You look out the window of your northeast Iowa home and see what — unmistakably — is a tornado heading for your kitchen. Do you (a) Head for cover or (b) Run to get the digital camera?
This is a picture making the rounds today. It is, of course, spectacular. You can read all about Lori Mehmen’s newfound fame in the Mitchell County Press.
Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.
Bob Collins