Margaret Thatcher: the divisive creator of modern Britain
Loved and loathed in equal measure, Margaret Thatcher was one of Britain's most divisive leaders of the last century, when the country's left and right battled for the soul of modern politics. Mrs....
View ArticleWhy is North Korea's Kaesong industrial park closing?
On Monday, North Korea announced it would pull its workers from the Kaesong Industrial Complex, sounding a possible death knell for the main symbol of hope for inter-Korean cooperation.North Korea...
View ArticleMore pain for Portugal? High court ruling threatens 2013 budget, recovery
In another serious challenge to Europe’s economic recovery, the Portuguese government said late Sunday that it will further cut spending in education, healthcare, social security, and state companies...
View ArticleCyber attack on Israel falls short of promised havoc
A much-hyped cyberattack on Israeli websites yesterday caused some disruption, but fell well short of hackers' promise to “wipe Israel off the map of the Internet” and certainly did not turn out to be...
View ArticleWere chemical weapons used in Syria? UN team poised for probe
Were chemical weapons used in the Syria war?A team of United Nations chemical-weapons investigators is waiting in Cyprus for a green light fromSyrian President Bashar al-Assad – who appears to have...
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SPCO deadline comes and goes, meetings all around
Hope is fading that the SPCO contract dispute will be resolved in time to salvage what’s left of the 2012-13 season– and ensure there will be a 2013-14 season. The musicians rejected management’s...
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North Dakota Supreme Court denies Crystal Sugar’s rehearing
Courtesy of Twin Cities BusinessAmerican Crystal Sugar’s Hillsboro, North Dakota facilityThe North Dakota Supreme Court won’t reconsider its recent ruling that deemed locked-out American Crystal Sugar...
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Bioethics and gun policy: a Q&A with Steve Miles
Early this year, President Barack Obama signed an executive order to “clarify that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit doctors asking their patients about guns in their homes.” He also reassured...
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Ex-Shattuck student tells of sexual abuse, why he came forward
CC/Flickr/jpellgenThe man who filed sexual-abuse charges against former Shattuck-St. Mary’s teacher Joseph Machlitt says his only regret is not coming forward earlier.In an interview with Rebecca...
View ArticleMayo Clinic CEO: Expansion funding 'the right thing for Minnesota'
WASHINGTON — A major state investment in a Mayo Clinic expansion plan would be “the right thing for Minnesota,” Mayo CEO Dr. John Noseworthy said here Tuesday, though he hedged on whether such a...
View ArticleSheriff Stanek talks background checks with Biden
WASHINGTON — With the U.S. Senate close to beginning floor debate on gun violence prevention bills, Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek was in Washington on Tuesday to try one last time to convince...
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Educators see firsthand why Minnesota should pass a state Dream Act
CC/Flickr/Jobs with JusticePassing the Dream Act would change things for the better for my student and countless others who are on the road to becoming productive, tax-paying members of society and yet...
View ArticleBachmann still seeing 'political motivations' in investigations
It’s the work of Satan, I tell you!Rachel Stassen-Berger of the Strib says: “Addressing the legal and ethical questions swirling about her 2012 campaign personally for the first time, U.S. Rep. Michele...
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St. Paul’s Nice Ride failure shows need for downtown bike lanes
streets.mn I saw my first NiceRider this week, an Asian student crossing the Wasington Avenue bridge on the University of Minnesota campus. It seems that, barring massive snowstorms forcing the bright...
View ArticleSen. Amy Klobuchar joins MinnRoast cast
The MinnRoast 2013 cast just got even better, with the addition of Sen. Amy Klobuchar. Now Minnesota's two funniest U.S. Senators will both take the stage at the Pantages Theatre on Friday, April...
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Miriam Karmel writes a portrait of an old woman as a person
Miriam KarmelGrowing old is not for wimps. It’s brutal, physically and emotionally, and no one can tell you how it’s all going to play out. And yet, if we’re lucky, most of us will do it. In our...
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Minnesota's independent doctors are in critical condition
Photo by Sara RubinsteinDr. Ronald Kaufman of Metropolitan InternistsIt’s late Friday afternoon, almost closing time at Metropolitan Internists, and all of the 16 purple chairs in the clinic’s compact,...
View ArticleIndia's 'Beach King'
MANGALORE, India — As the sun sinks into the Arabian Sea off Mangalore, 200 miles west of Bangalore in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, India's "Beach King" levers the cap off a beer and surveys...
View ArticleTens of thousands march for peace in Colombia after decades of conflict
Tens of thousands of Colombians marched through the streets of Bogotá today in a mass demonstration of solidarity with victims of Colombia’s half-century-old conflict, and in support of the peace...
View ArticleOn 10-year anniversary of Baghdad's fall, Iraqis remain torn
Ferdos square, where Saddam Hussein's statue stood until toppled by jubilant Iraqis on this day in 2003, was largely deserted today. Elsewhere in the capital, Baghdad residents struggled to get to work...
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