Senate GOP passes expanded 'Castle Doctrine'
Again, like voter fraud, the precise numbers related to the perceived problem are kind of murky, but the solution is at hand nevertheless, and this time there’s a gun in it. Dennis Lien’s PiPress story...
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'American Idiot': It's all about the music — and the flying scene
“American Idiot” opened Tuesday at the Orpheum and ends Sunday evening, Feb. 26. Five more performances remain (one tonight, two each on Saturday and Sunday) for those who love the band Green Day,...
View ArticleArgentine train crash sheds light on need for transportation reform
A commuter train crash yesterday — the latest in eight rail accidents in Argentina since 2008 — is shining a light on the government's unaddressed transportation problems and poor regulatory...
View ArticleChina: 'Prepare for war' in Tibet
XINING, China — Across the Tibetan plateau, a sweep of China larger than western Europe, a desperate and distressing form of protest has taken root.In recent months, nearly two dozen Tibetans have set...
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Oscar time (beyond the movies)
oscars.orgThat 13.5-inch golden statuette isn’t the only famous Oscar, although it’s worth taking a look at its fascinating history. The 8.5-pound film award is billed as “the most recognized trophy in...
View ArticleNorth Korea and US talk for first time since Kim Jong-il's death
The US and North Korea entered a new round of exploratory talks Thursday in Beijing amid flickering hopes that they would lead at long last to six-party talks on North Korea’s nuclear program.As Glyn...
View ArticleLeaving a job — and rediscovering love for what had become rote
BLAGOEVGRAD, Bulgaria — Nobody tells you when to leave.The hints were there. My mind drifted. I was bored. The only thought that stirred me: When's the day going to end? I lived for the weekend....
View ArticlePro-Putin rally in Moscow brings out lots of people, little enthusiasm
Tens of thousands of Russians packed into a downtown Moscow soccer stadium Thursday to shout their support for Vladimir Putin for president and voice their disapproval of other Muscovites who've taken...
View ArticleWhite House releases 'privacy bill of rights': what it promises online consumers
The White House Thursday unveiled its consumer "privacy bill of rights" – the long-anticipated guidelines on how companies should protect consumer information online.The move comes amid heightened...
View ArticleDon't 'get' Pollock or Picasso? Maybe you need a good scare
If you’re heading out to the Walker or the Weisman art museum this weekend, you may want to first watch “Psycho” or “Halloween.”For, as science writer Tom Jacobs reports in the online magazine...
View ArticleIn Iran, nationalism stirs
TEHRAN, Iran — As Iran’s isolation grows more pronounced week after week, so does, it seems, a sense of nationalism among its citizens.Long famous for such tendencies, Iranians are once again asserting...
View ArticleVirginia retreats on invasive probe in ultrasound bill
Republicans in Virginia's state Senate moved forward Thursday morning on an amended bill that would, if signed by Gov. Bob McDonnell, require pregnant women to have an ultrasound of the fetuses before...
View ArticleThe Specter that haunts Santorum
After the Wednesday night debate in Arizona between the Repub candidates for president, I dwelled on the contorted logic by which Mitt Romney argued that Rick Santorum is to blame for Obamacare because...
View ArticleHot damn — I have health insurance
Poultry & Prose A round of binge surgeries for the house, barkeep.Of course I jest. But former Republican Presidential candidate (and Minnesota Governor) Tim Pawlenty wasn't kidding when he...
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Gardener puts up stink, Minneapolis considers changing composting law
In an ancient greenhouse behind a bar in Maplewood, the Mother of All Compost Piles is waiting for spring. And so is the gardener who piled this treasure four feet high and half the length of that...
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Doomtree on the road: New Orleans and Chapel Hill
Twin Cities hip hop group Doomtree is on a tour of the nation and bringing fans along with through the magic of YouTube. See what happens when a group gets locked out the back door of a club full of...
View ArticleDayton veto looms over deadly force legislation
Gov. Mark Dayton won’t be too hasty with his veto pen for the so-called Castle bill that significantly broadens gun rights by expanding the justification for self-defense.He told state Rep. Tony...
View ArticleEducation Commissioner Brenda Casselius cheers on players at girls hockey...
Minnesota Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius gets an up-close look at some high school students in action today. She's going to the girls hockey tournament at the Xcel Center in St....
View ArticleHennepin Commissioner Mark Stenglein stepping down to head Minneapolis...
Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Stenglein said Friday he'll step down from his elected position June 1 to take a job as the CEO and president of the Minneapolis Downtown Council.Stenglein was first...
View ArticleGov. Dayton is in Washington D.C. for a governors conference
Gov Mark Dayton flew to Washington Thursday night to take part in the National Governors Association Winter Meeting.Some highlights:Dayton and other Democratic governors have meetings at the White...
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