Bob CollinsRegular readers know how much the NewsCut team — all one of us — enjoys a good obituary.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Space isn’t going to be anywhere near as interesting as it’s been for the last six months once Cmdr. Chris Hadfield returns from the International Space Station.
What’s in a (NPR) name?
Out of a job and running out of time, the lost photos of Joplin, the out-of-school bully, how girls get a head start, and Charlie’s prom.
Time for farmers to get the message
Paul Tosto
I learn something new every time I read through the Today’s Document Tumblr page published by the National Archives. Sometimes it’s stuff that I learn that I guess I wish I hadn’t. I felt that way reading a recently posted document on the Kent State shooting. Saturday marks 43 years since National Guard troops killed Read more →
Nate Minor
The Royal Air Force museum in Britain is planning to raise a World War II-era airplane from the floor of the English Channel.
David CazaresBy MPR News editor Bill Wareham Earlier this week, Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), announced it was accepting nominations for a new award. It could well be argued that industry awards tend to be overly self-congratulatory and are handed out a little too freely. But this award, the Golden Padlock, is different: “This honor acknowledges Read more →
New research suggests that segregation — by both race and skill set — drags down economic growth of whole metropolitan areas.
Imidacloprid, the world’s most widely used insecticide, is decimating dragonflies, snails and other species not meant to be killed by the product.
The Duluth News Tribune’s Andrew Krueger got a not-so-gentle reminder from the spirits of the north woods that nature is always in charge.