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Americans are clueless about the Supreme Court

Americans are clueless about the Supreme Court

If history is any guide, within a short time after Neil Gorsuch is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court, most Americans will have no idea who Neil Gorsuch is. And by history, I mean the present where most Americans can't name a single justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
by Bob Collins

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New map in school changes the world

New map in school changes the world

The Boston school system is the first in the U.S. to throw out the Mercator map, which distorts the side of the continents closer to the poles. It's the product of trying to take a spherical map and make it a flat one. North America and Europe look bigger than they actually are in relation to the rest of the globe.
by Bob Collins

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Moorhead woman accosted over hijab

It's not surprising -- anymore -- that a woman in Moorhead was accosted at a grocery store by a man who objected to her wearing a hijab. The key element of WDAY's story of the incident is this one: Bystanders did nothing.
by Bob Collins

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Dying wish granted, dad sees son get a diploma

Dying wish granted, dad sees son get a diploma

U of M engineering student Collin Brown got his diploma yesterday after university president Eric Kaler agreed to hold the ceremony early so that Brown's dad could see his son get a diploma.
by Bob Collins

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Bush Fellowship recipients: Not a slacker in the bunch

Every year around this time, I feel like a slacker. It happens whenever the Bush Foundation reveals the recipients of its fellowships. Twenty-four were selected this year, according to a press release. They'll each get up to $100,000 to pursue their projects and interests.
by Bob Collins

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‘Suicide hotline, can you hold?’

‘Suicide hotline, can you hold?’

A year ago, a report said the Veterans Administration crisis hotline was putting vets on hold. Politicians said all the things you'd expect politicians to say. The VA said it was hiring additional staff to comply with the inspector general's report. And then nothing really changed.
by Bob Collins

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Dave Chappelle talks Prince

Dave Chappelle doesn't do many interviews. But with a three-part Netflix special, he broke his reticence to talk about Prince. In an interview with CBS This Morning, Chappelle said his friendship with Prince had his beginnings when his sister went to a concert.
by Bob Collins

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Chuck Berry should be on your radio

Chuck Berry should be on your radio

Demographics aside, surely there must still be a place on the radio for his work.
by Bob Collins

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The death of the newspaper columnist

The death of the newspaper columnist

Jimmy Breslin, perhaps the most famous of the New York tabloid columnists, died on Sunday. He was 88. A legend. The nation's newspapers don't do legends anymore.
by Bob Collins

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A spring break for civil rights

A spring break for civil rights

A group of students at the University of Minnesota Duluth could've spent spring break doing what so many other college students do -- partying. They had bigger goals. They wanted to learn more about the history of civil rights in America.
by Bob Collins

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