Bob Collins
Peter DeMarco’s letter to the health care workers who cared for his dying wife went viral two weeks ago, as it should have. His message in today’s column by their friend should too. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
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Too often, the story of our amazing lives don’t get told until it appears on the newspaper’s obituary page and Star Tribune reporter Chao Xiong today provides a perfect example.
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People who fly airplanes have to prove every two years that they’re still capable of performing the task and they’re knowledgeable about the rules.
The unbelievable video from the Hudson Police Department inspires us to renew our suggestion that maybe it’s not a bad idea for drivers too.
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Where does everyone go on Friday afternoon? Read more →
A columnist on Wired paddles against the tide of hand-wringing today, contending that now is the greatest time to be alive. Is it? Read more →
Few places on earth seem to do autumn as well as northern Minnesota and Wisconsin.
In a perfect world, it would last longer.
Alas, it is not a perfect world. Read more →
I tried to fly down to the area southeast of Mankato this afternoon to try to get a better look at the floods caused by this week’s rain. Unfortunately, there was a wall of water stretching for miles across the region, preventing me from getting through.
So, I flew along the Cannon River Valley from Cannon Falls to Red Wing and marveled — again — at the way rivers tend to go wherever they want to go, despite our best efforts. Read more →
When you go looking for America, where do you look? Read more →
Dave and Amy Freeman tomorrow will hike and paddle out of the Boundary Waters wilderness, emerging into a world that tries its darndest to convince them they should turn around. Read more →
What’s the matter with these kids in Grand Forks today? You take them to a parade and someone on a float throws candy and they run to get it. Where are the parents?
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Tracy Mumford
Call it the “always leave the last bite” syndrome. You’re a Minnesotan and you’d rather admit the accents in “Fargo” are highly accurate than take the last bit of a communal food offering. Read more →
Today daily dose of sweetness comes from Soldier’s Grove, Wisc., where Roderick Olsen’s horse, Zaxson, went blind a few years ago.
But even a blind horse wants to go for the occasional run. Read more →
You might want to check your data usage if you’re a Verizon customer, if a Cleveland Plain Dealer investigation is any indication of a growing problem. Read more →
Sarah Marshall probably made a mistake when she was riding on the bus. She said ‘hello’ back to someone who said ‘hello’ to her.
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There were good times in the history of Minnesota sports broadcasting when Kevin Harlan was the voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
He went on to become a big national star because of his play-by-play prowess.
But he’s now most famous for what he did last night during a boring football game.
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