Economic Armageddon? Bob Collins February 10, 2009, 6:19 PM Feb 10, 2009 13 Was the nation really within three hours of economic and political collapse last September? Read more →
Leaders of Minneapolis mosque deny suggestions they recruited youth to fight Bob Collins February 10, 2009, 2:04 PM Feb 10, 2009 7 The Somali leaders condemned ‘extremism’ and suggested individuals in the Minneapolis Somali community are responsible for the rumors. Read more →
Pawlenty watching Bob Collins February 10, 2009, 11:17 AM Feb 10, 2009 3 After a two-and-a-half-month vacation from ‘does Pawlenty want to be president? talk, the political wags are back at it. Read more →
Airline on-time performance Bob Collins February 10, 2009, 10:56 AM Feb 10, 2009 2 The latest statistics suggest the odds are not good that your flight will arrive or take off on time. Read more →
The emotional toll of a bleak economy Bob Collins February 10, 2009, 7:03 AM Feb 10, 2009 3 There’s been a significant jump in the number of people calling crisis hotlines in Minnesota. Read more →
The vanishing Somali boys Bob Collins February 9, 2009, 3:51 PM Feb 9, 2009 8 Officials at a mosque will confront rumors on Tuesday that it is involved in recruiting Somali boys to fight on behalf of Islamic extremists. Read more →
A-Rod’s admission Bob Collins February 9, 2009, 1:59 PM Feb 9, 2009 4 After denying he ever took steroids, the player many consider the best player in baseball admits he took steroids. Read more →
Regional history Local Holocaust survivor’s story could be a movie Bob Collins February 9, 2009, 1:11 PM Feb 9, 2009 A chance meeting in the Virgin Islands for a man from Little Canada. Read more →
The jobs we do Where good ideas go to die Bob Collins February 9, 2009, 1:02 PM Feb 9, 2009 2 A NASA astronaut identifies the reasons good ideas die at his government agency. How does it compare to your workplace? Read more →
Victory tour Bob Collins February 9, 2009, 12:06 PM Feb 9, 2009 The US Air 1549 crew navigates silly questions as professionally as landing a jet in a river. Read more →
The ‘man’ factor Bob Collins February 9, 2009, 7:44 AM Feb 9, 2009 16 If most of the unemployed are men, should the stimulus package target male-dominated industries? Read more →
Embracing winter (Pretending-it’s-not-winter edition) Bob Collins February 8, 2009, 4:25 PM Feb 8, 2009 3 There are a lot of people pretending they’re in the tropics, or at least in a different season. Read more →
Embracing winter: The art sled rally Bob Collins February 8, 2009, 11:25 AM Feb 8, 2009 7 Let’s face it: It’s a lot easier to embrace a Minnesota winter during a thaw in February. Read more →
Health-care the A-Rod way Bob Collins February 8, 2009, 8:27 AM Feb 8, 2009 4 The health care system in this country is in the steroid era, too. Read more →
Who needs bipartisanship? Bob Collins February 7, 2009, 11:23 AM Feb 7, 2009 6 Are we done with the whole ‘working together’ thing? Read more →