http://bobcollins.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Bob Collins en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2013 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:11:29 GMT 2013-05-25T08:11:29Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2013 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978721071 Yesterday, Netflix announced that it will begin to offer a lower-priced package for people who would rather stream movies than get a DVD in the mail . It's big news in tech circles today and judging . . . Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:56:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978721071 Bob Collins 2010-11-23T14:56:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978249992 1) Polaris is closing its factory in Osceola, Wisconsin, cutting 500 jobs . Some of the work will be shifted to a plant in Roseau, some to Iowa and some to a new plant the company is building in Monterrey, . . . Fri, 21 May 2010 08:52:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978249992 Bob Collins 2010-05-21T08:52:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978247941 ` 1) The Duluth area has spent months wooing Google , which is to select a city in which to build a high-speed broadband network. Few communities have been as aggressive as Duluth. Now a film producer . . . Thu, 20 May 2010 09:28:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978247941 Bob Collins 2010-05-20T09:28:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978243520 I'm back after four days away. Thanks for checking back today to be sure there still is a News Cut. There is. 1) I'm the first to admit, I don't get Texas, scene of an NPR story today where patients . . . Tue, 18 May 2010 08:13:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978243520 Bob Collins 2010-05-18T08:13:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978234183 A group of conservative evangelical leaders today called for a "ratcheting down" of the rhetoric surrounding the immigration issue in the wake of the passage of the Arizona crackdown on illegal . . . Thu, 13 May 2010 08:55:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978234183 Bob Collins 2010-05-13T08:55:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978231902 1) Same -sex marriage came roaring back into Minnesota's political debate yesterday when three couples sued to overturn Minnesota's ban on gay marriage . In the gubernatorial campaign four years ago, . . . Wed, 12 May 2010 08:55:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978231902 Bob Collins 2010-05-12T08:55:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978229284 1) - As the Minnesota budget drama plays out -- extra credit for correctly predicting what movie the governor will quote when he vetoes the DFL budget bill today -- more comparisons are being made . . . Tue, 11 May 2010 08:04:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978229284 Bob Collins 2010-05-11T08:04:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978228684 The fastest-spreading story on the Internet today is the one from Georgia where -- allegedly -- senior citizens have been told they can't pray aloud before their meal because the food is provided courtesy . . . Mon, 10 May 2010 18:01:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978228684 Bob Collins 2010-05-10T18:01:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978227598 Two firebrands of the anti-tax movement in Minnesota -- Michele Bachmann and Tom Emmer -- headlined a rally at the Capitol in St. Paul on Saturday, the Star Tribune reported . But a photograph in . . . Mon, 10 May 2010 08:46:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978227598 Bob Collins 2010-05-10T08:46:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978219570 1) 1000 Friends of Minnesota is releasing the results of its essay contest in which Minnesota writers described a connection with a Minnesota lake. It will post one each day. The latest . . . Thu, 06 May 2010 08:32:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978219570 Bob Collins 2010-05-06T08:32:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978133482 From all accounts, the new Twins stadium -- Target Field -- is a wonderful venue that will be popular for the fans , leaving behind the anger of stadium-debates past at the Capitol. So far, . . . Sat, 27 Mar 2010 11:12:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978133482 Bob Collins 2010-03-27T11:12:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978069804 Douglas and Anita "Annie" Gervais weren't watching the big health care summit in Washington at their St. Paul apartment this afternoon. There's not much they need to know about health care . . . Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:15:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978069804 Bob Collins 2010-02-26T09:15:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978052074 1) An American tale. An 88-year old man didn't talk about his war experiences much, until he had an emotional reunion with an airplane. More info here. More plane talk: MPR's Dan Gunderson . . . Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:27:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978052074 Bob Collins 2010-02-17T08:27:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978030398 In the gym at Wrenshall (Minn.) High School, the girl's basketball team stretches before practice with a series of chants that end with an elusive wish. "Victory!" A plaque dedicated to . . . Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:38:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978030398 Bob Collins 2010-02-04T08:38:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978010805 Visiting Minnesota Vikings fans in New Orleans: Your allegiance is threatened. Finding out this relationship between the Saints and the people of New Orleans is real, can make you think you married wrong. . . . Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:13:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978010805 Bob Collins 2010-01-23T17:13:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978004607 1) In the wake of yesterday's Republican win in the Massachusetts Senate election, Democrats and Republicans get to test whether anything has changed. When an election ends, will people close . . . Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:42:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978004607 Bob Collins 2010-01-20T08:42:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978002648 1) A song for Haiti. The students at the High School for Recording Arts in St. Paul: It's been awhile since one story was the top story for a full week. National Public . . . Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:37:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978002648 Bob Collins 2010-01-19T08:37:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978000808 The Monday Morning Rouser: 1) As I was saying , "Norm Coleman is going to run for governor. The signs are almost as obvious as the ones that say Tim Pawlenty is running for . . . Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:49:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978000808 Bob Collins 2010-01-18T07:49:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977995952 1) Monday is Martin Luther King Jr., Day. What would MLK think about the U.S. today? (h/t: Open Culture ) 2) What's worse than not hearing anything from a loved one in . . . Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:29:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977995952 Bob Collins 2010-01-15T08:29:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977992320 1) An old colleague of mine pens a first-person tribute to the woman who hid Anne Frank . In the first half of 1929, two baby girls were born to Jewish families living in and near Frankfurt, Germany. . . . Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:09:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977992320 Bob Collins 2010-01-13T08:09:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977983471 1) A very powerful essay from Elizabeth Ellis of the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder : It was 10 o'clock on a Friday night, drizzling rain in a not-too-good part of town behind the State Capitol. . . . Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:34:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977983471 Bob Collins 2010-01-08T08:34:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979615 1) The Physics Circus is being held today at Northrop Auditorium on the University of Minnesota campus. There are plenty of videos intended to make science fun here . We favor the human rocket. . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:28:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979615 Bob Collins 2010-01-06T08:28:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977589 1) Why are you dissatisfied with your job? The Conference Board has issued its annual survey of job dissatisfaction and found it at record lows . It blames it on the recession, but the index has been . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:41:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977589 Bob Collins 2010-01-05T08:41:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975580 No decade can officially begin until the Monday Morning Rouser ushers in the first Monday: 1) One of the biggest operations the FBI has launched since February 11 is trying . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:16:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975580 Bob Collins 2010-01-04T08:16:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970915 It's over. The one-week of the year where we have to look back at the top news of the year. We newspeople have a tremendous need to try to define ourselves by the top stories of the day or, in this case, . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:15:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970915 Bob Collins 2009-12-31T20:15:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970170 1) That's it for 2009, then. And the decade, if you believe that the decade is actually over. Now it's time for the predictions, which will mostly be wrong because the future is a funny thing; it almost . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:59:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970170 Bob Collins 2009-12-31T08:59:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967031 1) MPR's Lorna Benson has done some of the best H1N1 coverage in Minnesota. For all of the years of planning for a flu pandemic in the U.S., she reports, the less-than-crippling H1N1 flu revealed . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:51:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967031 Bob Collins 2009-12-29T07:51:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965529 The final Monday Morning Rouser of 2009: 1) Back in the days of Conelrad , an alert tone would tell you that if there were a nuclear attack, all you'd have to do is tune . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:58:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965529 Bob Collins 2009-12-28T07:58:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961674 I know. You probably want to talk about the weather. But I just finished shoveling and, for the moment, I'm all "talk about the weathered" out. Let's see what the rest of the universe is doing. 1) . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:37:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961674 Bob Collins 2009-12-24T08:37:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960436 With all of the flight cancellations because of the coming snowstorm, we have to wonder: What will it be like when new rules go into effect intended to eliminate tarmac delays ( read the rules . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:51:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960436 Bob Collins 2009-12-23T10:51:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958566 1) A Harvard professor says we've lost our sense of morality when it comes to giving. Over to you, NPR . Experts call it "selfish giving" -- when givers are looking to get back more than just . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:16:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958566 Bob Collins 2009-12-22T08:16:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956889 Here's this week's Monday Morning Rouser. Listen as you ponder this: Why has no one written a decent blues -- or any other genre -- song with Minnesota in the title? Buddy Guy, . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:19:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956889 Bob Collins 2009-12-21T08:19:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953176 1) Garrison Keillor channels the people who post comments on YouTube and newspaper Web sites: Unitarians listen to the Inner Voice and so they have no creed that they all stand up and recite . