Rochester ready for zombie apocalypse (or anything lesser); Winona County...
You know, the child poverty story out of Owatonna was probably more important, but you have to admit, this headline made you read this story. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention figures that...
View ArticleDayton signs marriage-equality law on Capitol steps
At precisely 5 p.m., Gov. Mark Dayton stepped from a podium set up on the front steps of the Capitol to a small wooden desk, sat down and made Minnesota the 12th state to legalize same-sex...
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Marriage, or not? One more state where gays can choose
My younger son is gay. For 12 years he’s been in a committed relationship in New York.Rev. Gordon C. StewartHis response to the news that Minnesota will now become a marriage-equality state was:“Great....
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Target is latest snag in stadium financing
Now Target is a snag in the do-over plan to compensate for the e-pulltab plan. At MPR, Tim Nelson explains: “Senate tax chair Rod Skoe, DFL-Clearbrook, says lawmakers are rethinking the 10 to 13...
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Making the Range more welcoming, because apparently there's some damn test
Minnesota Brown Courtesy of Aaron BrownThese are some damn trees by my house. They're pretty. Hope that's good enough for you.MinnPost's Marlys Harris pens an interesting piece on what makes a people...
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To tax or not to tax: A MinnRoast soliloquy by Joe Dowling
Guthrie Theater artistic director Joe Dowling brought some much-needed class to the Pantages stage last month at the one-and-only performance of MinnRoast 2013. He also brought some laughs, performing...
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Aaron Shapiro explores the history of North Woods tourism
This summer, as thousands of Minnesotans drive north to partake in the recreational rituals of the season — or note the southern edge of winter, as it may be this year — they’ll be proving the success...
View ArticleFranken looks to restrain e-Verify errors in immigration reform
WASHINGTON — Of the 300-some amendments Senate Judiciary Committee members have offered to the immigration reform bill, 18 were from Minnesota’s senators. A handful of those, from Sen. Al Franken,...
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Exploring Swede Hollow, once a neighborhood carved out of the wild
MinnPost illustration by Andy SturdevantCircling the perimeter from 7th Street and looking down, the sides of the ravine are so steep there appears to be no way down other than falling in.Swede Hollow...
View ArticleStar Spanish architect's work draws praise — and costly repairs
Spanish architect, sculptor, and structural engineer Santiago Calatrava has designed some of the world’s most emblematic works. The clean, flowing designs of his bridges and buildings are tourist...
View ArticleLondon: All priced out and nowhere to go
Editor’s note: This is the first in a pair of stories exploring London’s extraordinary housing market. It is part of our Divided Kingdom series, which examines the tensions and disparities of...
View ArticleHow the World Bank funds illegal logging in Cambodia and Laos
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Five-months pregnant, Im Chanthy was told that her husband's body had been found in the trunk of his car, brutally hacked to death for reporting on illegal logging and land...
View ArticleIsrael, US try full court press to stop Russian weapons sale to Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in SochiTuesday for a meeting that focused on the escalating crisis in Syria, and particularly the threat that Russia...
View ArticleBrazil's gun control debate: Opponents try to shoot holes in disarmament law
A decade after Brazil tightened rules on weapons sales and two years after a lone gunman shot 12 people dead at a Rio de Janeiro school, Brazil’s Congress is trying to loosen legislation on gun...
View ArticleIRS report shows why tea party scandal was almost inevitable
Lawmakers are sputtering with rage at revelations the IRS gave extra scrutiny to conservative organizations seeking nonprofit status during the last political campaign.But when Congress and President...
View ArticleRussia arrests US diplomat accused of spying
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) says it caught a CIA spy in Moscow who was posing as a US diplomat and trying to recruit a top Russian security officer with promises of up to $1 million a...
View ArticleMinneapolis' Downtown East redevelopment: Where's Wells Fargo?
It's been a whirlwind. My neighborhood, Downtown East, probably hasn't heard so much news about itself since the Guthrie Theater opened back in 2006.In case you don't know the area, it's the acreage...
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Cutting back too far on salt may be hazardous to health, report suggests
CC/Flickr/PatrickIt appears that public-health efforts to encourage people at high risk of heart disease to consume very low levels of sodium may be increasing rather than decreasing those individuals’...
View ArticleSenate's 17-hour day-care union debate shows importance of the 'L' in DFL
There remains an “L” in the DFL, which became evident during 17 hours of heated discussion that ran from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning.During all that time, the state Senate debated a...
View ArticleGov. Dayton sends National Guard planes to help in battling wildfires
Gov. Mark Dayton has issued an executive order authorizing the Minnesota National Guard to help fight wildfires around the state, including a big one near Red Lake.In his order, the governor says other...
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