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NewsCut

The art of raising children of the world

I flew the official airplane of Team NewsCut to the Berkshires of Massachusetts on Friday, to attend the wedding of my niece on Saturday. With the ceremonies out of the way, Sunday was chance to give airplane rides to family members who were so interested, including our grand nieces, two young girls, sharp as whips and destined for great things. Smart, inquisitive, and soaking up what's around them. These sorts of things don't just happen.
by Bob Collins

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Gymnastics gave a Minnesota town a leg up

Gymnastics gave a Minnesota town a leg up

Gymnastics gives kids coordination , confidence, and strength. It can do wonders for a town, too.
by Bob Collins

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The ships of Savage

The ships of Savage

You knew that Savage, Minnesota was a shipbuilding port during World War II, right? Me, neither.
by Bob Collins

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How a Minnesota woman gave wings to women

How a Minnesota woman gave wings to women

Mary Steiner specialized in listening and transformed from a full-time author and editor, to full-time humanitarian, raising money to form a grassroots organization -- Give Us Wings -- which got its name because she was listening when someone said 'it's nice if you give us money once in awhile, but we need access to information and education. We need wings.'
by Bob Collins

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Ode to the hugging professor

Ode to the hugging professor

Had Joe Plut, the Crosby-born retired English professor, left Minnesota for good, he wouldn't have become -- from all accounts -- one of the most beloved people in the Lakes Region.
by Bob Collins

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The story Wally couldn’t tell

The story Wally couldn’t tell

If you've ever attended a Twins game and sat upstairs behind home plate at the Metrodome, the chances are pretty good that you know Wally Englund, 85, of Richfield. For 14 years he was an usher at the Dome and other sports facilities in the Twin Cities. But only his wife, a few family members and some season ticket holders who've become his close friends over the years know the secret that, until recently, he couldn't talk about: He is still suffering from his time in the South Pacific during World War II.
by Bob Collins

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The people who provide the love we won’t

Today's Story Corps segment from NPR provides that unusual blend of sweetness and horror. Horror over the way we treat people we profess to love. Sweetness from the strangers who take our place.
by Bob Collins

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The disaster specialist

The disaster specialist

Julie Ovenhouse is part traffic cop, part therapist, and part handyman. Her actual title is Special General Adjuster for Farmers Insurance Group. Ovenhouse, who flew in from her home in Michigan this week, specializes in large-loss catastrophes. North Minneapolis more than qualifies. Her job is answering the question that is always the first one victims of disaster ask: 'Where do I start?'
by Bob Collins

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Burma’s ‘G.I. Jill’

Burma’s ‘G.I. Jill’

Many veterans of World War II aren't veterans at all. They were volunteers. And they'd like to be remembered too.
by Bob Collins

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