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LEGO faces getting angrier; impact on children's play is unclear
CC/Flickr/David PickettResearchers: “We cannot help but wonder how the move from only positive faces to an increasing number of negative faces impacts how children play.”LEGO faces have gotten...
View ArticleRoger Goodell defends Redskins name in letter to McCollum
WASHINGTON — Rep. Betty McCollum and the Congressional Native American Caucus waded into the simmering debate over the political correctness of the Washington Redskins name last month, but NFL...
View ArticlePublic Art St. Paul promotional video runs on big screen at MSP
A 60-second public service announcement about Public Art St. Paul is running in a loop at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International airport this month, on a 72-inch HD screen in Terminal G.Public Art St....
View ArticleAnoka County's Sivarajah takes on Emmer for GOP endorsement in 6th District
Another county is heard from in the contest to represent the sprawling and heavily GOP 6th Congressional District, an open seat following Michele Bachmann's decision not to seek another term.Anoka...
View ArticleRochester City Council members considers salary commission to set their pay
Because it's always tough, politically, for elected officials to vote themselves a pay raise, members of the Rochester City Council are considering a plan that would have a citizens' commission do it...
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Congressman Kline: Education is 'the province of states'
Without actually uttering the phrase … “states' rights” … . 2nd District Congressman John Kline, interviewed by Tom Weber on MPR, said:“Saying that ‘The secretary of education was never intended to be...
View ArticleMinneapolis planning 'mock election' voter-education program on ranked choice
Before Minneapolis voters go to the polls in November, they will have a chance to try out the new voting machines — and the ranked-choice ballot — in mock elections.That’s part of a voter education...
View ArticleSt. Paul ballpark to cost extra $8.8 million for site cleanup, upgrades
St. Paul officials said Wednesday afternoon that costs of cleaning up the old Gillette manufacturing site to put in a new St. Paul Saints ballbark will be $6.2 million more than projected.And they said...
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Minnesota 'road show' touts charitable gambling e-games
Oh yeah, problem solved … .Jean Hopfensperger of the Strib says:“In Duluth on Tuesday night, about 35 charities and bar owners showed up for a chance to test-drive all the electronic pulltab and bingo...
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Minneapolis South seniors celebrate graduation
Emmet Kowler, a senior at Minneapolis South High School, documented the end of high school for his class of 2013.
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Steele Fitness keeps finding new ways to grow
Courtesy of Craig BaresSteele SmileySteele Fitness isn’t just about personal training anymore. The company launched in 2002 as a one-man mobile service has grown to include five Twin Cities–area...
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The natural education of John T. Price
Photo by Mike WhyeJohn T. PriceIf John T. Price had become a doctor, as his grandmother had always hoped, he’d make more money than he makes as a writer. Life might be easier. But, unlike the fathers...
View ArticleMcCollum again searches for savings in defense budget
WASHINGTON — U.S. House lawmakers will vote on more than 170 amendments to the massive defense policy bill debate this week.Only one of them has to do with NASCAR.Minnesota Democratic Rep. Betty...
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Rape, pregnancy, statistics and the ignorance of some politicians
Here we go again with the whack-a-mole idea that rape rarely results in pregnancy.This time, however, I’m not sure if the politician who’s promulgating that bogus idea is actually ignorant about rape...
View ArticleSome 300 Cambodian Nike workers fired after protests
Cambodia's garment industry is increasingly considered the moral alternative to that of scandal-ridden Bangladesh. But this week a Nike clothing factory there fired some 300 workers after they...
View ArticleNorth Korea blames South for breakdown of talks
North Korea blamed the South for the breakdown of high-level talks originally planned for this week, claiming that Southern leaders created "arrogant obstructions" to their success.The controversy...
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Thanks to all who have donated to MinnPost this week during our Summer Member Drive. So far, 75 loyal readers have made a contribution to MinnPost, and of those, 53 have chosen to support us monthly as...
View ArticleVenezuela's Maduro victory upheld in audit — but opposition says fight not over
After nearly two tumultuous months, Venezuela's electoral council officially ratified Nicolás Maduro’s presidential victory yesterday. In announcing the results of an audit of April’s razor thin...
View ArticleIran votes: Why the Supreme Leader is so desperate to bring out voters
Iran’s Supreme Leader is pushing hard for high turnout in presidential elections on Friday, hoping voters will “disappoint the enemy” in a “great divine test” and bury the memory of Iran’s...
View ArticleWithout warning, Greece shutters its public broadcaster
The television anchor's last words were flustered.“The riot police are moving toward the transmitters to switch them off.... This is official information we have,” were the final words he uttered near...
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