribers sues his local newspaper over staff cutbacks. Read more →
The battleground watch Bob Collins July 10, 2008, 4:08 PM Jul 10, 2008 1 Will presidential candidates love us as much in 2008 as they did in 2004? Read more →
Airline lobbyists Bob Collins July 10, 2008, 3:37 PM Jul 10, 2008 2 A day after whacking its customers with new fees, and announcing hundreds of layoffs, Northwest and other airlines asks its customers to help lobby. Read more →
Zimmermann returns Bob Collins July 10, 2008, 2:00 PM Jul 10, 2008 The former member of the Minneapolis City Council is serving the last months of his sentence for bribery. Read more →
It’s official! Bob Collins July 10, 2008, 12:50 PM Jul 10, 2008 2 Political candidates make media hay by doing something everybody already knew they were doing. Read more →
Birds and babies Bob Collins July 10, 2008, 9:20 AM Jul 10, 2008 2 Pressing news notwithstanding, birds and babies dominated the front pages of the state’s newspapers today. Read more →
A missile too many Bob Collins July 10, 2008, 8:58 AM Jul 10, 2008 2 Someone faked part of a photograph showing Iranian missiles being launched. Read more →
A work-around for NWA’s fees Bob Collins July 9, 2008, 5:44 PM Jul 9, 2008 12 Surely, we can put our heads together and come up with a plan to beat the airlines at their own game! Read more →
Surveys and trivia How and when? Bob Collins July 9, 2008, 5:25 PM Jul 9, 2008 7 If you don’t choose ‘cancer’ or ‘heart disease’ as your preferred way to die, a geriatrician says you’ve chosen “demential and frailty.” Read more →