Real or fluke, how good is Twins pitcher Scott Diamond?
I liked the Twins' decision to pluck Scott Diamond from the Braves' farm system in the Rule 5 draft, writing at the time that "he's had success at every level" and "may be able to find success in the...
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Gülgün Kayim aims to use artists to remake parts of Minneapolis
Courtesy of Gülgün KayimGülgün KayimDon't go running to her with your funding request for a theater troupe specializing in the works of Luigi Pirandello, an all- accordion orchestra or any other artsy...
View ArticleMinnesota jobs picture: steady in May with 5.6 percent unemployment rate
Minnesota employers cut 900 jobs in May, but the state unemployment rate remained at 5.6 percent — considerably better than the national rate of 8.2 percent — according to Thursday's report from the...
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'Roman Holiday' at the Guthrie; Stone Arch Bridge Festival
Friday, June 15Get AmoreWHAT: Roman HolidayWHERE: Guthrie Theater, MinneapolisWHEN: 7:30 p.m.A financial crisis and a president’s peccadilloes haven’t worn the charm off Italy for Americans, whose love...
View ArticleBillionaire Sheldon Adelson will give 'limitless' support to Romney
Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, whose net worth is estimated $24.9 billion and who was the chief financial backer of Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign just donated $10 million to one of the...
View ArticleGeneral Mills is Minnesota's second Fortune 500 company opposing marriage...
General Mills, the Golden-Valley-based Fortune 500 food company known for Cheerios and Green Giant brands, is actively opposing the proposed state constitutional amendment that would ban gay...
View ArticleFewer women candidates for U.S. House on ballot in Minnesota this year
In 2010, five women candidates for U.S. House from the major parties were on the November ballot in Minnesota, but this year the number will be down to two or three.Writing in the Humphrey School's...
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Strolling with Sturdevant
09/30/2012 3:00pm - 6:00pm 16 spots (2 still available)$30 per personJoin Andy Sturdevant — author of MinnPost's weekly column The Stroll — on a walking tour of the Warehouse District. Explore...
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Legal tab grows for GOP issues, scandals
As our Cyndy Brucato reports here at MinnPost, Minnesota taxpayers are being primed for another load of Michael Brodkorb-related legal expenses, in addition to last month’s $46,000 bill. She says: “The...
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Watch the 1st Presidential Debate with MinnPost
10/03/2012 7:00pm - 9:00pm 100 spots (72 still available)$40 per personStarting about an hour before the debateOnly available once every four years! Watch the debate at Hell's Kitchen in downtown...
View ArticleMinneapolis sets up two committees to handle stadium, Target Center issues
A vote against the Vikings stadium didn’t keep Minneapolis City Council Member Lisa Goodman off one of the two new city committees that will implement the legislation.One group will focus on the...
View ArticleFive members named to Stadium Authority, chaired by Dayton staffer Michele...
The five members of the newly formed Stadium Authority were named today to oversee the design, construction and financing of the new publicly -subsidized Vikings stadium to be built in downtown...
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Walz pushes for action on transportation funding bill
Rep. Tim WalzWASHINGTON — Minnesota Democratic Rep. Tim Walz introduced a motion Tuesday meant to push negotiators working on a surface transportation funding bill to finish their work by the end of...
View ArticleAG Swanson doubles down charges against Accretive
Despite a public statement from Rahm Emanuel, Minnesota AG is increasing her charges against Chicago-based debt collector Accretive. In the Chicago Tribune Ameet Sachdev reports: “The Minnesota...
View ArticlePolitico: Pawlenty veep stock 'soars'
WASHINGTON — Since dropping his own presidential bid and endorsing that of Mitt Romney, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has become one of the presumptive Republican nominee's favorite campaign...
View ArticleReintroduced bears flourish in Italy, but feed on livestock
It has been hailed as one of Europe’s greatest conservation success stories, but a project to reintroduce brown bears to the Dolomite Mountains of northern Italy is encountering vehement opposition...
View ArticleMyanmar: How American products slip through sanctions
YANGON, Myanmar — Great fanfare accompanied Coca Cola’s recent announcement that, after six long decades, the beverage behemoth would return to Myanmar, Southeast Asia’s pariah on the mend.More from...
View ArticleRacial gap in life expectancy reaches new low in US
The gap in life expectancy between blacks and whites in the United States, long attributed to socioeconomic disparities and a range of other factors, continued its historical decline between 2003 and...
View ArticleCalifornia dreaming? Under $4-a-gallon gas could rev up state economy
The average price of a gallon of gas has fallen below the $4-mark in California thanks to a 12.7-cent drop from the previous week, the third double-digit decline in as many weeks, the AAA Fuel Gauge...
View ArticleWith elections behind them, Greece goes to bat with Germany
Greek elections signaled a desire among Greeks to stay in the eurozone, and today the leaders of the party that won this week's poll are expected to announce a government coalition that is ready to...
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