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Warning: 10 miles of I-694 construction
If you read this before heading off to work … DO NOT take 694 … Tim Harlow of the Strib says: “Unsuspecting drivers are headed for major traffic trouble Monday when a five-month road project begins...
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State Sen. Terri Bonoff describes challenges facing Minnesota's economy
Senator Terri Bonoff is the chair of the Higher Edication and Workforce Development Finance Division. She joins Julie on Senate Media to talk about the challenges facing Minnesota's economy. Topics...
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Strib goes back to the future with serial 'Ghost' novel
Some of the world’s greatest fiction was published in serial form. "Madame Bovary,""Uncle Tom’s Cabin,""Anna Karenina" and much of the work of Charles Dickens all first appeared as installments in...
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Is Minnesota successful in entrepreneurship?
By Scott Litman, co-founder and Managing Partner of Magnet 360 and co-founder of Minnesota Cup, and John Stavig, Director of the Gary S. Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship, Carlson School of...
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Most states have both early and no-excuse absentee balloting, but not Minnesota
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View Article'Effective Democracy' series will look at ways to strengthen Minnesota system
“Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.” —H. L. Mencken“Democracy means that anyone can grow up to be president, and anyone who doesn't grow up can be vice...
View ArticleFive months in, Nolan says he's still frustrated, but sees hope
WASHINGTON — It’s almost a cliché, that one of a Minnesota congressman’s favorite legislative victories has to do with, of all things, fish.In May, the House Agriculture Committee set out to mark up...
View ArticleColombia: Beware the zombie drug
BOGOTA, Colombia — The drug scopolamine is also known as “the devil’s breath” or “burundanga.” The late salsa diva Celia Cruz sang about it. In a recent documentary, Vice called it “the world’s...
View ArticleCzech Prime Minister Petr Necas to resign amid scandal
Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas will resign on Monday. "I will resign as prime minister tomorrow," Necas told reporters on Sunday after speaking to members of his Civic Democrat party.The move came...
View ArticleDonaldsonville explosion: With Southern industrial boom come dangers
Back-to-back explosions at chemical plants only miles apart along the Mississippi River have given pause to those who live in the shadows of America’s dirtiest industries.On Thursday, an explosion at a...
View ArticleMinnesota Nazi: How did Nazi hunters miss Michael Karkoc?
Before he successfully immigrated to the United States in 1949 to settle down as a union carpenter in Minneapolis, Ukrainian-born Michael Karkoc allegedly commanded a brutal Nazi commando unit that...
View ArticleErdogan's supporters rally, dismissing Turkish protests as a 'big game'
Turkey’s largest city was divided on Sunday by competing shows of force, between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who staged a mammoth rally of loyalists, and anti-government demonstrators, who...
View ArticleTurkish police clear Gezi Park on eve of pro-Erdogan rally
Riot police moved into Istanbul’s Gezi Park with tear gas and water cannons on Saturday night. In less than an hour they managed to clear the park at the center of Turkey’s protest movement.Shortly...
View ArticleIran election: What does Hassan Rohani mean for the United States?
The United States is taking a wait-and-see attitude toward Iran’s election of Hassan Rohani, generally perceived as the moderate, reformist candidate and the surprisingly clear winner in Friday’s...
View ArticleAndrew Sullivan breaks with President Obama on Syria
Andrew Sullivan, whose conversion over recent years from a conservative to some kind of liberal seemed to deeply linked to his admiration for Pres. Obama, has fallen completely off the bandwagon over...
View ArticleSt. Paul Mayor Coleman joins U.S. mayors in climate-change preparedness effort
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman is one of 45 mayors from around the nation to sign on to a national "Resilient Communities for Change" campaign that urges cities to be more prepared to respond to extreme...
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Minneapolis mayoral endorsement doomed when most DFLers wouldn’t switch...
Minneapolis delegates arriving Saturday morning wore their mayoral choice on their chest.Campaign T-shirts were the uniform of the day when the first order of business was glad-handing in the lobby...
View ArticleGender and brains: Be cautious when connecting differences to behavior
Rep. Kenneth Fredette apparently believes that the male and female brains are so different that when women hear about policies like Medicaid expansion, their ditsy neurological response is to think,...
View ArticleSt. Paul banker Richard Beeson elected chair of U of M's board of regents
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents elected new leadership Friday, electing Richard Beeson as board chair and Dean Johnson as vice chair. Both will serve two-year terms.Beeson, executive vice...
View ArticleMayor Coleman to hold four citizen budget meetings in July
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman has scheduled four meetings around the city in July to get suggestions from residents about next year's city budget.Although the city is scheduled to get more Local...
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