Obama passes over Oberstar, will appoint Charlotte's Foxx to DOT post
WASHINGTON — President Obama will reportedly nominate Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to head the Department of Transportation on Monday, passing over a cadre of potential candidates that included former...
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Turkeys in the snow
This video by nature photographer Sparky Stensaas may be as close as many of us get to turkeys in the wild, doing what turkeys do: preening, feeding, strutting around. Stensaas' shots are detailed...
View ArticleSt. Paul politician Len Levine publishes memoir
Len Levine, who was elected seven times to the St. Paul City Council in the 1970s and early '80s, held a kickoff party Sunday for his autobiography, "Running to Make a Difference."Levine also served as...
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Breast-cancer screening: Frequency hasn't declined, but the conversation is...
Earlier this month, a study published in the journal Cancer reported that the percentage of women getting annual mammograms has not changed since 2009, the year the United States Preventive Services...
View ArticleUniversity of St. Thomas students say farewell to retiring President Dennis...
Students at the University of St. Thomas will hold a farewell program and lunch Tuesday for Father Dennis Dease, who will retire in June after 22 years at university president.More than 700 students...
View ArticleGOP Sen. Dave Senjem not sure how he'll vote on gay marriage
State Sen. Dave Senjem, a Republican from Rochester, says he's not sure how he'll vote on a gay marriage bill working its way through the Legislature.Senjem, who was Senate majority leader last session...
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Dan Patch transit line is still a 'dead horse'
At MPR, Sasha Aslainian reports on the continuing fight over Dan Patch: “Buried deep in the Senate transportation bill at the Minnesota Legislature is a dead horse — actually, a rail line named after...
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New Vikes stadium will be 100 feet taller than Metrodome
Perhaps you were expecting a platinum gild to the roof, with diamond inlays?Stribbers Richard Meryhew and Janet Moore write: “The new home for the Minnesota Vikings will be taller and bigger than the...
View ArticleDaimler accused of aiding Argentina repression
LIMA, Peru — Should victims of a South American military dictatorship be allowed to seek compensation in theUnited States against a European auto manufacturer allegedly complicit in brutal...
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Daniel Greysolon forged peace with native peoples, expanded French reach in...
Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical SocietyDaniel Greysolon Sieur Dulhut at the Head of the Lakes— 1679 (Created circa 1922).Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut (also known as du Luth), was born in Lyons,...
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Polaris is trailblazing again, this time overseas
Courtesy of PolarisPolaris 800 PRO-RMK LEIt’s not Scott Wine’s assistant who greets you. It’s Scott Wine himself. Striding through the sunny lobby of his company’s Medina headquarters and dressed...
View ArticleJapan and Russia want to finally end World War II, agree it is 'abnormal' not to
Russian President Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin Monday with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the first top-level Russo-Japanese summit in almost a decade.The two wrestled for hours with the...
View ArticleAs Dutch prepare for new king, republicans ask to abolish monarchy
On Tuesday, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands will abdicate and her eldest son, Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, will be inaugurated as the new king. It's expected to be a major event that will be...
View ArticlePre-K programs take biggest state funding hit ever
The 2011-12 school year was not a good one for pre-K funding, for enrollment, or for quality, according to a major new survey.States' funding overall dropped by more than half a billion dollars – its...
View ArticleIsrael says it's not pushing for intervention in Syria, despite chemical...
JERUSALEM — The Israeli intelligence and strategic affairs minister said on Sunday that Israel was not urging the United States to intervene militarily in Syria, despite recent intelligence reports...
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SPCO musicians ratify contract; concerts to resume May 9
On Monday, the musicians of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra accepted management’s latest proposal and its conditions, which include a significant salary cut and the downsizing of the orchestra from 34...
View ArticlePentagon budget woes: furlough civilians, buy tanks you don't want
Even as the Pentagon struggles to make some tough, congressionally mandated cuts to its budget, lawmakers are now trying to force defense officials to buy expensive equipment that the military insists...
View ArticlePutin, Obama speak again amid probe into Tamerlan Tsarnaev
The wider ripple effects of the Boston Marathon bombings are showing up in US-Russia relations.Presidents Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama talked by phone Monday, and they agreed to maintain close...
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New DSM (psychiatry's 'bible') may be out of date before it's published
CC/Flickr/Richard MasonerThe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is set to be updated with a new edition next month, but controversies over the classification of mental disorders...
View ArticleLegislators consider financial aid for undocumented immigrant students
You likely don’t know Thalia Estrada or Karen Salas Ramirez, but they’re the kind of young students who can strengthen Minnesota’s economic future.Estrada is 17, a senior at Central High School in St....
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