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At Minnehaha Falls you can see LBJ, Little Crow and Jorge Luis Borges
One of the best parts of early spring is taking the first trip on the Hiawatha light rail — which we may now appropriately refer to as “the blue line” — down to Minnehaha Falls for an afternoon of beer...
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After careers: ‘Encore work,’ reinvention and service
Second of four articlesBob Hansen is good at reinventing himself. It’s a trait that has enabled him to land paying jobs since taking a buyout five years ago from the Ford Motor Co. plant in St. Paul....
View ArticleClark raises $320,000 in 1st Quarter
Tarryl Clark, a Democrat running for the party's nomination in the 8th Congressional District, raised nearly $321,000 between January and March. Her campaign has more than $418,000 on hand.The haul is...
View ArticleIs political conservatism our 'default mode'?
Could political conservatism be our “default” mode — the ideas we embrace when we’re in a hurry, distracted, or, um, drunk?Apparently so, according to the findings of an intriguing new study published...
View ArticleBreivik deemed sane, prison now possible for Norwegian gunman
A psychiatric report has declared Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik sane, making it more likely that the man who has confessed to twin terror attacks last summer in Norway’s worst...
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Mapping record-breaking temperatures in 2012
As Minnesotans, we're used to strange weather. This year has surprised even the most stalwart residents, from 60 degree temperatures in the first week of January to the warmest March on record in the...
View ArticleFor Mexican president, a long-delayed Cuba visit
HAVANA, Cuba — When Mexican President Felipe Calderon arrives here Wednesday for his first official visit to Cuba, the trip may do more to highlight the ongoing estrangement between the two countries...
View ArticleNigerians fear extremist violence as Easter bombing death toll rises
ABUJA, Nigeria — As the death toll continues to rise in the wake of Nigeria’s Easter bombings, analysts say the latest attack is part of a “wave” of religious fundamentalism” that indicate the threat...
View ArticleJerry Brown's Waterloo Station? California high-speed rail takes a new hit.
The strikes against California’s high-speed rail project keep piling up, but Gov. Jerry Brown refuses to abandon the project, with one political analyst even likening him to Captain Ahab.The latest...
View ArticleEuropean court ends era of safe harbor for Abu Hamza
Britain has been trying to extradite radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza to the US since 2008, and now it probably can.Defying stereotypes of it in the British press as soft, the European Court of Human...
View ArticleMinnesota's Santorum supporters won’t easily rally ’round Romney
On Feb. 7, thousands of new faces showed up at Minnesota Republican caucuses to support Rick Santorum.That proved to be the single-biggest night of Santorum’s campaign for the Republican nomination for...
View ArticleRussian comments on Syria hint at mounting disapproval of Assad
After months of stubbornly backing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Russia signaled Tuesday that it's running out of patience and may be ready to pressure him into withdrawing Syrian troops from towns...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman saga's bizarre twist: lawyers have 'lost contact' with him
The Trayvon Martin case took a dramatic and unexpected turn Tuesday afternoon when George Zimmerman's legal team held a hastily convened press conference to announce they are no longer representing...
View ArticleAsbestos-bill veto was Dayton's 7th related to ALEC efforts
On Monday, Gov. Mark Dayton issued his 12th veto of the current session, returning Senate File 1236 to the Legislature accompanied by a sharply worded letter. The so-called corporate successor...
View ArticleAnnouncing the 100-word Short-Shorts' contest winners!
Again opening the envelope … announcing the 100 word Short-Shorts Contest Winners! Drum roll ….We’re pleased to present the third place winner: “Here again” by Casie Cook!Announcing the second place...
View ArticleEllison, Progressive Caucus: West's communism remarks McCarthy-esque
WASHINGTON — Keith Ellison, a co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which U.S. Rep. Allen West categorized as “communist” on Tuesday, released a statement Wednesday calling the remarks from...
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Smoke-free foster care is common sense; state should act
Rep. Tina Liebling Some of Minnesota’s most vulnerable children are at risk from the serious effects of secondhand smoke. It’s time for the state to act in the best interest of children in foster care...
View ArticleAmy Senser's attorney wants no talk of 'drinking habits'
If her defense lawyer gets his way, there’ll be no talk of Amy Senser’s drinking habits at her trial this month. David Hanners of the PiPress writes: “Defense attorney Eric Nelson also seeks to keep...
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Highlights from MinnRoast 2011
Enjoy some of our favorite numbers, monologues and jokes from MinnRoast, MinnPost's annual send-up of our politicians and the journalists who cover them.It's not too late to get tickets for this...
View ArticleMayor Rybak’s Vikings stadium forum at Nokomis Community Center
The Deets Minneapolis Mayor, RT Rybak, held a hearing on the current Vikings stadium plan at the Nokomis Community Center on Tuesday, April 10th. I had a chance to check it out and do some tweeting...
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