To be a playoff contender, the Wolves must score more
Was it really just five or six weeks ago that the greatest concern about the Minnesota Timberwolves focused on how well the team could defend?Why yes, it was, and for ostensibly good reason. Scanning...
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Rep. Keith Ellison debates tax hikes, entitlements on PBS NewsHour
Rep. Keith Ellison, Democrat of Minneapolis , was a guest on a recent episode of PBS' NewsHour, where he appeared alongside Republican Rep. Tom Price of Georgia to debate tax increases, reforms of...
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Officer's death turns Minneapolis Police Chief Harteau's 'big day' into...
It should have been a day for big smiles and congratulations and celebrations, and there was some of that. But when the new police chief stepped forward to speak to the Minneapolis City Council that...
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Bakk: 'Other things to do' than gay marriage
Senate Majority Leader-designate Tom Bakk isn’t too keen on pushing a gay marriage bill through the Legislature this session.In Don Davis’s Forum papers story, Bakk says: “ ‘We are getting some calls...
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Want money out of campaigns? Implement mandatory votingfrom Cows and Graveyards by Steven MaloneyIf we combined mandatory voting and fair districts, money ability to buy influence in politics on the...
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Twins' Span-for-Meyer trade reasonable first step in climbing out of deep hole
Reports of the Nationals trying to get Denard Span from the Twins started in mid-2011. Back then, the rumored deal involved one of Washington's late-inning relievers, either Drew Storen or Tyler...
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Venture Academy: toward a whole new level of learning
These days, kids are living in two different worlds, says Jon Bacal. At home, they use devices like smartphones and iPads to communicate with friends, play games, and research homework answers. But at...
View ArticleWhat would stop Blaine Airport from becoming another Midway?
Earlier this fall, the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) hosted its annual "Community Informational Meeting" regarding the Anoka County-Blaine Airport (ANE) at Blaine City Hall.Those attending...
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Lockouts highlight a need for change in the orchestra business
Thanks to the power of great music, the American orchestra has become a treasured institution. Threats to its well-being make its value all the more apparent. Yet orchestra disputes like those we’re...
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16 law firms vie for Vikes stadium work
And you thought a billion-dollar football stadium was going to be a boon to the construction industry ...David Phelps of the Strib says:“At the height of Target Field's construction, the legal tab for...
View ArticleThe sofa tsunami
Boomers are going to leave each of us the deficit and a mint 1980's-style living room set.
View ArticleAfricans mark significant progress on World AIDS day
Governments, civil society groups, and people with AIDS in Africa marked World AIDS Day on Saturday, with growing optimism for an AIDS-free generation as reports are showing the epidemic has...
View ArticleChina's leadership change is disturbing the corridors of power
As China-watchers worldwide debate whether the new Communist Party leaders here will be able to push through the sort of political and economic changes that almost everyone agrees the country needs, a...
View ArticleIsrael withholds Palestinian tax revenues in reaction to UN vote
Israel is withholding $100 million in tax revenues it collects on behalf of the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority in a protest over the UN vote to recognize the Palestinian territories as a...
View ArticleIn post-revolutionary Tunisia, 'it's (still) the economy, stupid.'
On Friday morning the people of Siliana carried their governor out of town in effigy – represented by a coffin marked “governor” – which they pitched down an embankment to jeers and celebration.They...
View ArticleKurdish-Iraqi government talks collapse amid fear of civil war
Talks between Kurdish and central government forces aimed at defusing military tension in northern Iraq have collapsed amid fears that bitter political divisions are again bringing the country to the...
View ArticleJudge blocks Gov. Bobby Jindal's signature school voucher program
In a major blow to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's school reform efforts, a state judge on Friday found that Gov. Jindal's signature state school voucher program, which makes nearly half the state's...
View ArticleEgypt's highest court suspends work, citing 'psychological pressure'
Egypt's highest court suspended their work indefinitely on Sunday, after pro-Morsi Islamists protested outside the court building and reportedly kept from entering. The judges said they would not...
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Ricky Rubio returns to Timberwolves practices
After spending the beginning of the season on the Timberwolves' bench with an injury, Ricky Rubio has once again been cleared to practice with the team. As for when he will play again, Rubio indicates...
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Generation Next launches to help enable 'cradle to career' success
A capacity crowd — including virtually anyone involved in education policy hereabouts — gathered at the University of Minnesota’s McNamara Alumni Center on Thursday to celebrate the launch of possibly...
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