Plans for more study of White Bear Lake's low water level
The U.S. Geological Survey wants to further study the low water levels in White Bear Lake, to see how municipal wells affect the problem and if changes in water pumping should be made.In recent years,...
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The Minnesota Historical Society presents: The Alternate History Zone
To promote Alternate History Day at the Minnesota History Center, the Minnesota Historical Society presents some Twilight Zone-inspired speculation:
View ArticleFranken, Dayton and Kaler to hold college affordability forum with students...
A discussion of college affordability between students and policy-makers will be conducted Monday at the University of Minnesota.Attending will be U.S. Sen. Al Franken, Gov. Mark Dayton, University...
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YPN5Q: Minneapolis Foundation donor experience director Robyn Schein
YPN5Q is a weekly Q&A series spotlighting the state's top young business and civic leaders and creative minds — professionals propelling change through entrepreneurship, the arts, public service,...
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‘Guilt trip’ helps coax women’s hockey coach Laura Halldorson out of retirement
Carrying a grudge is so much fun. It’s easy to do, easy to justify (except to loved ones who tire of hearing about it) and especially satisfying when the object of your grudge suffers an indignity....
View ArticleMichael Brodkorb threatens Senate with a second lawsuit
With Denny Hecker put away and Michele Bachmann off the campaign trail, this column needs Michael Brodkorb more than ever. Rachel Stassen-Berger of the Strib reports: “Brodkorb on Thursday formally...
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Geeks doing good: the nerdery overnight website challenge
If you decided to devote 24 straight hours of your day-job skills for a cause you really believed in, what would it take to keep you going? Unlimited amounts of Izzy’s Ice Cream and Pizza Lucé? A...
View ArticleTitanic centennial: ‘All who perished came to Halifax’
Fans have been counting down for months. One Titanic website – and there are dozens – boasts a clock ticking off the days, hours, minutes, even seconds, to the moment of iceberg impact, just before...
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MN Blog Cabin Roundup: 4/6
Finally, A Woman On The Steele County Boardfrom Minnesota Prairie Roots by Audrey Kletscher HelblingFor the first time in its history, this southeastern Minnesota county will have a woman serving on...
View ArticleHerman Cain to appear at April 28 Tax Cut Rally at the Capitol
The April 28 Tax Cut Rally put on by the Taxpayers League of Minnesota will feature an appearance by Herman Cain, the former Republican presidential candidate and one-time pizza mogul.For a brief time...
View ArticleDFL legislators plan statewide events to kick-start session (and blast...
With the Legislature on a 10-day holiday break, DFL legislators plan a series of state-wide events to urge the Republican majority to get more work done in the weeks before adjournment.House Minority...
View ArticlePawlenty pays off debt, closes campaign
Eight months after he dropped out of the presidential race, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has paid for his debt and formally closed his campaign committee.Pawlenty was $450,000 in debt after he...
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Best Buy CEO resigns — Is retail doomed?
It took about a split nano-second for the business punditocracy to jump from Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn’s not-all-that-surprising resignation to “The End of Retail as We Know It.” At Forbes, Eric Savitz...
View ArticleSantorum plugs Bemidji Woolen Mills in concession speech
WASHINGTON — Rick Santorum ended his presidential run in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, thanking campaign volunteers and regaling stories from the campaign trail — among them, his trip to Bemidji Woolen...
View ArticleWildfire consumes 1,400 acres near Nimrod
The Minnesota National Guard sent two Blackhawk helicopters and 12 soldiers from St. Paul and St. Cloud Monday to help control a wildfire that has burned more than 1,400 acres of woods and brush near...
View ArticleHow Rick Santorum wins by dropping out of presidential race
The announcement Tuesday by Rick Santorum that he is suspending his presidential campaign comes as little surprise.The former Pennsylvania senator was too far behind in the delegate count to lock in...
View ArticleSantorum drops out; Romney effectively clinches nomination
Rick Santorum "suspended" his campaign today, but he's really out. Newt Gingrich's campaign is beyond broke. Ron Paul is still campaigning, but that's fairly irrelevant, at least as far as who will be...
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City Hall confrontation between Occupy protesters and Mayor Rybak has a ’70s...
Tuesday afternoon’s session was not a meeting about putting up tents in Minneapolis.This, rather, was an old-fashioned protest gathering with an opportunity to shout at the mayor and the police chief...
View ArticleAmerica, home of the brutal
The death of Skittles-eating teen Trayvon Martin, shot by a neighborhood watchdog in an upscale community, has shaken U.S. citizens enough to catalyze a national movement against hate.A good thing,...
View ArticleBest Buy CEO being investigated for 'personal conduct'
Really? “Personal conduct?” Martin Moylan at MPR says: “Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn is leaving the company amid an investigation into his personal conduct. The company surprised observers with the...
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