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Journalism prof Don Gillmor always taught ethical underpinnings of First...
Southern Illinois UniversityWilliam A. BabcockEditor’s note: These remarks were prepared by William A. Babcock for delivery Saturday at a memorial service for noted University of Minnesota Professor...
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Metrodome demolition will be year from now
Will anyone shed a tear when they take that thing down? Says Richard Meryhew of the Strib:“The upcoming NFL season will be the last the Minnesota Vikings will play in the Metrodome, the Minnesota...
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SPCO musician's departure a sad sign of the times; but happy food news
The departure of a classical musician from one orchestra for another wouldn’t normally be big news except in small circles. But these aren’t normal times, and when the musician has been locked out from...
View ArticlePolitical leaders' unusual silence speaks volumes about the complexities of...
Political leaders have been the only players more silent than the members of the Twin Cities’ two great orchestras this season.Gov. Mark Dayton has been absent from the lockouts of the St. Paul Chamber...
View Article‘Seafood fraud’ shocker: one-third of fish sold in the U.S. is mislabeled
An environmental advocacy group has found that one-third of seafood sold in grocery stores and restaurants is incorrectly labeled, the Los Angeles Times reported.Oceana conducted DNA testing of seafood...
View ArticleVideo: Artificial human ear bioengineered with help of 3D printer
Researchers at Cornell University have bioengineered a human ear using a 3D printer and living cells, Popular Science reported. The ear looks and operates like a natural human ear.As described in a...
View ArticleSo many nyets: Why the chasm between U.S., Russia is so hard to bridge
For many in the West, Russia remains the brain-twisting, multi-layered enigma of Winston Churchill's overworked cliche.Though it may not be the USSR any longer, it still seems like a...
View ArticleDoes Cameron's decision not to apologize for 1919 massacre really matter?
David Cameron returned home from India Thursday to a mixed reaction following his decision not to issue a formal apology during a visit to the site of a 1919 massacre where hundreds were killed by...
View ArticleAnshu Gupta brings 'clothing for dignity' to India
Anshu Gupta's journey began in 1992 after a 6-year-old girl in New Delhi told him that she hugged dead bodies through the night to keep her warm.The girl's father, Habib, and her blind mother, Amina...
View ArticleLegislators get earful on frac sand; public can get crash course on issues
I am a new city council person for Wabasha, Minnesota. If you had asked me about frac sand a year ago, I wouldn't have been able to tell you much about it, but my Wisconsin friends invited me to come...
View ArticleIs the Muslim Brotherhood seeking to kill Egypt's NGOs?
A government minister and member of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) has proposed a highly restrictive law that rights activists say would cripple civil society groups in Egypt...
View ArticleWhat Japan's hawkish Prime Minister Abe wants from Obama
As Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prepares for his summit today with President Obama in Washington, he has one overriding goal: to remind his fellow citizens, and Japan’s neighbors in Asia, just...
View ArticleGov. Dayton's proposed transit sales tax gets mixed reaction from counties
The Carver County Board of Commissioners has voted to oppose Gov. Mark Dayton's proposal to add a 0.25 percent sales tax that would fund new transit in metro counties.But the Counties Transit...
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Gun laws: Support for 'prosecutors' bill,' but 'ban' proposals unlikely
At least one piece of firearm legislation appears to be gaining support at the Capitol as lawmakers continue working to build a package of measures aimed at reducing gun violence.Support is emerging...
View ArticleDoctors identify 90 more tests and treatments that patients should question
On Thursday, as part of the ongoing “Choosing Wisely” campaign, 17 leading medical specialty groups released 90 common tests and treatments whose routine use is not supported by good medical...
View ArticleGov. Mark Dayton flies to Oslo for troop exchange banquet
For the past 40 years, the Minnesota National Guard and the Norwegian Home Guard have exchanged soldiers for a two-week training period, to promote good will and sharpen military readiness.Gov. Mark...
View ArticleMayo Clinic's debt outlook dropped to negative by S&P
The debt outlook for Rochester's Mayo Clinic has been dropped to "negative" by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.In a statement, S&P credit analyst Martin Arrick said:"We revised the outlook...
View ArticleYou can blame whom you want for the sequester crisis
Pretty much everyone agrees that it will be stupid and destructive to allow the sequestration cuts to go into effect and almost no one seems to believe that the players who would have compromise to...
View ArticleWolves’ final eight weeks — the potential pros and cons
The good news is that the All Star weekend and the trading deadline have passed without anyone on the Minnesota Timberwolves getting injured or dealt.As I said in my last column, standing pat was the...
View ArticleMayor Rybak sees bright future for Minneapolis streetcars
Mayor R.T. Rybak wasn’t shy about letting visiting Metropolitan Council members know that Minneapolis wants streetcars.He sees the vehicles as the No. 1 priority for Nicollet Mall. And then some.“I...
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