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'Swede Hollow' to premiere at St. Paul fest
Most neighborhood art festivals have live music. Few, if any, present the world premiere of an opera. This Saturday, June 2, the Swede Hollow Park Art Fest in St. Paul may be the first. As part of the...
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Could Saints’ success lead to another Minnesota minor-league team?
Up the third-base side ramp from the main gate at Midway Stadium, St. Paul Saints President Mike Veeck grinned as he watched early-arriving tailgaters fire up grills and plop into chairs in the parking...
View ArticleGoogle to alert Chinese users when keywords are being censored
Google is updating its search engine services in mainland China to warn users when they are inputting keywords likely to result in interference by censors and suggest they use other possible search...
View ArticleRebel alliances strengthen in Mali's north, rattling neighboring countries
Here in Mali's capital city, after a military coup, it's not entirely clear who is in charge.Mali's elected president, Amadou Toumani Toure, has been thrown out of power by mid-ranking officers. Those...
View ArticleFeds shut down 26 intercity bus companies for safety violations
In an unprecedented move, the US Department of Transportation Wednesday shut down 26 intercity bus operators, declaring them "imminent hazards to public safety."It was the single largest safety...
View ArticleBlack, white families in US avoid moving to diverse neighborhoods: study
A study by the American Sociological Review suggests that while diversity in American cities is growing, few black and white families are moving to ethnically mixed areas, wrote Agence France...
View ArticleIs John Edwards verdict the last straw for campaign finance?
John Edwards may have committed many sins, as his defense attorney noted, but a North Carolina jury on Thursday did not convict him of any crimes.The jury returned a not guilty verdict on the key...
View ArticleMilitary intervention in Syria? Germany pushes back hard on French warning
In his first TV interview after his inauguration on May 29, French President François Hollande surprised viewers at home and abroad with his remark that a military intervention in Syria should not be...
View ArticleWhy a federal court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act
In its decision striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act on Thursday, the US appeals court in Boston acknowledged that the underlying legal precedents supporting its opinion are far from...
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House panel passes Paulsen's med-tech bill as Democrats shape their arguments
Rep. Erik PaulsenWASHINGTON — The House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday became the first congressional panel to sign off on Republican Rep. Erik Paulsen’s top legislative priority, a bill to do...
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DFL appears well-poised for comeback on eve of state convention
Nothing brings together a political party like losing.Given the beating the DFL took in the 2010 legislative races, that means DFLers this weekend are expected to offer a state convention quite...
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Almost half of us don't believe in evolution
According to Gallup, 46 percent of Americans do not believe in evolution.Gallup has been asking this, with same wording, since 1982, and it always comes out pretty much the same, with a plurality of...
View ArticleSenate panel will review legal cost of Brodkorb case
The public may soon get a closer look at the legal bill they’re footing to defend the state Senate in Michael Brodkorb’s wrongful termination case.The DFL minority leader has demanded that the Senate...
View ArticleShould you be scared to go downtown? Not really
Recently, when I had dinner with some of my suburban relatives at a downtown Minneapolis eatery, they seemed surprised at how civilized everything was. We were, after all, in what they would consider...
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St. Paul's second off-leash dog park opens near Mississippi River
Photo by Lou Michaels/Provided by City Parks DepartmentMayor Chris Coleman and RoscoeSt. Paul's second off-leash dog park has opened near the Mississippi River, underneath the High Bridge not far from...
View ArticleSt. Paul and Minneapolis offer dozens of events for Bike Walk Week
Health and environmental benefits will be pitched next week as good reasons to spend more time walking or biking, when Bike Walk Week is celebrated in St. Paul and Minneapolis.(It actually runs June...
View ArticleConvicted felon Jack Shepard, exiled in Italy, files again to run for U.S....
Jack Shepard — the dentist who has lived in exile in Italy for nearly 25 years after being convicted on drug and sexual assault charges — will be back on the ballot for the Aug. 14 primary...
View ArticleVoter ID and marriage amendment opponents gather for multifaith rally Sunday
Jewish Community Action is holding a rally Sunday against the two proposed constitutional amendments that will be on the November ballot in Minnesota.Speakers will include a rabbi, a Catholic priest,...
View ArticleMinneapolis' Sabo bike and pedestrian bridge reopens
Minneapolis officials say the Sabo pedestrian and bike bridge over Hiawatha Avenue reopens today, more than three months after it was shut down after two support cables broke loose.Engineers determined...
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Final arguments get rough(er) in Wisconsin
Its closing-arguments time in Wisconsin. Mike Guarino of the Christian Science Monitor reports on Thursday night’s debate: “Tom Barrett, the Democratic challenger to Gov. Scott Walker (R) of Wisconsin,...
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