Bob Collins
Imagine a baseball game with no pumped-in music, and no announcers. Just baseball. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
A divided court declined to find unconstitutional a provision in the state’s vehicle forfeiture law that lets police confiscate a car in a household where someone has three or more DWI convictions. Read more →
It’s the sort of thing that could have put Park Rapids on the map, but the Planning Commission learned this week that artist and developer Arch Simonson has pulled the plug on the project, basically because people love gigantic loons so much they could get hit by a car.
Beer is a religion in these parts so maybe Del Hall, of the Cincinnati Halls, is onto something. Read more →
A little over a year ago, Jamie Baker, a lunchpail NHL player for the Quebec Nordiques, Ottawa Senators, San Jose Sharks and Toronto Maple Leafs back in the day, had a few moments with his own thoughts during his current job as a TV analyst for the San Jose Sharks. That’s when he decided that he would kill himself. Read more →
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Though it won’t, the world should pause for a moment to mark the life of Joe Girard, who was 90 years old when he fell at his home and died two days later. Joe Girard, of Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich., was the greatest car salesman in the world. Read more →
We’re guessing the senator actually does know how to blow out birthday candles, he simply intends to share his bounty with his staff sans germs and senatorial spittle. Read more →
Richard King had flown in the plane in the summer of 1945, just a few days before it disappeared over Minnesota. The plane was leaking fuel and, fearing it would explode, the crew set the autopilot for 9,000 feet and bailed out over Grand Rapids.
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There is snow and there is snow. The light, fluffy stuff on February has given way to the heart-attack snow of March. The situation on your roof has changed. Read more →
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The world of medicine is still trying to figure out how to incorporate the wonders of technology with the need and importance of human interaction and comfort.
It’s still got a way to go, if the story of Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Fremont, Calif., is any indication. Read more →
Alex Jacquot, 10, has spunk. Alan Joyce, the head of Quantas Airlines, likes spunk. Read more →
NPR’s Scott Simon is coming to recognize what we all eventually do: people on the internet have no idea how to discuss anything in a civil manner. Read more →
Serious question: Are you really the state of hockey, Minnesota? Can you be with an empty arena for your signature college hockey team? Read more →