Bob Collins
A group puts money in parking meters and it causes a town ruckus.
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Archives for May 2013
So long, winter; the unanswered question of the marriage debate, a free press v. the United States, the reviews are in for the new Vikings stadium, and The Podium closes.
It’s beyond sad to even contemplate what would make a young high school couple hold hands and jump to their deaths from the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis, but we are forced to do that today with the apparent suicides this morning.
And now, an antidote to the stories of kids spending thousands and thousands of dollars on prom dresses.
The AP story suggests lobbyists for green energy have taken a page out of traditional energy lobbying and succeeded in getting public officials to look the other way.
Last night was one of those nights when one might wish Cmdr. Chris Hadfield was still in orbit aboard the International Space Station because his pictures of the Twin Cities clearly showed the blue-bathed I35W bridge in Minneapolis.
When can the government spy on the text messages you’re sending and receiving. Good question. The American Civil Liberties Union asked the government for a clarification of its policy, filing a Freedom of Information request.
Boogaard family sues NHL, return of vinyl, the people on the street, more on the ice attacks, and another space odyssey.
The ice is breaking up on Lake Mille Lacs, but the big wind of Saturday made it an attacking land lubber.
That was the reaction of an old friend upon seeing this video, which is screaming across the Internet this weekend.
Finding an intruder in your home, the strange case of the burying of the marathon bombing suspect, the Benghazi controversy deepens, astronauts prepare to fix a serious problem on the space station, and the people who can go up high and look down.