Chinese find some unexpected moments in US presidential debate
Exercises in democracy such as Monday night’s US presidential debate are not the sort of event the Chinese authorities choose to broadcast on television, so few Chinese citizens witnessed it. But the...
View ArticleLab that made tainted steroid shots to get 'CSI' treatment
Investigators are sifting through records and testing a Massachusetts lab to determine how a fungus associated with a form of meningitis worked its way into products that should have been sterile."It's...
View ArticleOn border with Syria and Lebanon, Israel prepares for the worst
ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER — Outside of residents of Beirut and Damascus, who suffered massive bombings last weekend, few people are more attentive to unrest in Lebanon and in Syria than intelligence...
View ArticleSyrian shell hits Turkish health center as hopes for Eid truce dim
An anti-aircraft shell fired from Syria hit a health center in Turkey on Tuesday, though there were no immediate reports of injuries.Reuters reported that the shell struck in the Reyhanli district of...
View ArticleDuluth TV station pulls DFL's anti-Cravaack ad
For the second time this cycle, a TV station has pulled an anti-Chip Cravaack ad because of false content.WDIO in Duluth dropped an ad from the DFL Party on Tuesday because it incorrectly claimed...
View ArticleWith 60,000 dead, Mexicans wonder why drug war doesn't rate in presidential...
Mitt Romney’s single mention of Latin America last night, calling it a “huge opportunity" for the United States, generated immediate glee from Latin Americanists across Twitter – but the hemisphere got...
View ArticleVoter fraud warning on billboards: meant to inform or intimidate?
Nearly 200 politically themed billboards in the Nov. 6 battleground states of Ohio and Wisconsin are on their way down this week following a public outcry that they promote voter suppression.The...
View ArticleA third of working parents risk pay or job loss when child gets sick, survey...
When a young child comes down with a cold, pinkeye, diarrhea or other common and potentially contagious childhood illness, many parents have much more to be anxious about than just getting their child...
View ArticleSt. Paul considers taxi fare increase to keep up with Minneapolis
Taxi fares in St. Paul would increase under a proposal being considered by the St. Paul City Council.Officials say fares were last adjusted in 2008 and cab owners have been asking for an increase to...
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Sampling the art in the bars of Northeast (somebody has to do it)
MinnPost illustration by Andy SturdevantThe bars of NortheastMy immediate predecessor in this space at MinnPost was Max Sparber, whose Max About Town kept readers informed about arts-related activities...
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Cookie Cart empowers North Minneapolis youth
The Blogunteer A while back today’s organization visited my workplace to sell cookies. The cookies were delicious, but had no impact on my desire to write about this great organization.Cookie Cart...
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Minneapolis busy preparing for Election Day and handling flood of absentee...
Absentee ballots in Minneapolis have been flowing in, as the city’s staff gears up for Election Day.“I’m flabbergasted about how many ballots we’re getting,” said Dani Connors-Smith, who has been...
View ArticleFour states deciding gay-marriage issues, in different ways
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View ArticleGov. Dayton rallies with Bemidji students to support DFL candidates
Gov. Mark Dayton is in Bemidji today meeting with Mayor Dave Larson and other city officials in Bemidji, along with state Rep. John Persell and staff from the DNR and MnDOT, to discuss bridge...
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Larry Jacobs on key factors in Minnesota's 2012 legislative elections
In this video from Senate Media Services, which we found via politics.mn, Humphrey School of Public Affairs expert Dr. Larry Jacobs discusses the factors he sees as most important in determining the...
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Catholic guilt by association: how Minnesota marriage amendment politics hurt...
The Catholic Church has poured millions into promoting Minnesota’s marriage amendment. Add to that the $48,000 they yanked from the Land Stewardship Project.LSP is an unlikely candidate for marriage...
View Article‘American exceptionalism’: What is it and is it true?
We hear the phrase “American exceptionalism” so often that we forget to ask ourselves what it’s supposed to mean, what facts support the notion and whether those facts are real or exist mostly in the...
View ArticleFormer Gov. Arne Carlson endorses Graves in 6th District
Former Gov. Arne Carlson, who won two terms as a Republican, has endorsed DFL challenger Jim Graves over incumbent Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann in the 6th District congressional...
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N.D. archbishop indirectly urges candidate support
And in the vast annals of separation of church and state/religion and politics we have this, via Marino Eccher of the Forum papers: “North Dakota Sen. Tim Mathern is taking the state’s top Catholic...
View ArticleRomney has spent $14.6 million on Minnesota businesses
Rachel Stassen-Berger of the Strib says Mitt Romney has dropped $14.6 million in Minnesota: “Obama’s campaign has spent nearly $1 million in total in the state. Although Romney has no one on payroll in...
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