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Senate's Brodkorb legal bill fueled by 'settlement efforts'
You have to wonder how different things would be if some GOP benefactor had simply handed Michael Brodkorb $200K months ago.Brian Bakst of the AP reports:“Legal costs associated with a Minnesota...
View ArticleHomeless students up 21 percent in Duluth
The number of homeless students in Duluth public schools jumped 21 percent this year,reports Candace Renalls of the Duluth News Tribune using figures from a study released by the Minnesota Housing...
View Article'Whoa,' say Ely officials to MnDOT plan that would create a 'one-stoplight town'
A plan to eliminate one set of stoplights in Ely and maybe take down a second set in the future doesn't sound good to some city officials.There are only three intersections in the city with stoplights,...
View ArticleMinnesota's Campaign Finance Board looks at expanding authority
Minnesota's Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board not only is contemplating asking the Legislature for more money but also looking at expanding its authority to put that money to use.On...
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The winter sky: Even in the city, stargazing can be rewarding
Last week at the conference of the American Geophysical Union, this new, high-resolution image of the United States at night was released. Taken from NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite, the images show the...
View ArticleEastern Europe says ‘nyet’ to Russian gas
KYIV, Ukraine — Moscow flexed its geopolitical muscles last week with the welding together of two pipes in southern Russia: the formal launch of construction on a new natural gas pipeline to southern...
View ArticleAlleging US torture, terror convict Padilla appeals to Americas’ rights group
Lawyers working on behalf of former military detainee and convicted terror conspirator Jose Padilla are asking an international human rights commission to investigate his detention without charge and...
View ArticleIsraeli envoy calls divisive settlement plan a politically necessary reprisal
Israel’s recent decision to proceed with plans for settlement construction in a hypersensitive strip of occupied land east of Jerusalem was meant as a signal to Palestinian leaders that Israel will not...
View ArticleConcealed weapons: Illinois's last-in-the-nation ban must go, US court rules
Within six months, lawful citizens in Chicago – the site of 2,364 shootings and 487 homicides so far this year – can carry concealed weapons in public for defense, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals...
View ArticleTwins' two-year commitment to pitcher Kevin Correia seems a silly move
Last month, in breaking down all of this offseason's available free-agent pitching options, I grouped Kevin Correiain the back-of-the-rotation starter category, writing that his "once-decent strikeout...
View ArticleVote no or boycott? Egypt opposition undecided as referendum looms
As thousands of protesters gathered at the presidential palace in Egypt to call for the delay of Saturday's constitutional referendum, the leaders of Egypt's main opposition coalition huddled in...
View ArticleShould Michigan GOP brace for reprisal over 'right to work' law?
Now that GOP-led Michigan lawmakers have approved a so-called right-to-work law, defying hot-under-the-collar union members and most Democrats, the next question becomes this: Should they be worried...
View ArticleUnited States officially recognizes Syrian opposition coalition
The United States has formally recognized the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces as Syria's legitimate representative, President Barack Obama said in an interview on ABC...
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Franken pushes last minute action on location privacy bill
REUTERSSen. Al FrankenWASHINGTON — Minnesota Sen. Al Franken has one last thing on his to-do list before Congress lets out at the end of the month: get a technology privacy bill through committee.On...
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From fossils to the A-bomb: Joni Tevis writes a different kind of essay
milkweed.orgJoni TevisWhen she was finished with her manuscript for "The Wet Collection,"Joni Tevis went straight to the Open Book building, walked up the stairs to the Milkweed Editions offices, and...
View ArticleCharlie Zelle, head of Jefferson Lines, to be MnDOT commissioner
Gov. Mark Dayton has selected Charlie Zelle, the head of Jefferson Lines, to be the new commissioner of the state Transportation Department.He replaces Tom Sorel, who resigned Dec. 1 to head CEO of AAA...
View ArticleDavid Hough named acting Hennepin County administrator
David Hough, Hennepin County deputy county administrator, has been named acting county administrator, effective Dec. 29, to replace County Administrator Richard Johnson, who is retiring.Hough will also...
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Exciting happenings at the Saint Paul Public Library
There's much more than books at the Saint Paul Public Library: Saint Paul Communications Services' Nick Nelson takes us on a brief tour of library programming, includes musical performances, workshops...
View ArticleFavorable bias in industry-funded drug and device studies found in review
Industry-funded clinical studies of drugs and medical devices are significantly more likely to produce findings that put the drug or medical device in a positive light than non-industry-funded studies,...
View ArticlePolitifact says Romney's Ohio-Jeeps falsehood was the 'lie of the year'
Every year, the fact-checking site "Politifact" chooses a "Lie of the Year." This year's "award" goes to Mitt Romney for a whopper he pushed in the late days of the campaign, in the key swing-state of...
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