Bob CollinsHumans are amazing when they put their minds to it.
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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
There’ll be no snow today so we can take a few hours to gather our thoughts and prepare to survive the torture of a few more inches tomorrow. And have you heard it’s going to get ridiculously cold again? Of course you have. Otherwise you wouldn’t be out on that ledge. Read more →
The saddest thing about what Devontae Shuler, a basketball player for Ole Miss, did last Saturday is try to explain why he took a knee during the National Anthem to a nation that knows exactly why he did it and is anxious to change the subject.
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Bullies are made, not born. That’s a fact that Gillette tried to point out last month with its infamous ad about toxic masculinity. If that offended your sensibilities, you’re not going to like a PSA that was released today on the occasion of Canada’s Anti-Bullying Day. It hits like a sledgehammer. Read more →
A divided Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that a Minneapolis firefighter can sue for discrimination under the state’s Human Rights Act because the department refused to allow him to wear tennis shoes because of an injury.
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There’s a lot to learn from the case of Greg Bowe, 54, of Williston, N.D., but it all boils down basically to this: don’t threaten to kill the jury before they decide whether you’re guilty. Read more →
For some reason, we keep expecting Americans to become more engaged in their responsibility as citizens. We scratch our heads and try to figure out why they don’t vote and why elections end up as more theater than a sobering discussion of issues. Read more →
These are tough times in the dairy business, particularly for small operations. But the fact a livelihood is destroyed so quickly by a month of snow reveals the precipice on which many farmers stand. Read more →
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More than a half million people sent photos of their babies in this year’s bid to be the Gerber baby.
Only one made it. Read more →
Can your summer do this?
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Winter is our meteorological purification. So I squint as I look in the backyard. I can almost see July. And it is good. Read more →
We have reached the point in our winter when we have to make an important calculation: is the risk of my roof collapsing under the weight of the snow greater than the risk of me being permanently disabled by falling off it?
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The NFL, which has a habit of looking the other way on serious matters, is finally going to crack down — again — on those who discredit the good name of football: touchdown celebrations.
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