MN Blog Cabin Roundup, 4/12
To the woodshed we gofrom Brick City Blog by Sean OlsenSometimes, it’s not just the weather that makes you cranky. Sometimes, it’s the politicians that drive you nuts. Let’s take some folks out to...
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Industry has worked to improve beverages offered in schools
CC/Flickr/Tom LangstonWith the help of schools across the country to implement industry guidelines, there are 90 percent fewer beverage calories in schools than there were in 2004.The recent Community...
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Joule: the little co-working space that could
Jackie Menne is a CEO — that is, a Chief Empathy Officer. It may sound touchy-feely, but Menne, owner of a Minneapolis co-working space called Joule, doesn't just provide virtual office space for...
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Dear Mr. Henson: Your lockout is the 'barrier to negotiations'
MinnPost photo by Craig LassigMusicians of the Minnesota Orchestra have been locked out since Oct. 1.The following is an open letter to Minnesota Orchestra CEO Michael Henson, in response to a MinnPost...
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Study: Three years of gay marriage = $42 million in revenue
Someone has put a dollar number on the value of gay marriage.Doug Belden of the PiPress writes: “Legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota would add $42 million to the state's economy and $3 million in...
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Meet the first astronaut to land on Mars
Most childhood dreams are fleeting—a year planning to be a teacher, a week seriously considering being a firefighter, a decade of saying “I’m gonna be a police officer!” Abigail Harrison’s dedication...
View ArticleAre anti-corruption campaigns causing China's economy to slow?
HONG KONG — China's economy delivered a surprise this week, posting a first-quarter GDP growth rate of 7.7 percent year over year. That's lower than economists were expecting, and it underscores the...
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The Western Minnesota town that wasn't: New Yeovil
In 1873, George Rodgers led immigrants from southwest England to establish the Yeovil Colony in the Red River Valley on land purchased from the Northern Pacific Railroad. Despite high hopes, the...
View ArticleUS loses a West Bank darling with resignation of Palestinian prime minister
The weekend resignation of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad calls into question not only the political career of a Western darling, but also the paradigm he pioneered: self-empowerment...
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Northrop, Emily Johnson win dance grants; Rock the Garden, Basilica lineups...
Good news for dance in the Twin Cities: Northrop at the University of Minnesota and Emily Johnson have received both a $30,000 MAP Fund grant and a $155,000 Doris Duke Residency grant. The MAP grant...
View ArticleCan US-Russia relations get back on track after human rights blacklists?
After the battle of the blacklists, can the US-Russia relationship get back on track?The leaders of both countries on Monday signaled a desire to move beyond a recent deterioration in what were already...
View ArticlePowerful 7.8 earthquake hits Iran
A powerful earthquake struck the southeast of Iran on Tuesday, causing tremors across the Middle East.State-run Press TV is reporting that at least 40 people were killed in the quake, which hit in...
View ArticleThe Second Amendment is a mess
First of three articles.When he was in Minneapolis in February to argue for his proposed new gun-control measures, President Obama said “there’s no legislation being proposed that would subvert the...
View ArticleSupreme Court declines potential major gun rights case, leaving limits intact
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a potential major gun-rights case testing whether the Second Amendment protects a right to carry handguns for self-defense outside the home.The...
View ArticleKermit Gosnell trial: Will it affect abortion rights?
As the murder trial of Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell enters its fifth week, national media attention is ramping up. And that, in turn, raises the question of whether the sensational trial...
View ArticleBoston Marathon bombing: Feds raid apartment, police seek rental van
Boston was battered but vigilant on Tuesday as an army of federal agents raced to find out who attacked the city’s historic marathon, leaving three dead and more than 100 injured amid a war zone of...
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Surly buys land, picks builder for $20M brewery
Courtesy of Surly Brewing CompanyAn early rendering of Surly's proposed "destination brewery"More than two years after Surly Brewing Company started its quest to build a $20 million “destination...
View ArticleLobbying for the future
NextMinnesota Tax Day 2013 arrived on a Monday in Minnesota’s endless winter. Could it get any worse? Well, actually, yes. By this time next year, Minnesota could have a tax system that is more...
View ArticleFor one day, Boston attack blunts partisanship in D.C.
WASHINGTON — Congress is set to consider such heady topics as immigration reform and gun control this week, but the bombing at the Boston Marathon cast a shadow over all of that on Monday afternoon.The...
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Great River Passage plan will guide St. Paul's Mississippi River vision for...
There should have been more fanfare last week when the St. Paul City Council approved a long-range plan for development of the city's land along the Mississippi River.The council voted unanimously to...
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