Bob Collins
Once A Prairie Home Companion — or at least its Minnesotaness — disappears, what is our image to the bubs in Colorado and elsewhere? Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
A year ago Sunday, Jack Evans and George Harris became the first same-sex couple to be married in Dallas County. But they were icons in the city for more than 50 years, about the length of time the two had been together before finally being allowed to get married.
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The area surrounding their home in China has been decimated by pollution.
So they started planting trees. One tree at a time. So far, they’ve planted 10,000 trees. Read more →
The Fargo Forum is getting some pushback from its community after it reported the results of an autopsy of the popular owner of a West Fargo diner. Read more →
Gone are the days when a person would get a dog, teach Fido to sit and stay, and, in the suburbs at least, send him out alone, no questions asked, the Boston Globe says. Read more →
If you ever wanted to assess the difference between DFL senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, this week’s vote to allow authorities to access phone logs, email records, cell-site data used to pinpoint locations, and your browser’s history without a warrant is a good place to start.
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If you have any heart at all, the newest member of the Minnesota Timberwolves is the kind of person you want to hug.
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Michael Feldman, host of ‘Whad’Ya Know?’ tells the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that he was ‘blindsided’ when Wisconsin Public Radio canceled the program. The last broadcast is Saturday. Read more →
A Twitter hashtag is aimed at a woman who tried to make a Supreme Court case about her racial victimization.
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The U.S. Supreme Court today has struck down part of Minnesota law that forces people suspected of driving under the influence to submit to blood tests without a warrant.
At the same time, however, the high court affirmed a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that authorities can force a person to submit to breath tests without a warrant. Read more →
Hey, thanks a lot, Urban Bean; You’re making life miserable for a coffee shop in Florida. Read more →
Rep. Bob Gannon, R-Slinger, is proposing legislation that would triple the damages for any shootings that occur at a business where guns are banned. Read more →
From the U.S. Capitol to a courtroom in Carver County, authorities are dead set against letting you see what goes on inside. Read more →
Sure, you’re one of only 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, but when your mother calls and tells you to do something, you do it. Read more →
If we didn’t know better, we’d think that Cleveland Cavalier J.R. Smith and former Minnesota Timberwolves player Mo Williams were trolling Pioneer Press columnist Joe Soucheray by going shirtless during today’s mammoth parade for the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers in the city by the lake. Mo Williams (also shirtless) and @kevinlove with another WWE belt Read more →