Two judges appointed in Ramsey County
Gov. Mark Dayton has appointed Leonardo Castro and Patrick Diamond as District Court judges in Ramsey County, the state's Second Judicial District. They replace Judge Edward J. Cleary who was appointed...
View ArticleMN Blog Cabin Roundup: 6/1
Election economics, pre-summerfrom Barataria by Erik HareHow bad is it? We won’t know until we get there, but the latest job figures show that we’re treading water. It could be worse – we could be...
View ArticleTwive and Receive: the June 14 Twitter-based fundraising contest
Philanthropy goes Twitter on June 14. In cities across the country, bloggers and other social media influencers have each picked one local cause to support. These champions are now rallying their...
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Twins ex-pitcher Adam Johnson — and the ghost of No. 2 draft picks past
Adam JohnsonLast time the Twins held the draft's No. 2 overall pick was 2000 and they took a college pitcher, right-hander Adam Johnson from Cal-State Fullerton, who led Division I in strikeouts and...
View ArticleObama visit unveils vets job program, touts local Honeywell’s hiring efforts
President Barack Obama visited the Twin Cities Friday to unveil a new jobs program for veterans and tout a Minnesota company’s efforts to hire former members of the military.Obama’s appearance — his...
View ArticleAmy Klobuchar's endorsement overshadowed by other DFL convention speakers'...
The highlight of the DFL convention this weekend was to be the party’s endorsement of U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar.But other speakers — U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, Gov. Mark Dayton, state Senate Minority Leader...
View ArticleThe challenges and rewards of … account planning!
The Twin Cities are fortunate to be the home of a thriving marketing industry, including both agencies and the in-house teams of our major corporations. But it’s not the kind of industry that kids grow...
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Why New York Mayor Bloomberg won’t be coming to Minnesota
Even though I helped persuade Mikhail Gorbachev to come to Minnesota in 1990, I’m sorry to say I can’t do the same for the current mayor of New York City in 2012.Not that I blame Michael Bloomberg,...
View ArticleWalker win likely to energize the GOP
With the recall election Tuesday, national correspondents are on the ground in Wisconsin. For The Boston Globe, Alan Wirzbicki writes: “[F]ormer Wisconsin GOP governor Tommy Thompson, who is running...
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Freshman GOP Sen. John Howe took on big issues and, occasionally, his party
RED WING, Minn. — It seems like everybody here likes — or at least respects — John Howe.The charismatic freshman state senator can’t walk down the street without greeting a constituent, cracking a joke...
View ArticleSpain capital flight doubles as risk of European bailout rises
Distraught Spain is playing a high-stakes game of chicken with the European Union, using to its advantage the likelihood that it will drag Europe and the rest of the world into a downward economic...
View ArticleNigeria plane crash: Was age of aircraft an issue?
A commercial airliner crashed into a crowded suburb of Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos, Sunday, killing all 153 people on board and an unknown number of residents on the ground.The crash is the country's...
View ArticleObama ordered Stuxnet cyberattack, reports say. Did it leave US vulnerable?
Stuxnet, the world's first publicly identified cyber superweapon, was unleashed against Iran's nuclear fuel-enrichment facility as part of a joint US-Israel cybersabotage operation, according to press...
View ArticleThe presidential campaign ads you're missing
Thanks to Electoral College math, neither of the presidential campaigns will spend much money advertising in Minnesota. So, in case you’d like to see what the swing states are seeing, here are a couple...
View ArticleBathroom psychology: A neglected topic?
In the June issue of The Psychologist, the official publication of the British Psychological Society (BPS), University of Melbourne psychology professor Nick Haslam makes the interesting argument that...
View ArticleWhy the John Edwards prosecution went down in flames
At one point, the government’s case against John Edwards seemed open and shut: The disgraced former presidential candidate must surely be guilty of something for using a wealthy donor’s six-figure...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman back to jail for 'falsehoods.' Will they influence trial?
After seeing public opinion gradually swing his way over the events of Feb. 26 in Sanford, Fla., George Zimmerman’s already tentative credibility took a hit as Circuit Court Judge Kenneth Lester...
View ArticleBashar al-Assad tells Syrians foreigners are plotting to destroy them
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has used a rare televised address to the country's newly elected parliament that Syria is the target of a foreign plot.According to CNN, he also decried "terrorists"...
View ArticleEgypt: Anger at Mubarak's verdict
CAIRO, Egypt — Many Egyptians reacted with anger Saturday to the life sentence delivered to ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak by a Cairo criminal court for complicity in the killing of unarmed...
View ArticleHey, wha' happened? The fall of the 4th greatest Jewish pitcher of all time
In the famous words of the great Fred Willard (A Mighty Wind), “Hey, Wha Happened?” That’s what Minnesota Twins fans have to be thinking about Jason Marquis’ 2012 stint in Minnesota.In 1991 Marquis was...
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