Silent march remembers the homeless who died in Minnesota
Betty Skye was discovered dead early last spring on the boardwalk that fronts Lake Superior in Duluth and Jane Mitchell died in a Minneapolis hospital, both victims of hard-living and homelessness.But...
View ArticleNature (unplugged) nurtures creativity, study finds
If you want to boost your creativity, consider taking a hike — although make sure you leave behind your cell phone and all other electronic devices.That’s the take-home message from a small but...
View ArticleWolves, at the quarter pole, on the verge of getting it on
The first quarter of the season was always going to be a much better means of measuring the floor of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ potential for achievement, as opposed to the team’s ceiling. Knee...
View ArticleKrugman on the end of the 30-year Republican campaign
Don't miss Paul Krugman's column this morning. There's no sudden new thought but, brick by brick, he builds a compelling logical explanation for the fiscal cliff moment in Washington based around the...
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WCCO's Frank Vascellaro interviews President Barack Obama
Local TV news anchor Frank Vascellaro scored an interview with President Barack Obama, which aired on WCCO Thursday night. Obama addressed the fiscal cliff, the new medical device tax that is about to...
View ArticleSt. Paul honors three stewards of the Mississippi River
Three people who've contributed to the health and vitality of the Mississippi River will be honored Monday in St. Paul.Jay Cowles, Sage Cowles and Weiming Lu are the St. Paul Riverfront Corp.'s 2012...
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Andrew Zimmern’s matzo ball soup
TCJewfolk Andrew ZimmernGrowing up in New York City, I can remember going to my bubbe’s house and noshing on a bowl of her matzo ball soup. It was perfect. Since then I searched all over for something...
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Will Rybak run again? Minneapolis ex-mayors weigh in
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak was taking questions from reporters in the hall outside the City Council Chambers. His 2013 budget, largely unchanged, had just been approved. The mayor was all smiles --...
View ArticleKarl Rove's 'Crossroads' told the IRS it would do little explicit political work
As you know, the regimen of campaign finance regulations in the Citizens United era is more loophole than law. The particular loophole that allows donors to avoid having their names disclosed requires...
View ArticleMinnesota Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities outlines legislative...
Key initiatives for advancing independence for those with disabilities will be advanced at the Minnesota Legislature this year, says the Minnesota Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities.The group,...
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Post-amendment fight, Catholic healing time?
MPR’s Sasha Aslainian files a story on wound-healing among Catholics after the church’s not-exactly bonding efforts over the defeated marriage amendment:“More than a month after Minnesota became the...
View ArticleGov. Dayton offers condolences after 'dastardly, cold-blooded murder of...
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton issued this statement this afternoon, about the elementary school shooting in Connecticut:"This dastardly, cold-blooded murder of innocent children and their educators by a...
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'Our hearts are broken today,' President Obama says of Newtown school shootings
An emotional President Obama, reacting to the Connecticut school shootings, said Friday afternoon that "our hearts are broken today."The president promised action to prevent such tragedies but did not...
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MN Blog Cabin Roundup, 12/14
Tax land, not buildingsfrom streets.mn by Chris KeimigThe conventional property tax, which taxes land and buildings at the same rate, is essentially backwards when it comes to the behaviors it...
View ArticleBeyond treatment, cancer patients, families need safe haven — and future...
As a young real-estate professional just starting my career, I didn’t even think about cancer. During a routine checkup I mentioned to my doctor that my mother had just been diagnosed with breast...
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Architect/philanthropist John Larsen talks about going beyond grantmaking
From the carriage house next to John Larsen's home on Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis, Larsen and business partner Ted Barnhill run the residential architecture firm Design 45 (named for the 45th...
View ArticleCommissioner Cassellius on Newtown tragedy: 'Nothing is worse than when our...
ROSEVILLE — Minnesota Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius released the following statement regarding the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting in Connecticut:"Today, innocent children and...
View ArticleMcCollum calls for new gun laws after Connecticut school shooting
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum was the first member of the Minnesota congressional delegation to call for new gun control laws after a school shooting in Connecticut.A gunman killed 26 people,...
View ArticleCourage Center to merge with Sister Kenny Institute, become part of Allina...
Two well-known agencies for those with disabilities, Courage Center and the Sister Kenny Institute, have agreed to merge.The combined operations will be part of the Allina Health System."The boards of...
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Rethinking school safety in the wake of the Connecticut massacre
In the wake of Friday's school massacre in Connecticut, I’ve been thinking of grade-school security systems I’ve experienced worldwide.In 1976, my family moved from the United States to Jerusalem,...
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