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Mass murder, fiscal cliff, civil war in Syria. Hey, newspeople get tired of it, too. It just doesn't seem that way.
by Bob Collins

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Getting it wrong the easy way

A former newspaperman confesses how he messed up a story about a mass murderer.
by Bob Collins

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Twenty-six acts of kindness (5X8 – 12/19/12)

Twenty-six acts of kindness (5X8 – 12/19/12)

Social media for good, the gun business booms, a kid named Julio,stick a fork in pro hockey, and the chemistry of a snowflake
by Bob Collins

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When kids are kids

Kids doing stupid things make the job of being a school official harder than ever.
by Bob Collins

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All you need is someone to say ‘no’

All you need is someone to say ‘no’

There's something to be said for the power of drowning out the voice of someone else.
by Bob Collins

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Survey: We are the 47%

Most Americans have benefited from a government entitlement program, a survey says.
by Bob Collins

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Most of what we’re telling you may be wrong

A reporter from the Columbine school shooting acknowledges that just about everything that was reported after the 1999 shooting was wrong.
by Bob Collins

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Social media and the stories it gets wrong (5×8 – 12/18/12)

Social media and the stories it gets wrong (5×8 – 12/18/12)

Would you wait for a correct story; the nature of forgiveness revisited; the young sick, the old sick, and the healthy; one girl, two hockey teams; and the appealing comfort of the end of the world.
by Bob Collins

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Death of a vet

Death of a vet

Sen. Daniel Inouye has died.
by Bob Collins

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Indiana Jones mystery solved

Indiana Jones mystery solved

University of Chicago officials finally know who sent them a package of Indiana Jones artifacts.
by Bob Collins

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