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How a chance encounter in St. Paul almost prevented World War II
streets.mn Wikimedia CommonsCount Ferdinand von ZeppelinThe first manned flight may have been in 559, when the Emporer’s son, Yuan Huangtou of Ye, China was forcibly strapped to a kite and set...
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African Grey parrot 'Freebie' prefers the Vikings to the Packers
When inveterate TV-watcher 'Freebie' the African Grey Parrot is presented with the age-old question that each of us must confront eventually — which is the better football team, the Minnesota Vikings...
View ArticleRick Nolan selects former rival Jeff Anderson to be district director
As he heads back to Washington, D.C., after a 22-year hiatus, Congressman Rick Nolan has selected his top aides. One is Jeff Anderson, a former Duluth City Council member who competed against Nolan in...
View ArticleGov. Dayton resting in Governor's Residence after back surgery at Mayo
Gov. Mark Dayton's back surgery to relieve lower back constriction went well over the holidays, and he's back in St. Paul for recovery.The governor had been expected to return to the Governor's...
View ArticleDuluth's new airport terminal to open Jan. 14
A new $78 million terminal will open at the Duluth International Airport on Jan. 14.Last-minute tweaks are under way at the new terminal, which will replace the 1970s-era terminal now in use, says the...
View ArticleThe Wolves stay afloat in limbo
As the Minnesota Timberwolves cruise past the one-third mark of their 2012-13 season with road games in Utah and Denver on Wednesday and Thursday nights, the team remains a simultaneously beguiling and...
View ArticleMankato teachers union head to seek Morrow's state House seat
Robin Courrier, a teacher and head of the Mankato Teachers' Association, says she'll run in a special election for the state House seat in District 19A.Gov. Mark Dayton will call the special election...
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New year brings new Minnesota laws
Kevin Duchschere of the Strib has a list of new laws now in effect: “Minnesota is requiring school buses manufactured from now on to have right-side crossing-control arms to protect students. The...
View ArticleMacy's reportedly to close its downtown St. Paul department store
Macy's in downtown St. Paul may be planning a going-out-business sale.Both the Pioneer Press and the Star Tribune are quoting unnamed sources this afternoon who say that an official store closing...
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Regulating guns like cars: Perspective on the gun debate after Sandy Hook
The tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in mid-December prompted national soul-searching about what can be done to stop these mass shootings. Some have called for security changes in schools; some have...
View ArticleMacy's downtown St. Paul store closing appears imminent
A story that was headlines in the '90s has returned.Kevin Duchschere of the Strib says: “Macy's is closing its St. Paul store this spring, leaving downtown without a major retailer and bringing to a...
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'On Being' gives spiritual seekers of all stripes a reason to believe in the...
Krista Tippett“I’ve always thought I was part Betazoid,” cracks Krista Tippett, leaning into the conversation and across the table at her “home away from home,” the Birchwood Café in Minneapolis. That...
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Guthrie's tweet-seats experiment for 'Servant' generates national press,...
"Tweet seats" at the Guthrie: bright idea, or the end of civilization as we know it? Just before Christmas, the theater announced that beginning Dec. 27 and continuing for three more Thursdays, a...
View ArticleWhy is Google chief Eric Schmidt visiting North Korea?
SEOUL — So, we now know that Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt is heading to North Korea this month.As with virtually anything surrounding North Korea, the journey has triggered speculation and...
View ArticleWill Myanmar’s war refugees be forced home against their will?
BANGKOK, Thailand — They can’t live like this forever.Many of the 160,000 refugees evading conflict in eastern Myanmar inhabit a purgatory of thatch-roofed shanties across the river border in Thailand....
View ArticleCould gang-rape protests mark beginning of an age of activism for India?
The large-scale protests triggered by the gang rape of a 23-year-old student in New Delhi has renewed debate over the rise of a new urban middle-class activism in India.The strength and longevity of...
View ArticleAmid bloodshed and chaos, Syrian wages a war for neutral reporting
While Syria's state-run news outlets run a steady stream of reports about "terrorists" and international conspiracies against President Bashar al-Assad, opposition activists roll out their own endless...
View ArticleBeyond the 'cliff': Why spending cuts are next on the agenda
The "fiscal cliff" deal reached over the holiday weekend lifted an immediate cloud of uncertainty over US taxpayers in the new year, but it didn't resolve the longer-term question of how to...
View ArticleTransocean agrees to pay $1.4 billion fine for Gulf oil spill
An offshore drilling company agreed to plead guilty on Thursday to a single Clean Water Actcharge and pay $1.4 billion in fines for its role in the April 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf...
View ArticleObama-Karzai talks near: How many US troops should stay in Afghanistan?
With Afghan President Hamid Karzai set to arrive for a meeting at the White House next week, the Obama administration is considering three options for how many troops it wants to leave in the country...
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