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PBS vs. military ‘a false choice,’ general says

PBS vs. military ‘a false choice,’ general says

PBS has found an unlikely ally in its fight to save its funding from a plan to send it to the military: a military general.
by Bob Collins

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A package thief in action

A package thief in action

There was a time -- a long time ago -- when packages wouldn't be delivered without a signature. If you weren't home, you made a deal with the neighbors and left a note for the delivery person. Back then, there weren't people like this woman driving around neighborhoods, as she did this week in St. Paul's Como Park neighborhood, stalking the delivery truck.
by Bob Collins

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La Crosse firm seeks workers, but no #snowflakes, please

A construction company in La Crosse, Wis., is taking down employment billboards that featured a #NoSnowflakes hashtag, but not because of pressure.
by Bob Collins

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Bathroom break gives Worthington teen a chance to play with Green Day

Nicholas Ramirez, of Worthington, Minn., a high school sophomore and a fan of Green Day, experienced the kind of moment the other night that most people can only dream about.
by Bob Collins

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Here’s a turkey on a couch

Here’s a turkey on a couch

There's nothing better at the end of the day than coming home to a wild turkey on your couch. Insert obvious joke here.
by Bob Collins

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Travel ban threat assaults the arts

President Trump's travel ban may not be having any effect on the threat of terrorism but it's doing a number on the arts.
by Bob Collins

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Minnesota curbs ‘police for profit’ asset seizure

Gov. Mark Dayton has signed a bill that protects people when their cars are used by drunk drivers. The authorities help themselves to property when crimes are committed — it’s called “forfeiture” and even when when someone convicted of DUI uses a vehicle without permission, the innocent owner can lose it. In 2015, nearly 7,000…
by Bob Collins

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Opening Day

Opening Day

It is opening day in the baseball season for the local nine, a day which reveals that hope does not spring eternal in the human breast after all. The Twins will be a terrible team again after losing 103 games last year and not doing much in the off-season. But it's still baseball, the grass is still green, and it's a game in which you don't forget people from your past.
by Bob Collins

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