The cellphone-traffic jam connection Bob Collins January 3, 2008, 8:27 AM Jan 3, 2008 Does talking on a cellphone really slow your commute? Read more →
A plea for Kenya Bob Collins January 2, 2008, 3:03 PM Jan 2, 2008 2 They have mothers, brothers, sisters and sons back home, but Minnesota’s Kenyans are most worried about the health of democracy. Read more →
Iowa: Where the stories aren’t Bob Collins January 2, 2008, 1:10 PM Jan 2, 2008 6 The media heads to caucus country… to watch television. Read more →
If only she’d stopped Bob Collins January 2, 2008, 11:42 AM Jan 2, 2008 11 A woman involved in a fatal accident announced she was ‘ready to drink.’ Read more →
On the ground in Kenya Bob Collins January 2, 2008, 11:10 AM Jan 2, 2008 1 Bloggers are providing snapshots of the unraveling of a stable country. Read more →
The pampered state of hockey Bob Collins January 2, 2008, 7:44 AM Jan 2, 2008 5 A story about Tuesday’s outdoors hockey game tells us everything that’s wrong with the sport. Read more →
The trashman Bob Collins December 31, 2007, 4:06 PM Dec 31, 2007 3 2007 goes down as the year some people tried to save their trash. Read more →
Is Wal-mart back? Bob Collins December 31, 2007, 3:40 PM Dec 31, 2007 Target got pushed around over the holiday season by its long-time rival, whose lunch the Minneapolis-based retailer has been eating for several years. Read more →
When the story is you Bob Collins December 31, 2007, 12:17 PM Dec 31, 2007 2 What’s your personal most memorable moment of the year? Read more →
Concealed carry redux Bob Collins December 31, 2007, 5:02 AM Dec 31, 2007 10 A road rage incident provides fodder for both sides in the handgun debate. Read more →
Native Americans struggle to obtain home loans Bob Collins December 30, 2007, 10:31 AM Dec 30, 2007 2 It’s hard to achieve ‘the American dream’ when you can’t get a mortgage. Read more →
I’m so over with… Bob Collins December 28, 2007, 6:52 PM Dec 28, 2007 10 What are the things you don’t want to hear about in 2008? Read more →
Homicide rate is dropping Bob Collins December 28, 2007, 3:42 PM Dec 28, 2007 2 Is Minneapolis doing something different? Or is it just returning to the status quo? Read more →
The Bhutto effect Bob Collins December 28, 2007, 11:33 AM Dec 28, 2007 2 Does the Bhutto assassination change the political equation here? Read more →
We’re the most… whatever Bob Collins December 27, 2007, 10:42 PM Dec 27, 2007 3 Happy, healthy, and literate. That’s us. Read more →