Dayton administration defends controversial sales tax overhaul
For the moment at least, the Dayton administration is going to continue to plow into the strong wind of resistance surrounding the governor’s plan to raise revenue with changes in the sales tax.There...
View ArticleMN Blog Cabin Roundup, 2/15
I love Minnesota accentsfrom streets.mn by Alex BaumanThe nasal vowels, the multifunctional but monosyllabic ya’s and sure’s, the rs so deep they threaten to suck in the entire sentence… I love...
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Rock Star Supply Co.: Young professionals help kids rock the classroom
“We believe anyone who wants to change a teenager’s life is a rock star,” says Emily Cook, Executive Director of Rock Star Supply Co. (RSS Co.), a 4-year-old nonprofit that seeks to improve academic...
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Hard-fought Reserve Mining vs. U.S. changed environmentalism
A University of Minnesota professor who dreamed that his research would one day bring jobs to the Iron Range. A young single mother turned environmental activist. Iron miners worried about their...
View ArticleMary Jo Copeland: Citizens Medal 'a very beautiful thing'
WASHINGTON — Mary Jo Copeland, the 70-year-old founder of Sharing and Caring Hands, spends most mornings in prayer, then at her shelter helping Minneapolis’ poor and homeless get food, or beds, or...
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‘Driving Change’ panel: Cultural competency of teachers affects students'...
MinnPost has assembled a panel of experts and scholars who are rotating in commenting on each of the articles in our series, "Driving Change: A Lens on Leadership." Today, Troy Gonzalez, Ed.D.,...
View ArticleBeyond the basics: Karen Hynick and a better developmental education model
While covering important events in our civic and cultural life, journalists typically focus on facts, controversies, issues and their impact. They rarely look through the lens of understanding leaders...
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Comcast 'drip pricing': higher rates — again
Comcast, a company even more beloved than Delta, is … raising its prices, again.Leslie Brooks Suzukamo of the PiPress writes: “Another year. Another Comcast rate increase. Comcast, the nation's largest...
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Patriot’s Brewing Company opening in Faribault with a nod to the past
Minnesota Prairie Roots SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I overheard several antique dealers discussing a brewery in Faribault. I lingered nearby, feigning interest in merchandise so I could eavesdrop. With tidbits...
View ArticleGoin’ mobile: The cloud-based lifestyle is moving fast
When Pete Townshend of The Who wrote “Goin’ Mobile,” he was talking about the freedom of the open road. But some 40 years later, his song could be the anthem for a new lifestyle built on the freedom...
View ArticleIs the South ready to say howdy to hemp?
The Framers of the Constitution were big into hemp, and, after 56 years of prohibition, America is on the cusp of ending a hemp ban as part of a push to help farmers. The big question, though, is...
View ArticleBig Spring, Texas: Where 'oil is God'
Comparing the Divide: The oil that lies underneath Big Spring, Texas, and Warri, Nigeria, creates economic distance and physical barriers between workers who extract the crude and their privileged...
View ArticleModern migrants pose new challenges to Mexican border towns
A forlorn Graciela Severiano sits silently at a church soup kitchen, surrounded by recently returned migrants, each cast adrift in this sprawling town on the US-Mexico border.The migrants — arriving...
View ArticleAs Tunisia's Ennahda falters, supporters wonder if it can handle the heat
Before revolution toppled Tunisia’s dictator, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Ghada Mtiri’s head scarf could get her into trouble with the police. Afterward, she campaigned for one of his chief victims, the...
View ArticleSyria: What it’s like inside a government prison
IDLIB, Syria — Limestone mountains form a stunning backdrop to the imposing Idlib Central Prison. Tank blasts mar the walls. Glass and debris litter the floor.On Jan. 20, after days of fierce battle,...
View ArticleBob Goodlatte: GOP point man on immigration urges 'regular order'
Bob Goodlatte, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, didn’t get the sexy assignment among Republican lawmakers in fixing the nation’s immigration laws.While Sen. Marco Rubio (R) of Florida and...
View ArticleKey Republicans say Chuck Hagel now likely to be confirmed
If nothing else, the congressional break for the week of Presidents’ Day is a cooling-off period for the fight over former Sen. Chuck Hagel’s nomination to be secretary of defense.Questions about...
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The time for marriage equality is here
A massive Valentine's Day rally at the Minnesota State Capitol, which included more than a hundred clergy and religious leaders calling for the state to allow same-sex couples to marry, is no longer...
View ArticleTakeAction’s Liz Doyle Q-A: Health exchange must be consumer-friendly and...
Minnesota’s health insurance exchange — a landmark piece of state legislation — has drawn lobbyists and interest groups attempting to shape the far-reaching policy to the Capitol en masse this...
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Up close and personal with the buffalo herd at Blue Mounds State Park
Among the features of Blue Mounds State Park— located in Southwestern Minnesota near Luverne — is a herd of about 100 American bison, who graze the park's prairie grasses. YouTube user tmatkovits...
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