Jack Baker and Michael McConnell apply for marriage license in Minneapolis, 1970
MN70s On October 15, 1971, the Minnesota Supreme Court upheld the state’s prohibition of same-sex marriage. The case was brought by two men, Jack Baker and Michael McConnell, whose marriage...
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Minneapolis transition to one-sort recycling expected to ramp up participation
In Minneapolis, we should be embarrassed about how little we recycle.Every other week, we carry our paper, plastic, cans and bottles to the curb carefully sorted and ready for recycling. At least...
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Pierz native Dale Dahmen joins the Concertina Hall of Fame
Pierz Healy High School graduate Dale Dahmen was honored on Sunday, October 14th with induction into the Concertina Hall of Fame at the 37th annual Concertina Congress held in New Prague. Watch as...
View ArticleNegative news stories take a heavier toll on women, study finds
I still remember a political cartoon (although, unfortunately, not the cartoonist) from the Vietnam War/Watergate era. Set in a living room, it showed a TV screen with a newscaster saying, “And now for...
View ArticleBrodkorb goes public and claims power grab in state Senate
With the lifting of a gag order in his wrongful-termination case against the Minnesota Senate, Michael Brodkorb has demonstrated that Brodkorb un-gagged is Brodkorb unplugged. In an interview with...
View ArticleFirst TV ad opposing voting amendment features Joan Growe
Former Minnesota Secretary of State Joan Growe is featured in the first television commercial being aired by opponents of the proposed Voting Amendment that will be on the statewide ballot Nov. 6.The...
View ArticleSt. Paul officials reviewing lawsuit over no-bid choice for Saints ballpark
St. Paul city officials are reviewing a lawsuit filed Friday by the Taxpayers League of Minnesota, which challenges the city's award of the design and build contract for a downtown ballpark without...
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Minnesotans pay tribute to civic and political leader George Pillsbury
MinnPost photo by Jana FreibandGeorge PillsburyMinnesotans are paying tribute to George Pillsbury, a respected elder in Minnesota's business, philanthropy and political communities. He died Saturday at...
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Milwaukee archdiocese, abuse victims can't reach mediated agreement
That other very expensive battle for the Catholic Church, all those sexual abuse cases, isn’t getting any cheaper in Wisconsin. Annysa Johnson of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports: “The...
View ArticleBachmann leads in new poll
Republican U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann has a 9 point lead over DFL challenger Jim Graves, according to a new poll from KSTP and SurveyUSA.Fifty percent of the poll's 598 respondents support Bachmann's...
View ArticleIsrael grapples with blowback from booming drone industry
JERUSALEM — The Iranian-built drone that flew along Israel’s coastline and then penetrated deep into the country last week, getting dangerously close to the site of Israel’s nuclear complex, has...
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10 reasons why the Electoral College is a problem
One in a series of articles. You can read the whole series here.Sticking with the Electoral College system, but not yet plunging into the surprising too-little-discussed history of why the Framers put...
View ArticleAfghanistan: A former US ally says a new conflict looms
KABUL, Afghanistan — The photographs in Mohammad Younis Qanooni's house illustrate just how far he and his colleagues have fallen since they first helped spearhead America's war in...
View ArticleIn Gaza's smuggling tunnels, Egypt's interests trump Brotherhood ties
As Egypt's closure of some of the smuggling tunnels from Gaza drives up prices in the tiny coastal enclave, it has also spurred anger toward Egypt’s new Islamist president for throttling one of Gaza's...
View ArticleOhio pushes welfare recipients to find work and exit the system
Karen Owens dreams of one day getting a job — perhaps becoming certified as a substance abuse counselor. But when a state welfare official told her she had to get a job immediately or risk losing her...
View ArticleGuantánamo trial boycott? Judge says defendants don't have to attend
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four co-defendants in the 9/11 terror conspiracy trial are not required to attend future sessions of the special military commission at Guantánamo, a military judge ruled...
View ArticlePutin's United Russia dominates regional elections
Pro-Kremlin candidates swept the field Sunday in thousands of local elections, which opposition leaders allege were marred by fraud. However, most analysts say they are probably an accurate reflection...
View ArticleAs sanctions crush rial's value, Iranians point fingers at Ahmadinejad
Parinaz could see the growing impact of Iran's deepening economic chaos every day while riding the Tehran subway. To make ends meet, more and more Iranians had gone underground to sell cheap Chinese...
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Legislative candidates find Tea Party’s red-hot rage has cooled considerably
Two years ago, Minnesota legislative candidates frequently were greeted with anger at doors across the state.Contempt of bank bailouts and Obamacare were the first words candidates heard as they worked...
View ArticleBachmann’s golden touch and other race-by-race fundraising reports
Congressional fundraising numbers are in, and the winner of the last three months should come as no surprise: with a $4.5 million haul, Michele Bachmann easily outpaced the rest of the Minnesota...
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