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How a bank stole a woman’s home

Even despite all the revelations about the occasional despicable act -- forging mortgage documents, for example -- it's a rare day that banks are held accountable for their misdeeds.
by Bob Collins

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5 x 8: Killing health care

5 x 8: Killing health care

Breaking the government intentionally, is it hot in here, close encounters of the Marshall County kind, the search for the family of a Marine killed on Saipan in WWII, and why old buildings matter.
by Bob Collins

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For the love of ‘The People’s Pug’

For the love of ‘The People’s Pug’

I'm not going to post the usual news conversation with Mary Lucia of The Current today. It's irrelevant compared to the news she delivered during her No Apologies track today, and anyone who's ever had a love on four legs can understand.
by Bob Collins

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Kids’ futures lie in luck of the parents they draw

Kids’ futures lie in luck of the parents they draw

We are raised to believe that success in the world depends on our ability to work hard enough. But as the haves begin to put more distance between themselves and the have-nots, let's take a moment to observe another truth: it comes down to dumb luck.
by Bob Collins

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Images reveal grit, heart of North Dakota oil boom

Images reveal grit, heart of North Dakota oil boom

Andrew Burton, a photographer for Getty Images, has spent the last two days photographing the men who’ve headed for the good times of western North Dakota, home of the oil boom.
by Bob Collins

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In search of the real Iowa

In search of the real Iowa

These are the faces behind NPR’s political voices. Don Gonyea, Scott Horsley and Brian Naylor are taking part in the Des Moines Register’s annual bike ride across Iowa – RAGBRAI. They said they wanted to see the Iowa they missed while covering the presidential caucuses in the 2012 campaign. You can follow their exploits on…
by Bob Collins

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5 x 8: Poverty vs. cocaine is no match

5 x 8: Poverty vs. cocaine is no match

The long reach of poverty, the last days of 'Big Blue,' the food-truck controversy, the wheelage tax speeds through Minnesota counties, and the car seat's great leap forward.
by Bob Collins

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Mary and Bob (7/23/13)

A break in student-loan interest rates could be at hand, the freak show in London, Anthony Weiner's problem, the toddler death in Wisconsin, how you fall out of a roller coaster, and the special education teacher.
by Bob Collins

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You Should Meet: Wendy DeGeest

You Should Meet: Wendy DeGeest

Wendy DeGeest once planned a life as an elementary school teacher.  Then she found the kids who really needed her and everything became clear. It was the 1980s and Pine City, Minn., needed a special education teacher. Growing up in a family that struggled with mental illness, DeGeest knew something about the wayward ways of…
by Bob Collins

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