Bob CollinsIs this a stand for free speech or a chance to get some free advertising? Either motivation behind a lawsuit by a carpet cleaning franchise in Minnesota against the U.S. Olympic Organizing Committee would be the American way.
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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for August 2016
David Duke probably isn’t going to win a Senate seat in Louisiana. There are too many people running for the gig and the Republican Party has already said it won’t support him.
So what makes David Duke worthy of NPR airtime for a race among other candidates whom NPR probably won’t invite on Morning Edition? Read more →
Andrew Gryskiewicz apparently isn’t like most people.
He’s the pizza delivery guy who was shot during a robbery two weeks ago. The bullet went through his heart. Read more →
The good news is that Quinton C. Hesse, 21, wasn’t texting and driving when he hit a police car in Hudson, Wis., as originally thought in March. Read more →
This morning, CNN reports, the latest poll shows Hillary Clinton with a 15-percent edge over Trump in popular opinion, a testament to the true evil that threatens the country: us.
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Every now and again we are reminded of the incredible capability and creativity of the human mind when faced with a problem to solve.
In Philadelphia, it’s been hot. So a group of neighbors rented a dumpster, cleaned it up, put some tarps inside, and turned on the fire hydrant.
And they got this. Read more →
It can be hard being a cop trying to do the right thing, but perhaps it’s time to stop with the pulling-motorists-over-to-give-them-presents thing. Read more →
Our long drought of creepy clown sightings has finally been broken and for this we thank you, Wisconsin. Read more →
Here’s a little secret that’s probably not a secret: Reporters miss a lot of stories that are right beneath our nose. Sometimes they — we — get so focused on what we think the news is that we miss the news. More often, a subject doesn’t have the cachet to get our attention. It’s an occupational habit.
Dental floss, it’s fair to say, is beneath most of us. Read more →
Metro Transit had a big chance to show off with last night’s opening of the Minnesota Vikings stadium in Minneapolis.
It blew it.
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The world has long been full of people who delight in yelling ‘jump’ when someone is perched on a building or bridge, preparing to die.
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Of those who defend freedom and protect our civil rights, no group is less appreciated than the public defender, a fact which allows governors to starve the system, denying rightful legal representation to the poor who are charged with crimes. Read more →
The Minnesota Supreme Court declared today that school districts can’t expel a student for violating a no-gun policy if the student didn’t willfully violate the policy. Read more →
I can assure you that I’ve spent much of the day today looking for some uplifting news story, as is the wont of NewsCut.
Unfortunately, there isn’t any. Quite the opposite in fact. Read more →
Perhaps you’ve noticed that in the last few days, the election of 2016 is no longer a contest between Republicans and Democrats.
In the last few days, the developing civil war within the GOP has spilled further out into the open and, to a degree, it was fascinating to watch. Read more →