YPM leap day movie premiere 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29
The Young Professionals of Minnesota is proud to team up with Andover Cinema to present the leap day premiere of the documentary film "Eat, Sleep, Hockey," a window into the world of Minnesota hockey...
View ArticleMark Ritchie critics sue over voter eligibility
Voter ID by another name … . Tim Pugmire, at MPR writes, “Longtime critics of Secretary of State Mark Ritchie and his oversight of state election law have filed a federal lawsuit aimed at tightening...
View ArticleBrooks on GOP race: 'Genuflecting before those who despise them'
From David Brooks column today, venting the frustration of moderate Republicanism:"...We’ve had a primary campaign that isn’t really an argument about issues. It’s a series of heresy trials in which...
View ArticleGarofalo, Wagenius argue over Legacy funding of arts
A Republican proposal that would dedicate a portion of the 2008 Legacy constitutional amendment’s revenue to fund arts programming for Minnesota’s schoolchildren caused an unexpected fight in a House...
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Outlook for state budgets getting brighter, but far from rosy
By now, you've already heard the astounding WT$%# news. The state of Minnesota, after slogging through a $5.2 billion deficit last year, appears to be heading into sunnier financial territory....
View ArticleMinnesota lawmakers lobby colleagues ahead of St. Croix bridge vote
WASHINGTON — One day before the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to debate on a bill authorizing the construction of a new $700 million bridge over the St. Croix River, lawmakers on both...
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Metrodome district, part 2: Souvenirs, a museum and other hidden gems
MinnPost illustration by Andy SturdevantEven in the blandest, most unlikely spaces — and no space is blander or less likely than around the Dome — you can find oddball qualities.Despite how dismissive...
View ArticleWest Memphis Three: $100,000 reward offered to clear their names
Activists hope a $100,000 reward, offered by an anonymous donor on Tuesday, leads to an arrest and conviction in the West Memphis Three case.The three men originally arrested in the 1993 murders of...
View ArticleBin Laden hide-out: Leaks suggest Pakistani officers knew
Leaked e-mails from the US intelligence firm Stratfor suggest Osama bin Laden may have been in regular contact with Pakistani military and intelligence agents prior to his death in May last...
View ArticleIn a tight French election, Sarkozy is suddenly everywhere
There seem now to be no electronic or digital news pulses emerging out of France that do not involve Nicolas Sarkozy. It’s election season and the French leader is gaining in the polls in a tight race,...
View ArticleIreland may get concessions in exchange for 'yes' on EU fiscal treaty
The Irish government today announced it would green-light a public referendum on the fiscal union treaty the European Union agreed to at a special summit last month. Should the Irish public reject the...
View ArticleMinneapolis zoning changes would expand gardening options
If one of your dreams has been to leave city life behind and move to the country where you could have a serious garden, I have good news. Country living could be coming to your backyard in...
View ArticleOlympia Snowe delivers stunning rebuke in decision to leave Senate
In a move that stunned Washington, Sen. Olympia Snowe (R) of Maine announced Tuesday that she won't run for a fourth term in the Senate for a simple reason: gridlock."I am well prepared for the...
View ArticleMore surgeries being done with robots, yet data on benefits remain sparse
Robotic-assisted surgery is growing rapidly, despite a lack of good data from clinical trials showing its results are any better than those of traditional surgery.As Chicago Tribune reporter Trine...
View ArticleDuluth man complains of bad lawyer; oops, he was pro se
After his conviction for criminal sexual assault, a Duluth man is arguing that he deserves a new trial because his lawyer was so bad.But Steven Oppel represented himself.According to the Duluth News...
View ArticleCompromise offered on pre-Labor Day school starts
Every fall the battle wages over starting school in August to get a jump on the learning curve vs. waiting until after Labor Day so resorts, ag businesses and the State Fair get the last drop of...
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Integration issue stalls at Capitol, BlueSky to stay open — and more
Your Humble Blogger was gone last week, rejuvenating in warmer climes and, yes, neglecting all things educational. The news, however, refused to cooperate by putting itself on hiatus. And so today we...
View ArticleRegents panel sets date to consider Sviggum conflict question
A three-member panel of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents will meet Friday to consider whether regent Steve Sviggum has a conflict of interest with his new job as state Senate Republican...
View ArticleSign-up set for summer youth job program in St. Paul
A successful summer job program for low-income youth in St. Paul begins its 2012 sign-up next week.The Youth Job Corps provides summer jobs and career exploration for economically disadvantaged or...
View ArticleMinnesota grains help fuel U.S. vodka movement
BENSON – The truck traffic near the Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company is constant. Trucks loaded with grain drive into the facility, in west central Minnesota just west of Benson, and tankers loaded with...
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