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Church's rhetoric does not reflect changes to Safe and Supportive Schools Act
Rep. Jim DavnieThe recent articles in MinnPost on the Safe and Supportive Schools Act contain inaccuracies that need to be corrected. While the Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC) admitted in its April...
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The challenges of building ‘the essential house’
Daniel Yudchitz has been sketching houses for as long as he can remember. “I’ve always had an interest in unique, compact, small-space design,” he says. Last November, his modern home in the Rondo...
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Caribou closings might mean indie coffee boom is brewing
Nancy Breymeier doesn’t want to see anyone lose their jobs – least of all baristas, kitchen staff and her other brethren in the retail coffee business.But Breymeier, co-owner of the Amore coffee shop...
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Losing wetlands: The sinking of Minnesota's protections
CC/Flickr/Sharon MollerusWhile the governor appears to be in favor of protecting our wetlands, he has allowed BWSR and its stakeholders to help author policy changes to be set before the state...
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Unions feel legislative 'love' in Minnesota
The AP’s Brian Bakst detects progress for unions in Minnesota. “In most states, where costs are still being cut, the proposal would be out of the question. But in Minnesota, it's just one in a raft of...
View ArticleKlobuchar, Ellison talk Syria and Boston on 'Meet the Press'
WASHINGTON — It was a Minnesota twofer on Sunday's "Meet the Press": Sen. Amy Klobuchar talked Syria, immigration reform and President George W. Bush’s legacy and Rep. Keith Ellison sparred with...
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‘Driving Change’ panel: ‘Lots of applause’ for the duo behind tuition cut
MinnPost has assembled a panel of leadership experts and scholars, who are rotating in commenting on each of the examples of leadership profiled in our series, "Driving Change: A Lens on Leadership."...
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Behind Concordia's bold tuition cut: 'Maybe we can actually do something'
While covering important events in our civic and cultural life, journalists typically focus on facts, controversies, issues and their impact. They rarely look through the lens of understanding leaders...
View ArticleThe Spanish are coming! Bad economy sends Spaniards packing for Latin America
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — A Spaniard and a Mexican are drinking and chatting at a bar.The Mexican, economist Rodrigo Alcazar, has recently returned here from graduate studies in Spain and is pondering the...
View ArticleBangladesh united in grief over a failed rescue from collapsed factory
She was the last person located and known to still be alive inside a garment factory building that collapsed last week in Bangladesh. But before rescuers could save Shahinur, who went by only one name,...
View ArticleLack of diversity will hurt your bottom line, marketers warned
There are plenty of sociological, feel-good reasons for increasing diversity in the workforce. But Twin Cities marketing pros recently got a blunt warning from some prominent local executives: Failure...
View ArticleAir shows cancelled: Blue Angels, Thunderbirds grounded by sequester
Travelers across the US are pleased that furloughs for air traffic controllers have been cancelled. Aside from the usual delays for weather and maintenance problems, that means fewer hours trapped on...
View ArticleMexico: Border schools adjust to influx of English-speaking students
Elementary students at Lamberto Hernández School in this northern Mexican city were long gone by the time teachers sat down recently to learn about the growing population of English-speaking students...
View ArticleBlast in central Prague injures scores, leaves more trapped in tourist area
A powerful blast in central Prague has injured at least 40 people, with more buried in the rubble, authorities have told media outlets.The explosion, which occurred at around 9:56 a.m. local time in...
View ArticleMormon Church to accept gay Boy Scouts
For the Boy Scouts of America, a new effort to chart a middle ground on the issues of sexual orientation is proving controversial.The proposed policy by the Boy Scouts, announced recently, is to...
View ArticleWith Planned Parenthood speech, Obama jumps into abortion debate
President Obama became the first sitting US president to address Planned Parenthood Federation of America Friday. His comments, addressed to the organization’s annual conference in Washington, are...
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Public charter BlueSky Online achieves kudos and formal accreditation
The good news just keeps coming at BlueSky Online high school’s bricks-and-mortar headquarters in West St. Paul. Enrollment is up, a new digital career and technical education program is getting rave...
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How to get blocked by @normcoleman on Twitter
The Deets This might do the trick. When Norm boasts in the glory of corporate welfare that he helped provide the Minnesota Wild. A company that continually tries to have get out of their end of the...
View ArticleNo DFL endorsement for three Minneapolis City Council members
Three DFL Minneapolis City Council members failed to get their party endorsements at party conventions Saturday.The Star Tribune noted: "Growing minority populations, redrawn districts and council...
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Two consumer protection bills advance in Legislature
Minnesota consumer protection advocates are making headway on two issues at the Legislature this session.One bill, signed into law in mid-Aprilby Gov. Mark Dayton, closes a loophole that was allowing...
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