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Great gray owl hides from its 'enemies'
From skilled Minnesota nature photographer Sparky Stensaas, high resolution video of a great gray owl shot in the Sax-Zim Bog of northern Minnesota.
View ArticleSuper Tuesday turns into Stupor Tuesday
Joe Scarborough, the former Repub congressman turned MSNBC morning host, offered this headline for the Super (or dare I say "stupor") Tuesday results: "The Cyborg marches on."The "cyborg" would be the...
View ArticleShort-Shorts is back — with a shorter-short contest — 100 words!
Our first short-short contest in 2009 was 800 words (one hundred words for each letter of MinnPost). We halved that number for our contest in spring of 2010, requesting a maximum of 400 words. And then...
View ArticleWill Hegseth's college columns become campaign fodder?
WASHINGTON — As a student at Princeton University during the early 2000s, Pete Hegseth rankled liberals as publisher of the school’s conservative newspaper, the Princeton Tory, and his former sparing...
View ArticleHumphrey School's Gary DeCramer passes away
Gary DeCramer, a senior lecturer and director of the mid-career Master of Public Affairs program at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, died unexpectedly today. He was 68.In the 1980s, DeCramer had...
View Article2012 Celebration of Rotaract Gala 6 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 15
It's that time of year again — Minneapolis Rotaract's annual Celebration of Rotaract Gala will take place next Thursday, Mar. 15, at the Summit Brewery!Ticket-holders get full access to all of Summit's...
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Franken, Cravaack share hot dish title
WASHINGTON — Your grandma’s tater tot hot dish this was not — and don’t you dare call it a casserole.Sen. Al Franken and Rep. Chip Cravaack were named the co-winners of the Minnesota congressional...
View ArticleA 'smoking gun' in Scott Walker's collective bargaining claim?
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has consistently claimed, despite a complete lack of evidence, that he talked openly about attacking public-employee collective bargaining rights during the 2010 election....
View ArticleSpecial election set for Gary Kubly's state Senate seat
Gov. Mark Dayton has scheduled a special election to fill the seat of the late state Sen. Gary Kubly, who died last week of ALS.A primary election in District 20, if needed, will be March 27.The...
View ArticleNonprofit Technology and Communications Conference — Friday, Mar. 16
Going to the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and MAP for Nonprofits Technology and Communications Conference on March 16?With more than 30 breakout sessions within nine different tracks, this year's...
View ArticleNight Out with Propel 9 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 24
Propel for Jeremiah Program invites young Twin Cities professionals to an exciting Night Out at Joe's Garage in Minneapolis.Appetizers and drink specials will be available from 9-11 p.m. and the D.J....
View ArticleMorrie Lanning, chief House sponsor of Vikings stadium, hopes to unveil bill...
Rep. Morrie Lanning, the chief Vikings stadium backer in the House, said he hopes to introduce the legislation on Monday – a week after proponents initially said they would.After Gov. Mark Dayton...
View ArticleExchanging school trust lands isn't 'for the sake of our children'
CHISHOLM, Minn. – Whenever an issue becomes center stage at the Minnesota Legislature, citizens should be alert to a hidden political agenda. During the current session, legislation is being considered...
View ArticleAnother Minneapolis council member favors stadium referendum
One of the Minneapolis council members previously uncommitted on the stadium deal has come out in favor of a public referendum. Curtis Gilbert at MPR reports: “Council Member Kevin Reich on Wednesday...
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MinnPost Editor/CEO Joel Kramer talks news business at Temple University
MinnPost CEO/Editor Joel Kramer recently gave remarks at Temple University in Philadelphia on the history of MinnPost and what it means to be a non-profit news organization. (Via CPIJournalism)
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Views of Minneapolis’ Prairie School houses: ‘Art you can live in’
The early 20th-century houses in Minneapolis designed by William Gray Purcell, George Grant Elmslie and George Feick, Jr. are turning 100 years old. They are prime examples of Prairie School...
View ArticleMary McCarthy, Minneapolis and the 1918–19 flu pandemic
A couple of weeks ago, I got raked over the coals by a few MinnPost readers for taking the PBS Masterpiece mega-hit "Downton Abbey" to task for not accurately depicting the 1918-19 flu pandemic.I had...
View ArticleDoes DFL’s proposed birth-control benefit conflict with Obama’s health care...
A DFL legislative proposal to require insurance plans to cover birth control without co-pays may run counter to President Obama’s efforts to reform health care.As part of guidelines to help states...
View ArticleMinnesota bill calling for return of death penalty won't last long
A bill to reinstate the death penalty in Minnesota has been introduced in the state House, but even its author, state Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen, a Republican from Glencoe, realizes it won't last long this...
View ArticleRelief, but not much: How forecasted surplus will affect schools
Today, I offer you a news nugget that’s brief but important, followed by a handful of links to items Learning Curve is prepared to decree required reading. I expect you to click through, and there will...
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