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Appeals Court rules guardians have power to end life support

The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled today that a guardian can authorize the disconnection of life-support systems without the intervention of the courts in Minnesota. The court ruled in the case of Jeffers Tschumy, a 53 year old man with no family who suffered from diabetes, effect of a stroke and partial paralysis from a spinal infection. A profession guardian was appointed in 2009 and when Tschumy suffered irreversible brain damage in April 2012, his guardian directed Abbott Northwestern Hospital to remove life-prolonging treatment.
by Bob Collins

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Poverty rate drops in college towns when students go uncounted

More than 22 percent of people living in Winona live below the federal poverty level. But exclude the number of college students in the college town and the number drops in half. The same is true for Mankato, another college town in the state.
by Bob Collins

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5 x 8: Government a la carte?

5 x 8: Government a la carte?

Whatever happened to the sequester, the loudmouths at kids' baseball games, a fortune in assisted living, should Reddit be held responsible for a smear, and what Northfield's got that your town doesn't.
by Bob Collins

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Marching on, time buries good memories

Marching on, time buries good memories

The old Cottage Grove drive-in theater sign went up at the museum in Hastings this week where it will represent what Cottage Grove used to be before it worked hard to become everywhere else. It sits right next to the Porky’s drive-in building that used to be on University Avenue in Saint Paul. What’s at…
by Bob Collins

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The weekly quiz

Did you pay attention to the news this week? Prove it!
by Bob Collins

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$500 waitress tip in Des Moines: Aaron’s last wish strikes again

$500 waitress tip in Des Moines: Aaron’s last wish strikes again

As predicted, a restaurant server in Iowa is the latest recipient of a huge tip, offered by a man who's traveling the country leaving big tips in honor of his dead brother.
by Bob Collins

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5 x 8: Reinventing Rochester

5 x 8: Reinventing Rochester

What's the future of a one-company town, what does it mean to be a progressive, wrapping North Minneapolis, feed the world by eating bugs, and why are they ruining Monopoly?
by Bob Collins

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Why isn’t Al Franken funny anymore?

Why isn’t Al Franken funny anymore?

Sen. Al Franken can't risk being funny.
by Bob Collins

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Timewasters: The tall ships arrive

Timewasters: The tall ships arrive

Nearly a quarter million people are expected to show up in Duluth this weekend with the arrival of the tall ships, which have made their way from Cleveland in the last week. The tall ships festival is expected to generate almost $15 million dollars for the local economy, according to organizers. The ships have been…
by Bob Collins

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