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:00:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953176 Bob Collins 2009-12-18T11:00:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951476 First this: Who is the most intriguing person you met or otherwise associated with in some capacity this year? Tell me . 1) I have been learning how to bake a cake with a file in it since the uproar . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:48:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951476 Bob Collins 2009-12-17T10:48:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949793 1) The Star Tribune today provided a sympathetic profile of David Walsh and his National Institute of Media and the Family , which is going out of business. Walsh has been a one-man critic of "violent" . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:29:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949793 Bob Collins 2009-12-16T08:29:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977189187 The Centers for Disease Control reported this week what many parents, and most school authorities figured out some time ago: bullying isn't just for the schoolyard anymore . Much of it has moved . . . Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:09:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977189187 Bob Collins 2007-11-28T17:09:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977188274 After visiting with a few residents of the Corcoran neighborhood last week to discuss the effect of the mortgage foreclosure crisis on their neighborhood, one resident sent this e-mail the next day: . . . Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:46:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977188274 Bob Collins 2007-11-27T18:46:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977183554 When does this... Mean this... And when does it mean this? When is a noose a symbol of execution, and when is it a symbol of lynching of more than 5,000 African Americans in this . . . Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:33:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977183554 Bob Collins 2007-11-21T14:33:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977183338 No doubt this will sound like sour grapes. No journalist -- or blogger -- wants to get beaten on any story. And there's no question that blogger Eric Black "owned" (as we like to say in . . . Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:48:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977183338 Bob Collins 2007-11-21T09:48:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977182429 Perhaps we, the media, should reconsider what our job is. Perhaps you, the audience, should think about it , too. At the moment, we're not on the same page. A young lady, Rissa Amen-Reif, . . . Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:35:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977182429 Bob Collins 2007-11-20T11:35:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977175157 n our political culture, we've become accustomed to a myth, partly because of the way news is covered. There is a good guy and there is a bad guy. There is white and there is black . There is . . . Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:43:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977175157 Bob Collins 2007-11-12T13:43:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977170461 I consider myself a relatively earth-friendly sort. I drive 55 mph. I don't pour my used motor oil down the storm drain... anymore. I shut the TVs off in the newsroom when I leave. I try to do my . . . Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:33:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977170461 Bob Collins 2007-11-07T15:33:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977169345 Is a Willmar school teacher abusing her special education kids or not?   The state Department of Education is going to have to decide that after five different investigations  of special . . . Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:02:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977169345 Bob Collins 2007-11-06T14:02:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977168287 When the Legislature and governor started throwing people off MinnesotaCare a few years ago, opponents claimed the action would turn Minnesota into another Mississippi. But it's tough to beat Mississippi . . . Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:12:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977168287 Bob Collins 2007-11-05T12:12:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977144571 My wife's parents came to visit last weekend. We only get to see them about once or twice a year. And I always find myself playing a mind game of "life is funny" when I think about them. . . . Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:32:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977144571 Bob Collins 2007-10-11T15:32:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977144546 I've been waiting a couple of days to see which key moments in the GOP presidential debate the other day would attract the most attention: Mike Huckabee invoking Goober, Gomer, The Jetsons, and Fred . . . Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:07:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977144546 Bob Collins 2007-10-11T15:07:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977137443 A week or so ago, when Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke at Columbia University, over many protests, those who remain faithful to the concepts of the U.S. Constitution noted that an appearance . . . Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:31:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977137443 Bob Collins 2007-10-04T15:31:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977110100 When my kids were small -- very small -- and I'd take them out somewhere, inevitably some person would stop to pinch their cheeks and look at me and say, "awwww, are you babysitting today?" . . . Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:40:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977110100 Bob Collins 2007-09-07T21:40:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977100816 On one of the aviation Internet lists I frequent, an acquaintance is upset this week. It seems he was out flying his small plane on Saturday when a woman on the ground, fearing he was too close to a . . . Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:50:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977100816 Bob Collins 2007-08-29T12:50:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977051657 The first module in MPR's popular Select A Candidate application has just been released. The contest for president is the subject of this one and  18 candidates -- the most ever  -- are included. . . . Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:38:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977051657 Bob Collins 2007-07-09T19:38:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977034538 It's been said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but I think the best picture is the one that leaves you speechless. This is a picture I've had folded up and in my wallet since 1991, . . . Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:55:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977034538 Bob Collins 2007-06-20T11:55:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976962911 If you read enough of my essays, not just here but in other places where I ply my trade these days, you've probably figured out that I'm pretty much all about fathers, specifically the two I know . . . Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:54:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976962911 Bob Collins 2007-04-19T09:54:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976957559 Like just about every other major issue facing America, I am -- apparently -- the only resident of  U.S. turf that is conflicted on the issue of Don Imus.  One of these days, the black-and-white . . . Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:44:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976957559 Bob Collins 2007-04-13T09:44:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976949042 If I were ever to do the whole fatherhood thing again -- and for the record, I'm not -- I would learn to relax; possibly even exhale on occasion. Once, around the stage between the point when I was . . . Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:56:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976949042 Bob Collins 2007-04-03T09:56:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976947755 Herb Carneal, who broadcast Minnesota Twins games on the radio for all but one of the team's 46 seasons, died on April 1.  I didn't grow up in Minnesota, but I can relate to growing up with . . . Sun, 01 Apr 2007 18:59:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976947755 Bob Collins 2007-04-01T18:59:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976867266 There doesn't appear to be a lot of opposition to our trying out the Fantasy Legislature concept that I first talked about upstream. I'm working on putting together a small Web site with rules . . . Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:04:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976867266 Bob Collins 2006-12-21T10:04:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976862755 I've been interested for a long time in new ways to explore politics (hopefully, Polinaut's existence is proof of that), and now I'm turning my attention to the Minnesota Legislature. I thought . . . Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:17:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976862755 Bob Collins 2006-12-15T10:17:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976852078 It was around Halloween, I think, that I noticed the first holiday lights going up in my neighborhood. It was a seamless, and almost immediate, transition between the orange "Halloween lights" . . . Sat, 02 Dec 2006 10:15:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976852078 Bob Collins 2006-12-02T10:15:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976820385 My son, Sean, turned 21 a few days ago. I don't know how it happened, but it happened and it beats the alternative of not happenning, which happened  to my best friend's son a year ago, when . . . Sat, 21 Oct 2006 00:36:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976820385 Bob Collins 2006-10-21T00:36:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976813324 Jeff Kouba at Bachmann vs. Wetterling , brings up a question worth looking at: is the Foley scandal "over" from the point of immediate political benefit? I won't get into Jeff's analysis . . . Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:32:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976813324 Bob Collins 2006-10-11T11:32:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976808885 When my kids were growing up, I didn't really dream of them becoming president of the United States, or changing the world with Nobel Prize-winning research (although I've always believed -- and . . . Thu, 05 Oct 2006 10:36:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976808885 Bob Collins 2006-10-05T10:36:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976776109 Since he died in February 2004, nobody has done much in "the little room," the workshop of my father in the barn just down the street from the house he and my mother shared for 60+ years . . . Sun, 13 Aug 2006 17:53:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976776109 Bob Collins 2006-08-13T17:53:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976764180 Confession, they say, is good for the soul. If so, I'm about to be very, very good to my soul, because as a onetime news editor once known for the ability to smell out news and occasionally described . . . Sun, 02 Jul 2006 13:41:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976764180 Bob Collins 2006-07-02T13:41:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976744568 My son and I went to the Twins game last night. He in his Yankee pinstripe Derek Jeter jersey (he was born in White Plains and, no doubt, picked up his love of the Yankees because his father grew up just . . . Sat, 15 Apr 2006 11:29:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976744568 Bob Collins 2006-04-15T11:29:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976720275 I love my Red Sox fan friends, I really do. Although I grew up outside of Boston,  and often went to Fenway Park with my family (devout attendees at the  Church of the Designated Hitter), I developed . . . Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:42:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976720275 Bob Collins 2005-12-22T10:42:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976719199 Nobody plays pick-up baseball games anymore and it's a crime because no one should ever spend a moment as a child never having played the game just to play the game. Our kids are scheduled now. Everything . . . Fri, 09 Dec 2005 09:45:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976719199 Bob Collins 2005-12-09T09:45:54Z