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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for December 2016

Weather

A Minnesota-size skating rink

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 27, 2016, 12:07 PM Dec 27, 2016
1

Let there be no further debate — if there was still any at all — that Minnesota is the state of hockey.

The latest proof comes from Duluth native Cory Fechner of Minneapolis, who had a pond, Google earth, and some GPS mapping knowledge. Oh, and some time on his hands. Read more →

People doing good

Hibbing fire victims get a Christmas

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 27, 2016, 9:56 AM Dec 27, 2016
7

The fire, on Third Avenue, forced four families to find new places to live. And a burglar broke in after the fire and stole the presents under the tree in one apartment. Read more →

Politics

Why don’t environmentalists vote?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 27, 2016, 8:57 AM Dec 27, 2016
45

We don’t know yet how many people who identify as environmentalist voted in last November’s election, but if recent data is a guide, a lot of them stayed home. Read more →

Crime and Justice · Education · Sports

AP: Gophers players almost reinstated boycott over suspensions

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 27, 2016, 7:16 AM Dec 27, 2016
13

The Associated Press is reporting that the decision by the University of Minnesota football team to end its “boycott” to protest the suspension of 10 players alleged to have sexually assaulted a woman, was not as final as first reported. Read more →

Sports

After ‘mutiny’ reports, Vikes’ coach, players huddle up with new story

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 27, 2016, 6:56 AM Dec 27, 2016
2

When defensive players of the Minnesota Vikings decided on their own to ignore the game plan drawn up by their coach, it put Mike Zimmer’s job in jeopardy. Coaches with players won’t listen to them don’t coach very long in the NFL.
Read more →

This or That

To the people who live life with their lives

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 26, 2016, 8:08 AM Dec 26, 2016
2

My goal for 2017 is to be more like Daniel Alvarez, and write about more people like him . Read more →

Out today

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 23, 2016, 8:39 AM Dec 23, 2016
19

I spent the evening and some of the morning in the ER so I’m taking a day to recover. Talk among yourselves.

Arts & Culture · Weather

The sea smoke of Lake Superior

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 22, 2016, 3:22 PM Dec 22, 2016
4

Duluth photographer Levi Drevlow is getting plenty of attention after his Instagram video of sea smoke on Lake Superior last week stormed the Intertubes. Read more →

Crime and Justice

Writer: Forgiveness not the only response to racism

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 22, 2016, 1:01 PM Dec 22, 2016
10

‘It’s compelling and powerful to watch a black woman stare down the barrel of violent racism and say, ‘I forgive you,” a reporter who covers race says.

What if she hadn’t? Read more →

Sports

Here’s the most Canada thing ever

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 22, 2016, 11:20 AM Dec 22, 2016
9

No more entries, please. We have our champion in the contest for Most Canada Thing Ever.

How could it anything but this, eh? Read more →

Health

‘Jeopardy!’ streak ends at 6 for Cindy Stowell

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 22, 2016, 10:38 AM Dec 22, 2016
2

When it was revealed that Cindy Stowell had died, weeks after taping an appearance on Jeopardy, we had no idea how well she did on the show, a lifelong dream, apparently.

Now we do.
Read more →

Sports

The last days of the Tracy Claeys era?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 22, 2016, 9:32 AM Dec 22, 2016
30

It’s fair to say that Pioneer Press columnist Joe Soucheray is hardly liberal.

So when he wrote today about the scandal at the University of Minnesota football program, and the head coach who oversees the student athletes, it’s going to be harder for the few still on the ‘what’s the big deal?’ bandwagon to hold on. Read more →

Arts & Culture

In Edmonton, family has a purple Princemas

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 22, 2016, 8:11 AM Dec 22, 2016
4

Being a Catholic, Cecilia Latorre, of Edmonton knows it’s sacrilegious of her to set up a little nativity scene in her home featuring Prince. ‘But it’s important to me,’ she tells the CBC.
Read more →

Crime and Justice

Video: Trucker was so drunk he fell out of the cab

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 22, 2016, 6:44 AM Dec 22, 2016
23

Here’s a video to remember the next time you look in your rear-view mirror and see a semi that’s pulled up within a few feet of your rear bumper while you’re barreling down the highway. Read more →

This or That

The top-10 NewsCut posts of 2016

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 21, 2016, 7:12 AM Dec 21, 2016
84

I was going to just post some videos of penguins here so that you didn’t come here for nothing today, but let’s do that December thing instead and reveal the top 10 blog posts for NewsCut for 2016.
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