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Take whatever you want to work day (5×8 – 4/25/13)

Take whatever you want to work day (5×8 – 4/25/13)

What about the old parents, it's evict-your-father-from-his-home day, what happens in Williston, prom season nonsense, and the people who don't know there was a bombing in Boston.
by Bob Collins

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Mary and Bob (4/24/13)

The tax on booze gets attention in a Capitol floor debate, the FAA says sequester delays aren't as bad as it thought, the police officer killed by bomber suspects in Cambridge is buried, Wisconsin considers a hunting season on woodchucks, and a Pennsylvania woman-turned-man objects to being nominated for prom queen.
by Bob Collins

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Hoigaard’s sold

How many Minnesota businesses founded in 1895 -- 1895! -- do you think are still operating. One of them today became a Colorado business.
by Bob Collins

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Twins to play “Smalls ball”

Twins to play “Smalls ball”

The Minnesota Twins today made up for all the nonsense they caused a couple of weeks ago when they tried to charge people to watch batting practice.
by Bob Collins

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Money for nothing

The government spends almost $900,000 a year on bank fees for accounts that are empty.
by Bob Collins

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Why is AJ Clemente on TV?

There's a curious backlash against AJ Clemente today and not because he said you-know-what and then you-know-what on the air at a Bismarck, North Dakota TV station over the weekend, shortly before getting fired.
by Bob Collins

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Andrew Kitzenberg’s room with a view (5×8 – 4/24/13)

Andrew Kitzenberg’s room with a view (5×8 – 4/24/13)

New images of the shootout, are you willing to give up the backyard campfire, the great I-35E debate, remembering Marv Bossert, and log-rolling at the U of M.
by Bob Collins

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Mary and Bob (4/23/13)

A swing vote on a gay marriage bill in Minnesota says he'll vote 'yes,' France legalizes same-sex marriage, another funeral in Boston, flooding on the Mississippi River, HIV cases increase in Minnesota, and hailing a cab with a smartphone.
by Bob Collins

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The departure of Maj. Freedman

The departure of Maj. Freedman

Allan Arbus, the actor who played the psychiatrist on M*A*S*H was 95 years old.
by Bob Collins

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The Red River by air

It's only a matter of time before every newsroom is going to have a drone -- or at least a radio-controlled helicopter and a GoPro camera.
by Bob Collins

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