An orange-black ribbon holds a clue to eastern Ukraine's chaos
As pro-Russia protests spread in eastern Ukraine, a strip of striped orange-and-black fabric has become as ubiquitous as the armed men in unmarked military fatigues.Its name is the Ribbon of Saint...
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How the DNR is handling its deluge of 52,000 public comments on PolyMet
CC/Flickr/Caleb RoenigkThe DNR received about 52,000 comments on the PolyMet EIS, about 5,000 of them unique.As the tally of public comments on PolyMet Mining Corp.'s proposed NorthMet project climbed...
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Glen Taylor: How I bought the Star Tribune, and what I paid
Editor's note: Wednesday, we published the first part of a two-part interview with new Star Tribune owner Glen Taylor where he talked about the paper’s newsroom.In this part, Taylor — who also owns the...
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Post-break, DFL legislators face dealmaking with GOP, selves
Tom Bakk always believed “this was going to be one of the easier legislative sessions I’ve ever participated in.”Explained the DFL Senate Majority Leader, “We’ve got some money around, and there’s a...
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Here's the scoop on Hayward, Wis., and its cherished ice cream cafe
During his commute to his attorney job in London, Jeff Miller read a fair number of books about travel, adventure and reinvention.“I enjoyed anything by Bill Bryson, Peter Mayle’s ‘A Year in Provence,’...
View ArticleMcFadden’s first attack ad lacks substance, but it could work
The first TV ad of the 2014 U.S Senate race is scheduled to start appearing today. It's a 30-second Mike McFadden ad criticizing Sen. Al Franken for too much federal taxation, too much federal spending...
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LGBT history is lovingly preserved at Quatrefoil Library on Lake Street
Quatrefoil Library blends into the streetscape of Lake Street pretty seamlessly – besides a few rainbow flags hanging from some of the balconies, you’d never know that the building that houses one of...
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Franken campaign gets fundraising assist from Amy Poehler
CC/Wikimedia/Peabody AwardsAmy PoehlerWASHINGTON — A former city councilwoman from a two-bit Indiana town who recently lost a recall election is hosting a fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Al Franken next...
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Diabetes-related complication rates have dropped dramatically, CDC says
Creative Commons/Melissa WieseThe rising increase in the total number of Americans diagnosed with diabetes suggest that the total burden, or absolute number of cases of complications, will probably...
View ArticleStory about Rep. Smith respectfully captured the ravages of addiction
I found the story about former Rep. Steve Smith, written by Sarah T. Williams, to be one of the most moving and well-written pieces I have ever read on your site — or anywhere else, for that...
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Lane Kenworthy on why we’re headed toward social democracy
Lane KenworthyDoes the arc of history — specifically U.S. history — bend toward social democracy? Political scientist Lane Kenworthy thinks so.Well, he more than thinks so. Kenworthy has written a...
View ArticleKristin Beckman new St. Paul deputy mayor; Bedor moves to Greater MSP
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman announced two changes in his top staff Thursday:Cecile Bedor, who's been director of the Planning and Economic Development department for eight years, is leaving the city...
View ArticleSund gets Democracy for America endorsement versus Paulsen
DFLer Sharon Sund, who is taking on incumbent GOP U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen in Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District, got a progressive endorsement today from Democracy for America.Sund, who faces an...
View ArticleMinnesota gained 2,600 jobs in March, but lost 1,100 more in February
State officials said today that the Minnesota job market improved in March, with 2,600 jobs added.But revisions from February show a loss of 1,100 jobs that month, in addition to the 100 lost jobs...
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General Mills' newest cereal: Lawsuit-No's
How creepy is our own Big G? The day's talker is the New York Times scoop that our own General Mills "has quietly added language to its website to alert consumers that they give up their right to sue...
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Minneapolis Council committee votes to demolish historic rooming house
A southwest Minneapolis house constructed in 1893 by master builder Theron Potter Healy appears to be headed for demolition.On Thursday, a Minneapolis City Council committee voted 5-1 to approve a...
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Saving lives trumps booking drug users
CC/Flickr/jonathanProviding limited immunity to those who seek help from a potentially deadly situation isn’t going to increase drug use. It would, however, save lives.The following is an editorial...
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Minnesota's minimum wage may suck workers from Wisconsin
Here's a twist on the ol'"leaving the state due to a higher minimum wage" story … . WEAU-TV says Cheesehead businessmen are worried about the gusher of new cash falling into the hands of low-paid...
View ArticleConvenience stores should stock fresh, affordable produce
In the United States, many children are lacking nutrition in part because there is no local, fresh produce in the winter and the stores that are near many communities and neighborhoods are convenience...
View ArticleMost helpful thing this voice-hearer heard: 'The voices are real'
Ron Coleman and his wife, Karen Taylor, were joyfully anticipating the birth of their first child when a colleague in psychiatry posed a jolting question: “Why are you bringing another schizophrenic...
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