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Remembered by many, Joe Resnick dies

Remembered by many, Joe Resnick dies

Joe died on Sunday morning, claimed by the cancer he silently battled, not telling many friends and deciding he'd die alone at home and assuming he'd be forgotten.
by Bob Collins

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Cops buy bike for kid who walks 2+ hours a day to work

Cops buy bike for kid who walks 2+ hours a day to work

Here’s your daily dose of sweetness, which has been mighty hard to find lately. That’s why I had to reach back to October to find one. In Benicia, Calif., Jourdan Duncan, 18, has to walk to his job packing boxes. “My car broke down, so I figured I had no other way to work,” he…
by Bob Collins

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Americans are warming to a president they’re about to lose

Americans are warming to a president they’re about to lose

In modern times, Obama trails only Bill Clinton for popularity at this stage of their presidencies. Obama is also tied with Ronald Reagan. Not mentioned in the poll analysis why we tend to like presidents more when they're about to leave office.
by Bob Collins

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Second chance for football team that played adult in kids’ game

Second chance for football team that played adult in kids’ game

The founder of the team fired the coach who inserted the 19-year-old in to play against the kids. 'I could zoom right in and see the facial hair,” parent Kevin Stockwell said. 'You know most 13 year olds are starting to get facial hair. This gentleman had facial hair and had arm tattoos.'
by Bob Collins

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Election results bring a run on birth control

The reaction to this year's presidential election allows us to see the difference between Republicans and Democrats, men and women. In the aftermath of President Obama's two wins, men headed to the gun stores to stock up on weapons and ammunition. After President-elect Trump's victory, women have headed to their gynecologists, to stock up on birth control.
by Bob Collins

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Remembering Sningo

Remembering Sningo

The four seasons in Minnesota are spring, summer, fall, and hyperbole.
by Bob Collins

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NPR interviews a white supremacist

We can pretty well guess what NPR ombudsman Elizabeth Jensen's next column is going to be about. It's going to be about whether NPR should have given seven minutes of national radio time on Thursday evening to Richard Spencer, a white nationalist who coined the term 'alt-right'.
by Bob Collins

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No ordinary horse, of course, Buddy calls it a career

No ordinary horse, of course, Buddy calls it a career

If there's anyone who deserved a good retirement, it's Buddy. And that's what he's getting today at age 30. Buddy is a therapy horse with We Can Ride, a Minnetonka therapeutic horseback riding program for people with special needs.
by Bob Collins

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Going to a game? Put the phone down

Going to a game? Put the phone down

In the wake of a decision by a federal judge today, here's a pro tip for attending a baseball game: Stop looking at your phone during the action.
by Bob Collins

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