Bob CollinsSometimes, not knowing you have a gun in your possession is a good defense.
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We the purple
Unless something has changed in the last year, on July 4th this year, we’ll learn that one in four Americans doesn’t know much about July 4th.
Paul TostoThe deal Congress approved today to freeze the interest rates on “Stafford” subsidized federal student loans is getting a lot of ink today. But there are other changes coming this fall to the student loan game that could be a similar big deal. The Student Loan Network blog today writes: Starting July 1, there are Read more →
It’s been a rough couple weeks for reporting. An award-winning reporter in Connecticut was fired making up stuff in his story — not just fake quotes but fake people. Today, there’s a story about a Michigan reporter in his 50s who felt the need to write about the unethical things he did as a reporter Read more →
There’s been a mostly fun conversation over the last few weeks on the effect of the Duluth flood on Lake Superior water level. What’s the impact been so far?
There’s a scene in Field of Dreams, a movie more about fathers than baseball, in which Ray Kinsella’s long-ago father appears and his world changes when he sees his father as a young man.
That is not how we see parents.
Testing the limits of artistic expression
Two stories in the news bracket the spectrum of gay rights in America and the risks people take when taking a stand.
A lot of us will be getting into cars at the end of the day and driving, someplace, in Minnesota for the long weekend. So where are the places with the most injuries or deaths tied to traffic? We have answers thanks to the data wonks at the fine website Minnesota Compass. Here’s a Minnesota Read more →