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Would you hear out an ex-con’s job plea?

Would you hear out an ex-con’s job plea?

An advertising campaign has just been released in the UK, to encourage people to give ex-cons a break. The campaign uses this online video to make the point about how quickly ex-cons can be dismissed.
by Bob Collins

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Is there a future for manufacturing and vocational education?

Is there a future for manufacturing and vocational education?

The narrative that people don't want vocational jobs doesn't seem to be supported by the number of trained people still having difficulty find them.
by Bob Collins

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5 x 8: Vets marching to prevent suicide

5 x 8: Vets marching to prevent suicide

The suicide crisis among vets, drown your town, are you Minnesota enough, students try to revive broadcasting at the U of M, and why locals don't want jobs at ski areas.
by Bob Collins

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Mary and Bob – 10/23/13

Archbishop Nienstedt breaks his silence, Petters asks for the chance to get out of jail alive, the killing of a teacher in Massachusetts, the anniversary of the Beirut barracks bombing, the controversy over an anti-Tea Party ad featuring the KKK and why does pet food come from China?
by Bob Collins

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Is Thanksgiving worth saving?

Is Thanksgiving worth saving?

If Thanksgiving is going to be just another day to go shopping, do we really need to have it off from work anymore?
by Bob Collins

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The new voice of NPR

The new voice of NPR

The new voice of NPR is Sabrina Farhi.
by Bob Collins

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A symphonic World Series battle.

A symphonic World Series battle.

In the unlikely event the Minnesota Twins had surprised us, played decent baseball, and made it to the World Series (which begins tonight, you may have heard), here's something you wouldn't be seeing: Two orchestras -- St. Louis' and Boston's -- "playing trash" at each other.
by Bob Collins

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Supreme Court: Warrant not needed in drunk driving tests

The Minnesota Supreme Court has rejected a man's claim that police should be required to obtain a warrant before blood and urine tests determine whether he was driving drunk. The court ruled today in the case of Wesley Brooks, who was stopped three separate times for suspected drunk driving.
by Bob Collins

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5 x 8: Should climate change deniers be censored?

5 x 8: Should climate change deniers be censored?

Information through inaccuracy, the end of NPR's 'voice', what's in Minnesota's trash, a hater's guide to the World Series, and what's in a chicken nugget?
by Bob Collins

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Mary and Bob – 10/22/13

Mary and Bob – 10/22/13

How the school shooter in Nevada got his gun, why unemployment is worse for older people, the whistleblower in the St. Paul Archdiocese scandals says she didn't do enough, the scandalous SponeBob SquarePants headstone, and the walking dead that are the Minnesota Vikings.
by Bob Collins

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