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Bottom line: Here’s the biggest problem with the Constitution
One in a series of articles. You can read the whole series here.Pop open the champagne bottles. This is what we’ve all been praying for -- the final installments of “Imperfect Union.” My plan is to...
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Fall 2012 radio ratings: What's going on with talk?
I alluded to this in yesterday’s 1500 ESPN analysis, but the fall radio ratings indicate all six talk stations in the Top 20 — WCCO, MPR News, KFAN, NewsTalk, MyTalk107 and 1500 — are down a little or...
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Chat live with Andy Sturdevant Wednesday, Dec. 19, at noon
Join the inimitable Andy Sturdevant for a lunch-hour online chat today, Wednesday, Dec. 19, at noon. Talk art, architecture, and the aesthetic with your favorite bearded urban explorer.Interested? Just...
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With Asperger's syndrome, 'violence is not something we expect,' expert says
In the media scramble to gather information about Adam Lanza, the shooter in last week’s Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, some news outlets have suggested that the 20-year-old may have been...
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The anti-amendment amendment lives
Wry Wing Politics A little less than a year ago, I blogged at The Same Rowdy Crowd about One Minnesota Ballot Initiative I Could Support.In said blog, Captain Obvious pointed out that Minnesota is...
View ArticleDuluth City Council asks for reduced military spending to help the deficit
The Duluth City Council joined in the call for federal budget reduction by cutting military spending.The council voted 5-3 this week to approve a measure asking for an emphasis on military cuts as...
View ArticleTom Horner launches new public relations firm with his daughter
Tom Horner, who was the Independence Party's candidate for governor in 2010, is returning to his public relations roots and starting a new firm with his daughter, Amanda.Horner started his career as an...
View ArticleSurvivors of Red Lake shooting bring message of hope to Newtown
A convoy of Red Lake High School shooting survivors is bringing a message of hope and the promise of healing to the heart-broken town still memorializing its dead 6- and 7-year-olds and the adults who...
View ArticleJudge John Smith appointed to MInnesota Court of Appeals
Gov. Mark Dayton has appointed Judge John P. Smith to the Minnesota Court of Appeals.Smith, who's been a district court judge in Cass County since 1991, takes the seat that became vacant when Judge...
View ArticleStudents safe, but Minneapolis school goes to 'Code Yellow' after gun found
Minneapolis’ Seward Montessori School was placed on “Code Yellow” status today after administrators learned that a staff member had placed a gun in a locker. Police were called and the staff member was...
View Article2011 Bachmann flashback: 'My favorite gun is an AR-15'
Surveying Minnesota’s congressional delegation on possible new gun control legislation, MPR’s Brett Neely reminds listener/readers of this gem from Our Favorite Congresswoman:“In an interview she may...
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The problem of violence, and of politicians terrified of regulating guns,...
There has been much discussion of the recent school shooting in Connecticut. We were all horrified by the events there, and the story has captured the nation’s attention, at least for the moment. But...
View ArticleFaculty union votes 'no confidence' in MCTC president
Here’s someone with a people problem. Jenna Ross of the Strib says, “The faculty union at Minneapolis Community and Technical College voted "no confidence" in college President Phil Davis on Tuesday,...
View ArticleDoctors with financial conflicts often have big say in developing medical...
In the latest installment in its terrific “Side Effects” series, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, in conjunction with MedPage Today, reports on how the financial relationships between doctors and drug...
View ArticleState Rep. Terry Morrow leaves the Legislature for new job in Chicago
State Rep. Terry Morrow, a DFLer from St. Peter who easily won re-election to a fourth term last month, says he's leaving the Legislature and his job as a professor at Gustavus Adolphus College to...
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Condo owners turn to Minneapolis for help after lenders say ‘No’
Calhoun Place CondominiumsThree lending institutions said “No” to applications from residents seeking financing to repair water damage at the Calhoun Place Condominiums in Minneapolis.“We noticed the...
View ArticleYear-end video by city cable office takes a look at St. Paul in 2012
Sights and events in the city of St. Paul during 2012 are captured in a year-end video created by the city's Office of Technology and Communications.It's posted on YouTube.It's a compilation of scenes...
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Firearms in Minnesota: by the numbers
A brief overview of what we know about guns in Minnesota — and what we don't know.
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Happy holidays from the Minnesota Lynx
From the players and staff of the Minnesota Lynx, here's a video holiday card wishing fans Happy Holidays and looking forward to a great new year — and a new season.
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Go ahead and judge Jana Pullman’s books by their covers
We are rich in books. So rich that when we are done reading them, we don’t think a thing about instantly deleting them or stowing them into the Little Free Library down the street. Gone. But long...
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