Gov. Dayton's mid-term checklist continues with health achievements
Gov. Mark Dayton says that improvements have been made in state health care policies in his first two years in office.He's been providing information on his mid-term progress this week; previous...
View ArticleStar Tribune denies own land-sale story, but what if deal goes through?
I don’t do a “Media Year in Review,” but if I did, yesterday brought a great new entrant: “Star Tribune denies own story.”The short version: mid-afternoon Tuesday, the online Strib declared Ryan Cos....
View ArticleLocal companies come to the rescue of St. Paul East Side hockey rink
When thieves stole copper piping from the popular skating rink outside the Phalen Rec Center on St. Paul's East Side, officials figured it would cost up to $20,000 to repair it.But local heating...
View ArticleBachmann returns to claims of Islamic influence in U.S. government
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann has not backed off her claims that Islamic groups have worked to influence the United States government.Appearing on a Christian radio show over the weekend,...
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Bachmann: Obama promoting Sharia law
How did 65 million voters miss this? As Aaron Rupar of City Pages tells us, Our Favorite Congresswoman is alerting her (check-writing) followers to the “fact” that President Obama is pushing Sharia...
View ArticleCentral Corridor LRT's heavy construction nearly done
Metropolitan Council officials say 84 percent of the work is done on the Central Corridor light rail line, which will run between downtown St. Paul and downtown Minneapolis via University Avenue.Still...
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New MnDOT head Zelle ready to bring 'fresh perspective' to transportation issues
Gov. Mark Dayton and Charlie Zelle were already scheduled to meet at a public Chamber of Commerce lunch on Wednesday, but the encounter took a more dramatic turn after the administration announced...
View ArticleDayton confident that state's Vikings stadium funding mechanism is solid
Gov. Mark Dayton said Wednesday he’s still confident about the eventual sucess of electronic pull-tab revenue – a key funding mechanism for the state's portion of the Vikings stadium cost.After meeting...
View ArticleWho is a victim in Mexico's drug war violence?
The rusted steel slabs of a new memorial to victims of Mexico’s drug war bear no mark, not a single engraved name, of anyone among the estimated 60,000 killed in the past six years.As part of the...
View ArticleN. Irish police involved in Belfast lawyer's 1989 murder, says report
Another murky episode from Northern Ireland's recent dark past has been partially exposed, thanks to a new report on the 1989 murder of Belfast lawyer Patrick Finucane that found "shocking" collusion...
View ArticleWould a 'fiscal cliff' deal imperil John Boehner's tenure as House speaker?
Averting the "fiscal cliff" with a deal that most Americans would see as reasonable is within reach, but House leader John Boehner may not be able to take it to the floor for a vote until after he is...
View ArticleOregon mall shooting: Another case of a gunman firing at random
A young man wearing a Jason-like white hockey mask called out "I am the shooter" before firing a fusillade of bullets into a packed Christmas-themed Clackamas Town Center in Portland, Ore., late...
View ArticleEgypt's opposition drops referendum boycott, calls for 'No' vote
Egypt's opposition has called off its boycott of the controversial referendum on the country's new constitution, pushing instead for a "No" vote. The Egyptian army called off talks between rival...
View ArticleFederal Reserve holds interest rates down, boosts QE
The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it would hold interest rates near zero and continue its controversial stimulus program of quantitative easing.In what Reuters called an "unprecedented...
View ArticleA fake Christmas tree or a real one? The question that just won't go away
It’s beginning to look a little like Christmas even over at Mother Jones, where yesterday’s front page grabbed my attention with the image above and the headline, Should I Buy a Fake Christmas Tree or...
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Saint Paul celebrates restoration of Union Depot
After sitting mostly shuttered since the 1970's, Saint Paul's Union Depot re-opened last Saturday after significant renovations. Take a look inside the new space:
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Poet Roseann Lloyd writes her way out of the wilderness of grief
Every year, in wilderness areas all over the world, a few people take a walk in the woods and never come back. The people they leave behind will wonder forever what exactly happened out there. They...
View ArticleBusiness Roundtable provides political cover for 'fiscal cliff' compromise
Corporate America this week manufactured some political will that should help Congress and President Obama avoid falling off the fiscal cliff.The push for a balanced and pragmatic compromise came from...
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Elites agree: It’s time for you and your kids to pay for their failures
Brick City Blog Today’s POLITICO has one of those only-in-the-Beltway kinds of stories that make you wonder if there’s any signs of life there at all. Reported by Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen, it’s a...
View ArticleKlobuchar, Cravaack bills set to become law
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers approved two separate bills sponsored by Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Chip Cravaack on Wednesday, sending them to President Obama for his signature.The House passed a Klobuchar...
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