Ethics office probing Bachmann has tense relationship with House members
WASHINGTON — One of the lasting legacies of Michele Bachmann’s boom-and-bust presidential campaign will be the legal headaches she still carries from it, including a newly revealed investigation into...
View ArticleWhat's needed for preschool to pay off? Two studies offer insights
President Obama’s plan to expand high-quality preschool is expected to emerge in greater detail with his budget proposal in early April. While it’s unclear if it will go anywhere given the austere mood...
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When the wind screamed: Looking back at the 1998 St. Peter tornado
May Norton remembers the sound of the wind on that March afternoon.She was in her kitchen when she heard its pitch rising: “It kept changing to a higher note — like a quick on-off scream. Then the...
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Depeche Mode, Tim McGraw, more added to State Fair line-up
depechemode.com“Depeche Mode has consistently been releasing new and relevant material for 32 years.”The State Fair has added three big concerts to its grandstand schedule. Tuesday, Aug. 27: Depeche...
View ArticleIslamist militancy quietly makes inroads in post-revolution Tunisia
One night last December, national guardsmen burst into the hospital emergency room in this mountain town leading a young man, handcuffed and shot through the right buttock. “I am a mujahid on the path...
View ArticleEgypt catches divers cutting internet cable
CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt's naval forces caught three scuba divers officials say were trying to cut an undersea internet cable in the Mediterranean on Wednesday.In a statement on his official Facebook page,...
View ArticleIn the wee hours, Putin orders impromptu Russian war games
President Vladimir Putin has surprised Russian military leaders by issuing a snap order to initiate immediate Black Sea war games – which experts say is a sign that the country's armed forces are...
View ArticleWill Algeria's army be the dark horse in the next election?
ALGIERS, Algeria — Amid the wrangle over who will be Algeria’s next president, anxieties are stirring about a mighty force that could shake things up, if not take over entirely: the Algerian...
View ArticleSandy Hook probe: What a search of Adam Lanza's home revealed
Police search warrants for the home of Sandy Hook Elementary School gunman Adam Lanza, made public 3-1/2 months after the tragedy, reveal a family struggling with what to do about a troubled young man...
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New Vikings stadium hungry for food vendors
A football stadium isn’t truly a football stadium without three essential ingredients: hot dogs, beer, and, well, football—but the food and drinks are arguably just as important as the football. The...
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Same-sex marriage opponents link gays to Nazis — again
Minnesota for Marriage, the group seeking to block legislation to allow gays and lesbians to marry, appears to have repeated a public relations blunder that last fall landed its chairman in hot water....
View ArticleDuluth looking for state money, too, for minor-league baseball stadium
Duluth's Wade Stadium opened in 1941 as the home of a minor-league baseball team, and like most structures that age, is in need of repairs.So the city is seeking $250,000 from the Legislature this year...
View ArticleIsaiah, a coalition of congregations, reminds us foreclosure crisis is not over
To see such a sight on an ordinary residential street in a spanking new Brooklyn Park subdivision was a bit of a shock: some 20 clergy and their followers carrying a huge cross of rough wood lashed...
View ArticleNew Riverland Community College President Adenuga Atewologun visits Owatonna
Adenuga Atewologun, who starts July 1 as the new president of Riverland Community College in southern Minnesota, was introduced to students and faculty at the college's Owatonna campus...
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KQ's Tom Barnard melts down, seeks 'anger management'
Radio jock Tom Barnard says he needs anger management treatment.Paul Walsh’s Strib story says: “Tom Barnard, the longtime king of morning radio DJs in the Twin Cities, told listeners Friday that he’s...
View ArticleMN Blog Cabin Roundup, 3/29
Duluth train finishes major stage of environmental reviewfrom streets.mn by Mike HicksThe proposed Northern Lights Express train from Minneapolis to Duluth (“NLX”) took another step forward on Monday...
View ArticleFinding the peace: Qigong is subject of upcoming conference
Every weekend, Normandale Community College in West Bloomington transforms into an unlikely epicenter of alternative health and spirituality, with classes and workshops in everything from yoga and tai...
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Central Corridor: Relief — and optimism — as LRT construction winds down
The people in charge of the construction of the Central Corridor light-rail transit line have an important message for business owners and customers along the 11-mile corridor: You can exhale now.“The...
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Same-sex marriage and the Supremes: What will the court do now?
After this week's arguments before the Supreme Court, what are the prospects for legalization of same-sex marriage across the United States, if not in Minnesota? The best guess right now is that there...
View ArticleUrine-controlled video games offer a new revenue stream for marketers
A British company is offering marketers a new revenue stream: urine-controlled video games.Yes, I know it’s April Fools’ Day, but this is no joke.Captive Media has created what it calls “the world’s...
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