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Open thread: The latest Minneapolis police shooting

Making the effort to get to the bottom of what happened more difficult, too, is the fact the two officers involved did not have their body cameras turned on, nor did the squad camera record the fatal shooting.
by Bob Collins

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Insurer restores coverage of woman with dementia who made mistake on check

Maybe it's only coincidence, but the gigantic insurer AIG has had a change of heart on the insurance coverage it provided to Madeleine Maldonado, 87, the Massachusetts woman who lost it when she wrote the wrong words on her check.
by Bob Collins

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Why East African refugees want to live in Canada

Why East African refugees want to live in Canada

The exodus of refugees from the United States was well documented last winter after several from Minneapolis nearly froze when they were dropped off near the border and told to walk. The two men -- one Somali and one Kenyan -- stopped in Minneapolis only long enough to observe Ramadan, they told the CBC.
by Bob Collins

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The secrets of chemical testing on soldiers to stay secret

Supporting our troops and honoring our veterans does not mean telling them what chemical experiments were conducted on them as far as the U.S. House of Representatives is concerned.
by Bob Collins

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NPR uses ‘lie’ in Trump coverage

NPR has been reluctant to use the word 'lie' when describing misstatements from the Trump administration. So it didn't escape notice this week when an NPR reporter used it.
by Bob Collins

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Invasion of the mayflies

Invasion of the mayflies

There were lots of pretty colors on the La Crosse radar on Tuesday night when storms moved through the area. So you might have missed the blues and greens along the Mississippi River. A mayfly hatch.
by Bob Collins

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Alexandria memorials stolen from cemetery

Donna Chan placed two small ceramic dogs on the grave of her 27-year-old daughter Brittany, who died in May. They represented her service dogs who cared for her. Someone stole them.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: Jimmy Carter

1,000 Words: Jimmy Carter

History has not been kind to the Carter administration but it has been kind to Carter, a recognition that maybe in the here and now, we're never as smart as we think we are.
by Bob Collins

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Todd Waters’ mission was to make people ‘homesick for their freedom’

Todd Waters’ mission was to make people ‘homesick for their freedom’

Todd Waters, 69, has died, or, as hoboes say, 'he caught the Westbound.' Waters was a hobo who proudly noted in 2012 that he's been arrested about 70 times jumping railroad cars out of St. Paul for parts unknown and known. He was also a millionaire.
by Bob Collins

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As contract ends, NPR employees utter the “S word”

As contract ends, NPR employees utter the “S word”

The current contract between NPR and the SAG-AFTRA union ended at the close of last month and employees agreed to an extension while talks on a new contract continue. The extension runs out tomorrow night.
by Bob Collins

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