Bob Collins
What do polls tell us, Vietnam’s long shadow, Rochester’s anti-smoking crusade, what kids can tell us about the recession, and should wind turbines be banned outstate?
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Five by 8
Three-minute health care, why do men lie more than women, baking Earth, Julie Sweeney’s biology, and the Hamilton flies again.
Behind the scenes of a politician’s life, gushing over an oil spill, the death of Little Orphan Annie, the best illusion of the year, and chasing tornadoes.
Are comparisons between Greece and Minnesota valid? Eskola’s departure. Behind the light-rail scenes. Famous flubs. One moment in time.
Should there be any morality in the financial promises you make? Betty White. The source of Census swag. Twitter, Facebook and the authoritarian state. The changing face of politics.
Another view of the Bergeron funeral procession, what will you give up in a state government shutdown, Jon Stewart as news anchor, the NPR hipsters, and the racists of Duluth.
Essays on lakes, the little things that make a big difference, the big things that make a big difference, paying for news, and beauty is not in the eye of the beholder.
Living the news, a farewell to Ernie, when the Legislature functioned, getting tough on T-shirts, and the oil slick’s impact on Minnesota.
Why can people still drive SUVs in Manhattan? Who owns the names of fallen soldiers? The U’s disinterest in tenure. TV is rotting your brain. Really.
Five by 8 – 5/3/10: When luck runs out
Why do some students succeed and others fail? Why African Americans trust government. Should welfare recipients be required to have random drug tests? Copycat kindergarten killers. And what sound best describes Minnesota?
More give-and-take on the immigration law, St. Paul and a kid on a bike, an Honor Flight for SE Minnesota vets, the Vikings bill surfaces, and a look back at a bad idea.
If an agency that provides health care to Third World countries is providing health care to Americans, does that make America a Third World country?
What is this man doing? The slick. Chocolate and depression. The end of the real estate tax credit. The future of bikes.