After the sugar soda wars: Are breakfast cereals next?
In 1999, executives from the major processed-food companies gathered in Minneapolis where they received a dire warning: rising levels of obesity and diabetes in the United States could summon a tide of...
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Rachael Hanel’s ‘graveyard life’ memoir resonates with spirit of ‘Our Town’
Photo by John CrossRachael Hanel“It takes a village to raise a child, and for me, that village was the graveyard,” says Mankato writer Rachael Hanel in her new memoir, “We’ll Be the Last Ones to Let...
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Are we really leaving the future of Minnesota's wolves up to hunters/trappers...
I was appalled after seeing one-fourth of Minnesota's wolf population killed in 2012, shortly after federal de-listing from Endangered Species status.Nicole HendricksonI have three primary concerns in...
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Ely bans social media*
Ely gets some national pub for its April Fool’s prank announcing a mandatory curb on social media. At The Huffington Post, they write: “ ‘The only thing online here is a fish. And why would anyone need...
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Minneapolis mayoral candidate Don Samuels Q-A: 'I will be very...
Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of interviews with six candidates for Minneapolis mayor. Only those who have filed with the Hennepin County Elections Department to form a campaign finance...
View ArticleRestorative justice: One high school's path to reducing suspensions by half
In the open-air corridor just outside his classroom, Eric Butler could hear snatches of escalating conflict: two girls talking trash about Mercedes Morgan – calling her the B-word and, even worse, a...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists struggle to stop Chinese dam project
HONG KONG, China — Nearly a decade after Chinese environmentalists achieved one of their greatest successes by stalling plans to build 13 dams on the Nujiang, one of China’s two remaining free-flowing...
View ArticleEgyptian Christians losing sense of home
This is the third in a series of postsabout dwindling Christian communities in the Middle East.CAIRO — Down the narrow warrens of the gritty neighborhood of Shoubra, past the bakeries and butcher shops...
View ArticleSenior Catholic clerics weigh in on gay marriage
As the US Supreme Court ponders same-sex marriage – and politicians look anxiously for public opinion clues on today’s hottest social issue – church leaders play an important role that may in fact be...
View Article'Walk-up music'? Minnesota politicians, just in time for baseball, offer...
The baseball season opens full scale Monday, and with it, we’ll have cold beer, warm blankets and high hopes.One of the traditions of the summer game is “walk-up music”: When a hometown player comes to...
View ArticleGay marriage opinion shift: conservative lawmakers, pundits left scrambling
This being the Easter/Passover Spring break for Congress, you’d think lawmakers back in their home districts would be eager to talk about the past week’s major news story – the latest developments on...
View ArticleUS pushes back against North Korean war rhetoric
In the wake of North Korea’s latest war-like pronouncements, the United States is assuming a sober, tough-minded stance it hopes will avert further threats and provocative acts by Pyongyang.North Korea...
View ArticleBusiness, labor reach immigration deal on guest workers. Will it stand?
A major speed bump on the path to comprehensive immigration reform appears to have been removed. That’s the issue of guest workers – low skilled immigrants who come to the United State under a...
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Minnesota Legislative Bill Tracker
MinnPost's interactive team and political reporters have joined forces to track the most important legislative bills during the 2013 session. We've identified key pieces of legislation in the...
View ArticleShattering some myths about left-handedness
Writing on the Psychology Today website, British psychologist and science writer Christian Jarrett knocks down several of the most pervasive myths about left-handedness.He has some good news and, well,...
View ArticleCravaack gave big raises on his way out the door
WASHINGTON — With his term in the U.S. House ending and the Democrat replacing him bringing in his own staff, former Republican Rep. Chip Cravaack sharply increased his staffers' salaries during the...
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Digital divide? Statistics don't give the whole picture, but gap is real
The Deets This chart from Pew Research (via Erica) raises some interesting points.I know people who are part of the 30% of non-broadband or dial-up crowd. They have:- great bandwidth at work, and...
View ArticleApril 1 'news': St. Paul group reports hiring Dennis Rodman to 'broker peace'...
The St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce hopes to make a splash today — the first day of the fourth month — by announcing it is recruiting Dennis Rodman, the basketball-playing friend of Kim Jong Un, "to...
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Duluth band Low performs 'Plastic Cup' on WNYC's 'Soundcheck'
"The pride of Duluth, Minn. for twenty years," Low performs their new single "Plastic Cup" from "The Invisible Way" on "Soundcheck," WNYC’s daily talk show about music. Low consists of members Alan...
View ArticleExpectations for the Twins have never been lower in my 12 years of blogging
Little darling, it's been a long, cold, lonely winter Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here Here comes the sun Here comes the sun, and I say, it's all right Little darling, the...
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