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Rebecca Driscoll: Minnesota connector, creator, pioneer
Rebecca Driscoll has spent her career carving out a redefined and inspirational model of what it means to be a leader. Pollen takes a look at her journey and asks Rebecca a few questions about advice,...
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Advocates for the poor plan strategy for new Legislature
With the convening of a new Legislature just around the corner and signs of an economy in recovery, advocates for the poor aren’t wasting any time in revisiting the 2009 recommendations of a...
View ArticleVikings' Green Bay 'math'— Peterson’s pluses and Ponder’s minuses — doesn’t...
From the beginning there was something perverse about the arithmetic of the Viking offense in Green Bay Sunday. It was never intended to be a game of one man against 11.But it almost worked.There was...
View ArticleGov. Dayton crisscrosses the country for big meetings
Gov. Mark Dayton will be on both coasts this week for governor meetings, including a big one Tuesday with President Obama.On Monday he's flying to California for the Democratic Governors Association's...
View ArticleDoes off-label prescribing of high-risk drugs contribute to soldiers' suicides?
As has been widely reported, the suicide rate among both active-duty military personnel and military veterans has hit record highs this year.Here are some of the troubling statistics from a recent...
View ArticleStudy shows that governors don't affect how their states vote in presidential...
Two years ago, Eric Ostermeier at the Smart Politics blog- challenged what he called a "media myth" that the loss of Democratic governorships in 2010 would hurt Obama's reelection bid.On Monday, he...
View ArticleTroubling questions about Obama’s drone warfare
My last post argued that, in the wake of his election victory and on the eve of his second term, President Obama stands at what could be his “Truman moment” as a “post war” president. More than a...
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Won’t you take me to … Dinkytown
Well, I talk about it, talk about it.Dinkytown, immortalized in the eponymous 1980 Lipps Inc. hit song, is the neighborhood just north of the University of Minnesota.Why is it called Dinkytown?...
View Article$11 million deal for 2,000 acres along Mississippi to protect habitat
An $11 million deal to buy and conserve 2,000 acres of land along the Mississippi River near Brainerd has been completed.The Trust for Public Land is using $11 million in Legacy Funds to buy the land...
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General Mills to hype Lucky Charms for 'nostalgic' adults
Well, we did get weirdly emotional about losing Twinkies … Janet Moore of the Strib says: “AdAge magazine is reporting that Lucky Charms cereal, a favorite of children for most of its 48-year history,...
View ArticleFoundation gives St. Paul police $63K for youth activities, SWAT team vests
The St. Paul Police Department is getting some financial aid from the St. Paul Police Foundation, to the tune of $62,953.The St. Paul City Council will accept the donation this week from the...
View ArticleMN Orchestra board member: We seek our musicians' partnership to build a...
I welcome the opportunity to respond to Paula and Cy DeCosse’s recent questions to Minnesota Orchestra board and management. As a member of the orchestra’s board— which bears a fiduciary responsibility...
View ArticleMayo technique for prostate testing getting attention
Lorna Benson of MPR has a story saying: “[A] new Mayo Clinic scanning technique that helps doctors detect recurring prostate cancers months or even years earlier than before is receiving considerable...
View ArticleWho will rule Japan? Nationalism
TOKYO, Japan — If Japan’s leading political commentators admit they don’t know what kind of government will emerge from the upcoming general election, imagine how confused the country’s electorate must...
View ArticleLonger school day? How five states are trying to change education
Starting next year, students in 40 public schools in five states will be spending significantly more time in school. Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Colorado, andTennessee are all taking part in...
View ArticleUS court upholds $1 million for Latino student harassed in high school
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a $1 million jury award to a Latino man who endured 3 1/2 years of racial threats and harassment at a rural high school in New York.The three-judge panel of the...
View ArticleEgypt's constitution hangs in balance as judges face off against Morsi
On Sunday, Egypt’s highest court suspended its work in protest over perceived pressure after Islamist demonstrators gathered outside the courthouse. Later in the day, the national judges union followed...
View ArticleSmall arms fuel Middle East conflicts
RAFAH, Egypt — Under the shade of a reed-thatched roof in Egypt’s desert Sinai Peninsula, Abu Ibrahim proudly displays his assault rifle.“I keep it for special occasions,” the longtime weapons smuggler...
View ArticleWhite House rejects GOP plan: Tax rates for top 2 percent must go up
In a way, the Republicans have done what the White House wanted: They have put out their own plan in response to President Obama’s proposal last week for deficit reduction.But it didn’t take long for...
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What Minnesota’s Democrats want in a 'fiscal-cliff' deal
WASHINGTON — Only a few high-level congressional leaders are involved in negotiations with the White House over an end-of-the-year deal to prevent the so-called “fiscal cliff.”That leaves hundreds of...
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