Obama video suggests Romney wouldn't have killed bin Laden
I don’t know if this more about how politics works or how Mitt Romney thinks or whether it might even be about how big a deal it is that Pres. Obama authorized the raid that killed Osama bin Laden....
View Article1st District Republicans still wondering about another endorsing convention
Republicans in southern Minnesota continue to ponder when, or if, they should hold another 1st District convention to try to endorse a candidate to take on incumbent U.S. Rep. Tim Walz.Last weekend, a...
View ArticleRochester looks at building 50 miles of bike routes and 60 safer crossings
Rochester officials are looking at an ambitious plan to add 50 more miles of bike routes and 60 safer crossings in the city over the next 25 years.That's the bottom line of a Bicycle Master Plan,...
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Few if any pro-stadium votes from Minneapolis DFLers
The Vikings stadium legislation/ordeal will almost certainly consume a fat chunk of a few peoples’ weekend. Tim Pugmire at MPR writes: “Republican leaders in the Minnesota House and Senate say it will...
View ArticlePeterson, Walz vote for GOP student loan interest rate plan
WASHINGTON — Democrats Collin Peterson and Tim Walz broke with their party and voted for a House GOP student loan interest rate plan on Friday. The bill passed 215-195, with only 13 Democrats voting in...
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Kate Nordstrum's brave new music
Kate Nordstrum is busy getting ready for two babies. One will be her first child, due in mid-May. The other is a new music series the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra plans to launch next fall. She’s been...
View ArticleMN Blog Cabin Roundup: 4/27
Costly NFL stadium upgrade arms race rrovision in Vikings stadium billfrom The Deets by Ed KohlerHow many stadiums would need to install HD scoreboards like the one Dallas spent $40 million on in 2009...
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Sarah Agnew reflects on her role in 'Time Stands Still'
Sarah Agnew, currently starring in "Time Stands Still" at the Guthrie Theater, has been Nora in Rebecca Gilman's “Dollhouse,” Nina in “The Seagull,” Natasha in “Three Sisters,” Ophelia in “Hamlet,” the...
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Recent legislative events prompt questions about who’s in charge of GOP...
Politics abhors a vacuum. Yet, as the legislative session continues to grind toward a conclusion, a vacuum seems to exist as to who is in charge of the Senate Republican caucus.Dave Senjem, the affable...
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'Minnesota Nice?' documentary to explore bullying in Minnesota schools
Filmmaker Alec Fisher is producing a documentary detailing bullying in Minnesota schools. Here's the trailer:
View ArticleVikings stadium funding plans — their strengths and weaknesses
The ink barely dries on one spreadsheet before another one appears, outlining ways for Minnesota to cover the public share of a Vikings stadium funding package.There are as many reasons for all the...
View ArticleObama campaign office in St. Paul has grand opening Sunday
President Obama's re-election campaign will hold a grand opening Sunday at its statewide headquarters in St. Paul.The St. Paul field office and statewide campaign headquarters is at 920 Selby Ave.The...
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Dayton rails against new GOP stadium plan, calls it absurd and cynical
Courtesy of the Governor's officeGov. Mark DaytonGov. Mark Dayton used a thesaurus-inspired flurry of negative adjectives today to describe the Republicans new plan for a publicly-funded Vikings...
View Article2012 MinnPost Tech Appeal: 70 percent of the way
Thanks to 126 generous MinnRoast attendees, we're already more than 70% of the way to the $25,000 Tech Appeal goal.Equally important, donations are starting to come in from people who were not at...
View ArticleFinancing and cost are issues, too, for Minneapolis’ Pillsbury A-Mill project
The would-be developer of the Pillsbury A-Mill lost another round with the Minneapolis City Council Tuesday, when the Community Development Committee decided to delay action for one month.The developer...
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A 'hare-brained' ... 'fiasco,' says Dayton of GOP stadium alternative
“Hare-brained” and “fiasco” were among the nicer things Gov. Mark Dayton had to say about the GOP’s latest stadium plan. At MPR, Tim Nelson reports: “Gov. Mark Dayton blasted legislative Republicans...
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After meeting, Dayton appears more open to GOP’s new stadium plan
What a difference in tone a few hours made at the Capitol Wednesday where Vikings stadium politics continued to play out.In the morning, Gov Mark Dayton strenuously criticized Tuesday’s surprise...
View ArticleBachmann to endorse Romney on Thursday
WASHINGTON — Minnesota U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann will endorse Mitt Romney at a campaign stop in southern Virginia on Thursday, a Romney official confirmed Wednesday night.Bachmann has been flirting...
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What can Norma Desmond teach us about a better regional strategy?
Sean KershawIn the classic film noir “Sunset Boulevard,” when formerly famous silent-movie star Norma Desmond is confronted with the reality of her diminished movie star status (“You used to be big!”),...
View Article'There is no there there yet' on Vikes stadium
Everything you are about to read could change completely … by the time you reach the end of this paragraph. But for the moment, the GOP has put the roof back on their topless stadium idea and the...
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