People doing good: The bus driver Bob Collins September 20, 2012, 3:56 PM Sep 20, 2012 A bus driver in Winnipeg gave a man his shoes. Read more →
Keillor continues to walk away from retirement talk Bob Collins September 19, 2012, 10:52 AM Sep 19, 2012 2 It’s safe to says that we can forget all of that nonsense about Garrison Keillor retiring next year. Read more →
Viral video of the day: The guy who doesn’t like cyclists Bob Collins September 18, 2012, 12:17 PM Sep 18, 2012 8 It’s not spreading as quickly as, say, a Romney fundraiser, but this video is racing around the InterTubes today. Read more →
End of the gender-specific school event? Bob Collins September 18, 2012, 11:22 AM Sep 18, 2012 There is the spirit of the law, and there is the letter of the law. Read more →
The cardboard challenge Bob Collins September 17, 2012, 1:43 PM Sep 17, 2012 3 There’s a part two: Other kids who learned the joy of a few cardboard boxes and some imagination. Read more →
The same-sex marriage debate made simple Bob Collins September 17, 2012, 12:58 PM Sep 17, 2012 7 An online symposium on the issue of same-sex marriage before the Supreme Court. Read more →
Twins play it safe in anti-bullying video Bob Collins September 13, 2012, 3:10 PM Sep 13, 2012 The Twins avoid references to gays and lesbians in a video campaign on bullying. Read more →
Bridge flotilla update Bob Collins September 13, 2012, 11:24 AM Sep 13, 2012 MnDOT’s latest video of the great bridge move in Hastings. Read more →
Can the emerald ash borer really be stopped? Bob Collins September 12, 2012, 1:58 PM Sep 12, 2012 1 The efforts have been noble, but the fact is the emerald ash borer is expanding its territory. Read more →
The cartography of 9/11 New York Paul Tosto September 11, 2012, 10:50 AM Sep 11, 2012 Maps built in the days after the 9/11 attacks helped emergency personnel understand the damage, the shifting rubble and the fires that continued to burn underground. Read more →
Picture of the day: The bridge Bob Collins September 7, 2012, 4:47 PM Sep 7, 2012 1 The floating of the new Hastings bridge. Read more →
Return to the river Bob Collins September 7, 2012, 2:28 PM Sep 7, 2012 The Mississippi Queen is back on the river. Read more →
1,000 words: The tomato kiss Bob Collins September 7, 2012, 12:03 PM Sep 7, 2012 3 La Tomatina, the annual festival in Bunol, Spain, is a photographer’s dream, and apparently a place for lovers, too. Read more →
The new Americans Bob Collins September 6, 2012, 4:14 PM Sep 6, 2012 4 There is nothing more inspiring, nothing so pride-filling, as watching people who longed to come to America becoming Americans. Read more →
The ‘S’ word (cont’d) Bob Collins September 6, 2012, 1:11 PM Sep 6, 2012 A newspaper exec wonders if more attention should be paid to suicide. Read more →