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Nation gripped in ‘How I Met Your Mother’ finale debate

Nation gripped in ‘How I Met Your Mother’ finale debate

There appears to be no middle ground in the final episode of How I Met Your Mother: You either loved the ending or hated it, apparently.
by Bob Collins

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Pentagon says it will clear bureaucracy that blocks bringing home war dead

Coincidence? Less than a month since NPR and Pro Publica blew the whistle on the foot-dragging ways of the military to identify the remains of unknown soldiers, the Pentagon is going to bring the process into the 21st century.
by Bob Collins

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Editorial: Whatever the cost of a Super Bowl, pay

The Star Tribune, predictably, has come out with solid support for giving the National Football League whatever it wants in exchange for letting Minneapolis host a Super Bowl in 2018 or 2019. In its editorial today, the Strib stretches credulity in dispelling the notion that a Super Bowl is a chit in exchange for taxpayers ponying up a massive amount of money for the new home for the Vikings, in which the Super Bowl would be played.
by Bob Collins

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Hip-hop artists push back against show to celebrate hip-hop

Hip-hop artists push back against show to celebrate hip-hop

A plan to highlight hip-hop artists in the Twin Cities has ran afoul of hip-hop artists. MPR's The Current and Twin Cities Public Television had planned the State of Hip Hop event at the Fitzgerald Theater for May, but a community meeting to plan the event highlighted deep divisions between artists and the media.
by Bob Collins

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So you don’t like Aaron Rodgers? What’s wrong with you?

So you don’t like Aaron Rodgers? What’s wrong with you?

Oh, nothing, just Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers surprising three girls at the Milwaukee Art Museum, to highlight the work of an organization that tried to help kids in tough situations.
by Bob Collins

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How badly do some people need money? This badly

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has upheld a judgment against a payday lender that charged Minnesotans exorbitant interest rates as high as s 1,369 percent.
by Bob Collins

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The chess masters of Brainerd

The chess masters of Brainerd

There's something comforting about watching kids at a chess tournament.
by Bob Collins

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Ah, Opening Day

Ah, Opening Day

Snow? Rain? Who cares? It's opening day in the baseball season. It doesn't matter -- yet -- that the local nine have no chance at a World Series. There's green grass, warm temps, and 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame's to sing instead of shoveling snow, wind chill calculations, and school closings to talk about. Endlessly.
by Bob Collins

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Ira Glass and the future of public radio

That distributors are beating a path to Glass' door underscores the reality that there are nowhere near enough popular national shows from a new generation to excite the public radio audience.
by Bob Collins

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