Wolves suffering from the absence of Adelman the taskmaster
What a dreadful time for the Minnesota Timberwolves to embark upon their longest home stand of the season.On Friday, the Wolves were torched for 114 points by a Washington Wizards team that ranks dead...
View ArticleMany cities share in Rochester's local sales tax, and now more want a piece
In November, voters in Rochester approved a plan to continue the city's extra half-cent sales tax for the next 15 years.Part of the deal, though, when the Legislature agreed to let the city vote on the...
View ArticleNew Worthington-area legislator jokes: 'Sworn in Jan. 8, sworn at Jan. 9'
Three Worthington-area Republican legislators met with constituents over the weekend — "a robust audience" of constituents, reports the Worthington Globe.A line from new District 22 Sen. Bill Weber: "I...
View ArticleSupervalu execs pocket $22 million in 'golden parachutes'
Is this someone’s idea of “merit pay”?Tom Webb of the PiPress says: “Four Supervalu executives will collect $22.75 million in ‘golden parachute’ compensation as they exit the troubled company. Wayne...
View ArticleIn aftermath of nightclub fire, some Brazilians question 'culture of impunity'
Authorities buried the first victims of the Santa Maria nightclub fire this morning, and while Brazil is still in shock over its worst disaster in more than half a century, some are shifting their...
View ArticleWhy combat role for US women could reverberate worldwide
In lifting a ban on women serving in combat roles in the US military, the Obama administration has made a monumental move toward gender rights that could ultimately change the way war looks.But the...
View ArticleGlobal warming: The idea that technology will save us is a pipe dream
In his second inaugural address, President Barack Obama described the science-proven threat to “our children and future generations” from global warming. He pledged that America would “lead on the...
View ArticleMali: Life under Al Qaeda
BAMAKO, Mali — The amputation of Suleiman Traore was agonizingly slow, bloody and painful.The 25-year-old truck driver was living in northern Mali when, in March, a coalition of tribal Tuareg...
View ArticleRussian PM Medvedev says odds against Assad's political survival
Russia is gradually losing hope that Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad can cling to power, and sees his chances fading with each passing day, former President and current Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev...
View ArticleWisconsin sheriff's warning: Arm yourself, we might not get there in time
A top law-enforcement official in Wisconsin is telling gun owners that, when faced with a violent criminal in their home, they should no longer just rely on dialing 911, but should take matter into...
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Minnesota-made autos: Pan Motor Company
In 1918, the first Pan Automobile rolled off the assembly line in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It was the beginning of the short and controversial existence of the Pan Motor Company. By the end of 1919, its...
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Mayor Coleman salutes Kenny Horst; literary events galore
Does St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman ever stay home? He stopped by Wednesday’s state House Commerce Committee meeting to comment on the lockouts in Minnesota, took a trial run Thursday on the Red Bull...
View ArticleImmigration reform: Will 'amnesty' produce more illegal immigration?
Immigration reform is in the air. A bipartisan Senate group unveiled its proposals on Monday, and the president is scheduled to announce his own package on Tuesday. Both contain provisions for...
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Klobuchar looks to increase visas as part of immigration reform
klobuchar.senate.govSen. Amy KlobucharWASHINGTON — The comprehensive immigration reform plan pitched by a bipartisan group of senators on Monday consisted more of guidelines than actual policy...
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Charter-school kudos — and a wish list
A national organization Tuesday named Minnesota’s charter school law the best in the nation [PDF]. It’s the fourth time the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) has conducted the survey...
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One of 19th century's most famous patients is identified
Details about the life of one of neuroscience’s most famous patients have finally emerged — more than 150 years after his death.Wikimedia CommonsPierre BrocaThe patient is the man whose autopsied brain...
View ArticleDayton’s controversial ‘snowbird tax’ may not fly
A tiny portion of the $2.1 billion revenue increase in Gov. Mark Dayton’s budget — a controversial proposal to tax part-time Minnesota residents known as “snowbirds” — has risen from the ashes of the...
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Michael Samuelson, Twins fan and community organizer, succumbs to cancer
facebook.comMichael SamuelsonMichael Samuelson, a Twin Cities community organizer and well-known Twins fan, died Monday after a battle with cancer.The St. Paul resident, 57, was known as a fixture at...
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Stuart Pimsler commemorates the Minneapolis tornado in 'Temporary Shelter'
stuartpimsler.comStuart PimslerAfter the winds died down, Stuart Pimsler and his son set out on their bikes to see how North Minneapolis looked after the storm. It was May 22, 2011, and residents were...
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Weather or not: Winter in Minnesota
The Minnesota Historical Society took a look back through their photo and video archives, searching for scenes of winter in Minnesota:As Minnesotans, we love to talk about the weather. Talk about it,...
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