For Netanyahu and Obama, little common ground
JERUSALEM — It is no secret that there is little love lost between US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.After a meeting in Paris last November, not realizing the...
View ArticleExit polls: Putin will return to presidency in Russia
A third presidential term for Vladimir Putin appears to be done and down. An exit poll by the state-run VTsIOM public opinion center, released after polls closed Sunday night, showed the Russian prime...
View ArticleRochester Post-Bulletin's meter expands access for freeloaders
I hinted last time that newspaper pay walls and meters might not be news anymore, but I couldn't let the Rochester Post-Bulletin's unveiling pass.The P-B's new meter does something rarely done: it...
View ArticleOhio looms large on Super Tuesday. Can Romney increase his delegate lead?
Among the 10 states holding presidential primary elections or caucuses this coming “Super Tuesday,” Ohio may be the biggest enchilada. It’s a genuine swing state, and the economy — Mitt Romney’s...
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Two sides, two Dan McGraths in voter-ID issue: 'It's funny until it isn't'
Left photo courtesy of Minnesota Majority. Right photo MinnPost/James NordDan McGrath of Minnesota Majority, left, supports the proposed Voter ID amendment, while Dan McGrath of Take Action Minnesota,...
View ArticleTry, try again: Senate 'Gang of Six' hatching plan on US debt reduction
Even with Congress at a nadir of bitter partisanship, the so-called Gang of Six, a bipartisan group of senators who came together last year to try to devise a way to strike $4 trillion out of federal...
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Despite doomsday predictions, the Wedge food co-op is still thriving
arroyofoodcoop.comThe WedgeElizabeth Archerd first heard the doomsday predictions shortly after she began working at the Wedge, the south Minneapolis food cooperative.“I started here in 1981, and I’ve...
View ArticleDuluth's State of the City speech delayed by mayor's illness
Mayor Don Ness of Duluth was scheduled to present his State of the City address today, but he's sick, so it's been postponed.The city sent this release Sunday:[Duluth, MN] - The Mayor's State of the...
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Funeral for state Sen. Gary Kubly to be Wednesday in Granite Falls
Sen. Gary KublyThe funeral for State Sen. Gary Kubly, who died Friday after battling amyotropic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, will be Wednesday in Granite Falls.The 68-year-old DFLer, who...
View ArticleVoter ID plan raises many practical questions
Despite the assurances of Voter ID supporters, the secretary of state’s office remains worried about the many unintended consequences that could result from the proposed constitutional...
View ArticleRepublican race summed up in zero words?
Taegan Goddard of Political Wire says the cover art of the next New Yorker wordlessly captures the state of the race.
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Only one surprise in Russian election: Putin's tears
MOSCOW – There was only one thing unexpected in the staging of the Russian presidential election and Vladimir Putin’s victory on Sunday. It was not the squadrons of riot police spread across the city...
View ArticleSite redesign is generating more readership
Our redesigned website launched on Feb. 15, and the results so far are very gratifying.As expected, we had a spike in traffic during the first 48 hours, as readers checked out the new design. But more...
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Central Corridor LRT will bring bus service changes
Metro Transit will seek public input beginning this week on plans to restructure bus service along University Avenue to take full advantage of the $957 million Central Corridor light-rail transit (LRT)...
View ArticleAfter redistricting, state Sen. Al DeKruif won't seek re-election
After redistricting moved State Sen. Al DeKruif of Elysian into a district with fellow GOP state Sen. Julie Rosen, DeKruif has decided he won't run for re-election.He briefly considered moving into...
View ArticleShelter report: Who counts among the homeless?
Across the Great Divide This month, local homeless advocates are doing a survey in Grand Junction as part of a nationwide effort to identify vulnerable individuals and prioritize them for housing....
View ArticleCongresswoman McCollum, panel to discuss global population
U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum will be part of a panel on global population issues March 13 in Minneapolis.The panel also will include journalist Dennis Dimick from National Geographic magazine and St....
View ArticleTheories abound about conversion disorder and illnesses in LeRoy, N.Y.
Psychologist Vaughan Bell, a clinical and research psychologist at King’s College London, weighed in recently at Discover magazine on the bizarre illness that has afflicted more than a dozen teenagers...
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Lacrosse match: UMD Bulldogs versus the Golden Gophers
From vimeo user Will Drusch, An exciting document of a lacrosse match-up between the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs and the Twin Cities' Golden Gophers, told from the perspective of the...
View ArticleState Sen. Geoff Michel won't run again
State Sen. Geoff Michel, who was deputy Senate majority leader until the Amy Koch scandal rocked the Republican leadership, has announced he won't run for re-election in November.The 10-year veteran...
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