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The coin counter’s days are numbered

Wells Fargo is getting rid of the lobby coin-counter machines.
by Bob Collins

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Classmates share the love in Sioux Falls school

Classmates share the love in Sioux Falls school

The faculty of the R.F. Pettigrew school participated in the Spread the Love project this week. People face away from the white board while colleagues write positive messages about them. Then they're invited to turn around and look .
by Bob Collins

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Vikings: Build that fence!

Vikings: Build that fence!

Nothing says 'people's stadium' like a fence to keep people out.
by Bob Collins

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Owl lands on police car in Duluth

Owl lands on police car in Duluth

It wasn't injured; it was curious. You know how owls are.
by Bob Collins

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The angels among us

The angels among us

There are angels who walk among us, an assertion I think MPR reporter John Enger proved yesterday in his story about John and Cindy Ness, the Bemidji couple who could've ignored the plight of babies who are born addicted to opioids.
by Bob Collins

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The freedom to drive poorly

Surely there can be little doubt by now that using a cellphone while driving isn't safe no matter how much we try to convince ourselves we're different. The brain has a hard time doing two things at once and this was true even when cellphones were just phones.
by Bob Collins

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Euthanasia drug found in dog food sold in Minnesota

It's in Hunk of Beef, manufactured by Evanger’s Dog Food and sold in Washington, California, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
by Bob Collins

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Unhappy ending puts a damper on inspirational story

Unhappy ending puts a damper on inspirational story

The main trouble with bad stories with happy endings is they quite often become happy stories with bad endings. Such is the story today of Jeff Bauman, whom you may remember from the Boston Marathon bombing.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: That retired guy

1,000 Words: That retired guy

This guy, who retired at 55 and is letting us know he's doing great while we're hunkered down in our cubicle farms.
by Bob Collins

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Cole gets a Zamboni

Cole gets a Zamboni

Here's a little guy secret from the Northland: There isn't a guy alive around here who doesn't want to drive a Zamboni. That's why Cole Schusted is a lucky guy.
by Bob Collins

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