Bob Collins
hen an anchorperson is pregnant, it becomes not only an ongoing news story, it can be a marketing opportunity for the station. Brooke Martin’s journey, however was a gut-wrenching story that may save other children. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for March 2019
Because nonwhite voters make up 40 percent of the Democratic electorate, the website’s elections analyst suggests that, at least to them, Klobuchar isn’t anything special.
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Winter is in its last few hours and the people of Duluth are looking to give it a last kick today by wearing shorts. Read more →
Why do people so hate the media? This is why.
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Here are the stories, topics, and guests you’ll hear today on MPR News. Read more →
The The FAA did not respond when the Seattle Times told the Federal Aviation Administration about the problems it found. Then Ethiopian 737 crashed.
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Tanitoluwa Adewumi and his family won’t be homeless much longer now that the New York Times has publicized his achievement: At 8, he’s just won his division in the New York State chess championship. Read more →
Only 22 percent of eligible households in North Dakota, and just 32 percent of eligible households in Minnesota, take advantage of the program, the Fargo Forum reports today. Read more →
Leaders console us by consoling others. Read more →
Robert Koehler, 56, of Cambria, Wis., is this week’s poster child for the drinking-and-driving habits of the Upper Midwest. Read more →
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Judging by the news of the last few days, it’s clear that — at least for the moment — humans are incapable of providing our daily dose of sweetness, so we’re turning to Kratu, the rescue dog, who was entered in Crufts, billed as the ‘world’s greatest dog show’ in the UK. Read more →
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit was short and to the point in ruling this week that giving the finger to a cop is free speech and you can’t be pulled over for doing so. Read more →
Behold the sweetness of a guilty conscience!
Someone crossed the border — apparently from the Minnesota side — into Ontario near the Pigeon River border checkpoint and didn’t declare an item to customs.
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The current field of 15 Democrats is the most diverse in history, it notes — two African-Americans, five women, a Latino, an Asian-American, and a gay man.
But those white guys. Read more →