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In age of social media sharing, civil discourse is needed after tragedies
In the age of social media, individual expression has become more visible and ubiquitous than ever before. From posted text to digitally altered images and homemade videos, we are sharing more of our...
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MN Orchestra cancels another week; 'Prairie Home' to throw masked ball
Is it a good sign that the Minnesota Orchestra has canceled another week of concerts, as in only a week? Previous cancellation announcements wiped out a month or two at a time. Gone are the Feb. 14 and...
View ArticleA charismatic sheikh shakes up Egyptian politics
CAIRO, Egypt — He was endorsed by Al Qaeda and wants to ban nutmeg for its hallucinogenic drug potential.During Egypt’s presidential campaign last year, candidate Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, an...
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Minnesotan Eugenie Anderson blazed trail for female diplomats
Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical SocietyEugenie AndersonEugenie Moore Anderson emerged a trailblazer for American women in international diplomacy during the post-World War II era. In 1949 she...
View ArticlePakistan Supreme Court orders arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf
Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered police to arrest Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf for alleged corruption.Arrest orders have also been issued for 15 others in the same case, which dates back to...
View ArticleFrench government unfazed by massive anti-gay marriage protest
Opponents to a government-sponsored bill that would legalize marriage and adoption for same-sex couples took the streets of Paris Sunday in the biggest demonstration over a social issue in France in...
View ArticleBack in Afghanistan, Karzai shifts tone on US troop immunity
A diplomatic dance has commenced between the US and Afghanistan over a US request for legal immunity that would enable a contingent of American troops to stay on beyond 2014.Failure to agree on an...
View ArticleWhy US is helping France fight Islamist forces in Mali, Somalia
The United States acknowledged this week that it is providing military assistance to French forces attacking Islamist strongholds in two African nations.That assistance, Pentagon officials stress, is...
View ArticleWar crimes in Syria: Time to appeal to International Criminal Court?
With international frustration growing over the big powers’ inability to take any action on Syria, some countries are urging the United Nations Security Council to refer Syria’s mounting humanitarian...
View ArticleObama warns of 'disaster' if House GOP doesn't raise debt ceiling
President Obama warned congressional Republicans Monday that a failure to raise the federal debt ceiling in the next several weeks would spell “disaster” for the US and global economies. And he...
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Final stats disprove notion that trappers and hunters are outmatched by wolves
Now that Minnesota’s first sport seasons on wolves are history, it’s interesting to revisit an early chapter in the evolution of this program – and to compare some predictions of a year ago with the...
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Walz, Nolan take differing approaches to farm bill
WASHINGTON — Let’s revisit the issue of the farm bill.Collin Peterson showed off his characteristically pessimistic view of a long-term farm bill’s prospects in a Q and A published yesterday— he’s...
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Another sales tax remedy: end the complexity
mnpACT! Progressive Political Blog The legislature is probably going to have a long conversation about sales taxes in the near future. And a lot of people including myself, are convinced that we need...
View ArticleGuns will be on the table when Mayor Coleman attends Washington mayors' meeting
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman will be in Washington, D.C., later this week for a U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting. Many issues are to be discussed, and guns will be on the table. Figuratively.Vice...
View ArticleUncertain fate awaits Minnesota’s health plan for working poor
The fate of a key state program that provides health coverage to low-income Minnesotans appears uncertain as the state begins serious efforts to implement the federal health care reform law.The...
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Eden Prairie embraces green transportation technologies
The city of Eden Prairie is embracing green transportation technology in a big way. They've partnered with GE on an "innovation center" that helps demonstrate to commercial clients how they might...
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Foods labeled 'whole grain' are often unhealthy, Harvard study finds
wholegrainscouncil.orgThe whole grain stampsConsumers looking for whole-grain products in the grocery aisles shouldn’t rely on that yellow Whole Grain Stamp. Although products with the stamp tend to be...
View ArticleDFL, GOP squabble over committee handling of agriculture issues
House Democrats rejected a Republican-backed measure Monday aimed at preserving agriculture’s “autonomy” in state budgeting and policymaking.GOP legislators wanted to separate oversight of farm issues...
View ArticleDuluth loses appeal over downtown casino payments worth $12.4 million
Duluth officials will appeal an appeals court ruling in the downtown casino case that went against them and could cost $12 million.A three-judge panel of the federal Eighth District Court of Appeals...
View ArticleBachmann's 2012 race was the 8th closest in the country
WASHINGTON — On Election Night, the Associated Press wasn't able to call Rep. Michele Bachmann's re-election contest until just before 4:00 a.m., her 4,296-vote margin of victory easily the smallest...
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