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Parents often spank out of anger and for trival reasons, real-time study finds
Creative Commons/Boston Public LibrarySurveys suggest that as many as 80 percent of American parents use spanking to discipline their children, even, as inconceivable as it may sound, with infants....
View ArticleConfederate flag flap at N.Y. school: Why debate is hardly settled
ATLANTA – If the Confederate flag is inarguably a hate symbol, as a Long Island Catholic school principal suggested on Wednesday, does that make Mississippi a hotbed of racial animosity, since the...
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Minnesota estate tax cuts not enough to slow Sun Belt migration, wealthy say
CC/Flickr/Ratul MaitiThe "death tax" may not be the main factor driving the wealthy out of Minnesota, however.When Gov. Mark Dayton signed a $508 million tax-cut bill last month, it wasn't only the...
View ArticleSouth Koreans blame themselves for ferry tragedy
SEOUL, South Korea ― Wednesday's ferry sinking off Korea’s west coast is being called one of the country’s worst peacetime disasters in modern times. Although 14 are confirmed dead, close to 300 are...
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With creative ambiguity, Condoleezza Rice defends torture tactics
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice didn’t mention torture in her brief visit to the University of Minnesota Thursday, but a lot of other people did, and Rice did perhaps discuss the issue with...
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Artist Mankwe Ndosi wins grant for Phillips project
Photo by Michele SpaiseMankwe NdosiTwin Cities artist Mankwe Ndosi, a music-maker, performance artist, educator and activist, has won Forecast Public Art’s largest 2014 grant, the $50,000 McKnight...
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Iron Range sulfide mining can be done without harming wild rice or raising...
I support environmental activism. As a nation, we've made great strides thanks to the efforts of environmentalists.Harlan Christensen“Minnesota and mining: Our children, our waters and wild rice are...
View ArticleObama's education legacy bid: helping young men of color
Since before Barack Obama’s re-election, it has seemed more likely than not that the 44th president of the United States would leave office with no education legacy whatsoever. Not even a controversial...
View ArticleRecreational marijuana supporters plan Capitol rally Wednesday
Supporters of full legalization of marijuana in Minnesota plan a rally Wednesday, April 23 at the state Capitol.While state legislators have limited discussions this session to legalization of medical...
View ArticleMinneapolis Mayor Hodges to deliver first 'State of the City' speech April 24
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges will deliver her first "State of the City" speech on April 24 at the American Indian Center.City Council members will attend the noon speech because it's actually an...
View ArticleAbsentee voting opens for Hennepin County commissioner special election
A primary in the special election for the District 3 Hennepin County Commissioner seat will be Tuesday, April 29, but absentee voting has already begun.Those who can't make it to the polls election day...
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Federal judge: Let the greenhouse gasses flow into Minnesota
Minnesota can't restrict coal plants in North Dakota, MPR's Elizabeth Dunbar reports. Our state's Next Generation Energy Act forbade coal imports from places like NoDak without carbon offsets for the...
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Jennifer Davis and Tricia Khutoretsky: After artists get the grant
During the next two weeks, you can walk through the doors at Public Functionary and find yourself surrounded by a carousel of Jennifer Davis paintings. The exhibition is filled with glittering lights,...
View ArticleMN Blog Cabin Roundup, 4/18
Nice Ride Q&A: Funding exists for 17 new stationsfrom streets.mn by John EdwardsLast Friday afternoon marked the beginning of Nice Ride Minnesota’s fifth season of bike-share in the Twin Cities....
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Along the Green Line: a guide to the Central Corridor’s arts and culture hot...
The opening of the Green Line light rail this summer will not only inaugurate a long-awaited transportation corridor for St. Paul and Minneapolis, but will also foster cultural hot spots along the...
View ArticleMinneapolis makes another Top 10 list: Best Cities for New Grads
Minneapolis is No. 5 on a list of the Top 10 cities for new college grads, as compiled by Livability.com.Livability says it based the list on such things as:Number of 25- to 34-year-olds living in each...
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Minimum wage and the price of a sandwich
Mr. Dilettante's Neighborhood CC/Flickr/Jamie"If every deli could charge $14 a sandwich, then perhaps an $11 or $12 minimum wage would be feasible."Writing for the Wall Street Journal, Michael...
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Writing online: 'You have to feed the machine — and the machine likes junk food'
CC/Flickr/Dwayne BentDigital competition is forcing both new and traditional news outlets to move in the direction of quantity over quality.I ran across a fascinating tell-all article recently by a...
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A look at why some older people are more compassionate than others
Creative Commons/James BenningerAlthough compassionate behavior is linked to better health and wellbeing in old age, little is known about why some older people are more compassionate than...
View ArticleNational Popular Vote initiative captures a big prize
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week signed into law a bill adding New York, with its 31 electoral votes, to the list of states that promise to support for president whichever candidate wins the most...
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