Gov. Dayton and Arne Carlson team up on voting amendment 'Vote No' ad
A new ad from a group opposing the voting amendment features Gov. Mark Dayton and former Gov. Arne Carlson, who urge Democrats, Republicans and Independents to vote no.In a split-screen shot, Carlson...
View ArticleSt. Paul Pastor Oliver White makes The Atlantic's 'brave thinkers' list
Oliver White, pastor of a now-foreclosed church in St. Paul, is among a list of The Atlantic magazine’s "brave thinkers of 2012."The list — which includes a huge cross section of people ranging from...
View Article1969 graduate leaves $1.1 million to Central Lakes College in Brainerd
A Massachusetts doctor who died in 2010 has left $1.145 million to Central Lakes College in northern Minnesota. The bequest will be used to provide scholarships for women students.Dr. Jean Marie...
View ArticleObama, Romney buy Minnesota ad time
Television ads from President Obama and Mitt Romney are coming to Minnesota — but they're small buys, and, at least in Obama's case, targeted at Wisconsin voters.An Obama campaign official said their...
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TV station sees conflict of interest for Sen. Hann, others
Did you catch Tom Lyden’s Fox9 News piece on state Sen. Dave Hann? “When you vote for someone, should you know what they do for a living? That's a question surrounding Minnesota Sen. David Hann, one of...
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Expensive Downey-Franzen Senate race heating up
The state Senate race in Edina (District 49) seems to keep getting hotter and ever more costly.Rep. Keith DowneyRep. Keith Downey, who is giving up his House seat in an effort to fill the Senate seat...
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MN Blog Cabin Roundup, 10/26
Why Minnesotans might re-hire the worst legislature in historyfrom Wry Wing Politics by Joe LovelandWith an outrageous record like that, and the lowest approval rating in recorded history, could...
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Paul Wellstone: Always a teacher
I was 19 years old in 1969 when Paul Wellstone arrived on the Carleton campus. A short, muscular man with a huge mop of curly hair, Paul took the campus by storm. His passionate belief in activism and...
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From grain exchange to 'brain exchange'
Constructed in 1901, the Grain Exchange building still holds much of its original charm, with intricate flourishes in the ceiling, a hushed marble lobby, and small hallways that seem perfect for grain...
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Check ahead if your show involves East Coast artists this week; Halloween fun
If you plan to attend any event in the next few days featuring artists from the East Coast, you probably should check with the presenting organization and confirm that the show will go on. Here’s what...
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Stunning, and disturbing, views of offshore rig's proximity to Arctic refuge
In this age of limitless Internet imagery it’s good to know that a single photo can still stir up several thousand words – as Gary Braasch’s shot of a well-drilling ship at the edge of the Arctic...
View ArticleChile drops mandatory vote — and a few incumbent mayors
Chileans replaced pro-government mayors in many of its most important municipalities yesterday, in the country's first election without mandatory voting. It marked a reverse for the administration of...
View ArticlePirate attacks off Somalia plummet thanks to navies, armed guards
Pirate attacks off Somalia have plummeted 65 percent, to their lowest level since 2009, but analysts warn that these gains could be reversed without sustained efforts to cement security onshore.Between...
View ArticleMeet the Romneys of Mexico
CASAS GRANDES, CHIHUAHUA, Mexico — Mitt Romney’s father was born in Mexico, but the Republican candidate seldom speaks of his family’s time there.It turns out that some of his extended clan still live...
View ArticleJapan v. China: small islands, big worry
TOKYO, Japan — Anyone who believed the territorial row between Japan and China would be a short-lived exercise in controlled aggression must now concede that the region is in this for the long...
View ArticleSupreme Court turns away case on Oklahoma 'personhood' amendment
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined an invitation to examine whether the Oklahoma Supreme Court acted correctly when it struck down a proposed “personhood” amendment that sought to grant state...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy blackouts hit millions. Can power companies cope?
The number of power outages caused by hurricane Sandy as it barreled toward the New Jerseyshore shot up Monday afternoon and then soared in the evening, posing a growing challenge to utility companies...
View ArticlePresidential politics begin in Minnesota one week out
For the first time, just seven days before Election Day, it looks like the presidential campaign has finally come to Minnesota.With polls tightening nationwide and the campaigns of President Obama and...
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'Pride and Prejudice': Great book, but lousy medical advice
In a pivotal scene in Jane Austen’s 1813 novel, “Pride and Prejudice,” the eldest Bennett sister, Jane, is encouraged by her mother to ride on horseback through a heavy rain to have lunch on the...
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'Twin Cities Haunted Handbook': 100 ghostly places
The dead are always with us. If you share your home with a ghost, perhaps you find that fairly annoying. But fresh legions of ghost hunters, often inspired by the recent rash of paranormal reality TV...
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