The real power: Fed chairman Bernanke delivers his annual address
Barataria Between the political conventions, the people running for the second most powerful office in the land have to stand down for a moment and let the Big Guy speak. That would be Ben Bernanke,...
View ArticlePolitical booths, nonprofits and schools get best State Fair rental rates
Those political booths at the State Fair — the candidates and parties, and this year, the booths for and against each of the proposed constitutional amendments — get the fair's cheapest rental rates,...
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Romney’s RNC speech: workmanlike, but no masterpiece
If Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention Thursday night was a piece of steak, it would have been a small portion, grilled over a low flame and served medium. A sampling...
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GOP leaves Tampa, sees 'signs of hope'
With Clint Eastwood finally off-stage, it’s a wrap in Tampa. Bill Salisbury of the PiPress writes: “After every Republican National Convention, state GOP leaders predict their ticket could carry...
View ArticleMinneapolis City Council keeps Linden Halls building moratorium intact
The moratorium on development in Minneapolis’ Linden Hills neighborhood will stay in place.The Minneapolis City Council on Friday reversed an earlier committee vote to grant a waiver that would have...
View ArticleUsually conservative Farm Bureau endorses Sen. Klobuchar for re-election
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar has added the Minnesota Farm Bureau to her list of supporters in her re-election bid.The group, an affiliate of the American Farm Bureau that typically supports...
View ArticleEmerging Darin Mastroianni looks like a solid Twins role player
As the Twins head for a second straight 90-loss season, one of the few positives about all the losing is that it provides an excuse to give extended looks to marginal prospects, career minor-leaguers...
View ArticleMN Blog Cabin Roundup, 8/31
Meet Afra, and your life may changefrom Theoblogy by Tony JonesWhen Courtney and I decided to sponsor a child after I was asked on this trip to Sri Lanka, I opened the World Vision website and asked...
View ArticlePakistan government expels Save the Children staff for alleged ties to CIA
Pakistani authorities gave Save the Children's six foreign staffers four weeks to leave the country after alleging that the aid agency had some connection to the Pakistani doctor recruited by the CIA...
View ArticleRussian nuclear support for Iran limited by distrust
Russia built Iran's first nuclear power plant, once sold Tehran sophisticated weaponry, and refuses to back further international sanctions over Iran's controversial nuclear program, but this apparent...
View ArticleIs China "buying" Egypt from the US?
CAIRO, Egypt — The United States is suddenly competing for influence over its most stalwart ally in the Middle East.Newly elected Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, charting a fresh course for the...
View ArticleGuantánamo: Judge rejects US bid to limit lawyers’ access to detainees
A federal judge in Washington on Thursday rejected a government effort to sharply limit access between private lawyers and security detainees at the US base at Guantánamo Bay, calling the effort “an...
View ArticleThe European Central Bank announces a plan to ease the euro crisis
BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Central Bank on Thursday agreed on a plan to buy an unlimited amount of short-term bonds from countries struggling to raise money on the markets.The long-awaited news...
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Penumbra suspends programming as it works to stabilize income
Penumbra founder Lou BellamyTroubling news on the arts scene: Penumbra Theatre has temporarily suspended its programming – meaning no plays this year – and eliminated six full-time staff positions to...
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Minnesota Woman Suffrage Association fought for women's right to vote
Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical SocietyMinneapolis women lining up to vote for the first time in a presidential election, 1920From 1881 to 1920, the Minnesota Woman Suffrage Association (MWSA)...
View ArticleMinnPost partners with Minnesota Historical Society on MNopedia
Today you will find a new feature on MinnPost: selections from MNopedia.MNopedia, a new project of the Minnesota Historical Society (MHS), is an evolving online encyclopedia about Minnesota. MHS...
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William Souder revisits ‘Silent Spring’ with a new Rachel Carson biography
Photo by Dani WernerWilliam SouderIn the late 1980s and early '90s, William Souder was best known as the film critic at the Twin Cities Reader. But when he wasn’t at the movies, he worked as a stringer...
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Departure of Common Cause's Mike Dean a big loss for campaign watchdogs — and...
Mike DeanThere’s an adage that a reporter is only as good as her sources. This reporter just lost one of her best, one who’s not getting away without a shout-out attached to a pretty serious...
View ArticleSettlement in Brodkorb case could be on the fast track
A settlement in the Michael Brodkorb wrongful termination case against the Minnesota Senate could be on the fast track.U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan on Thursday ordered Brodkorb and the...
View ArticleOld advice about 'sleeping on it' may apply to teens' study habits, too
A recent article on the British Psychological Society’s news website, BPS Digest, led me to an interesting study published earlier this year on sleep and learning.The study, which involved adolescents,...
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