While GOP leaders defend amendments, some losing candidates disagree
While Republican legislative leaders choose their words carefully and defensively to explain how they lost their majorities in the Minnesota House and Senate, some of their candidates are not so...
View ArticleWhat to do with a Minneapolis garage built 2 inches too close to the property...
A new Minneapolis garage — built a minuscule 2.4 inches too close to the lot line — will be allowed to stand.The vote by the Minneapolis City Council’s Zoning and Planning Committee last week reverses...
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Sailing with Chuck: Lake Calhoun on the last nice day of 2012
With snow flying in the Twin Cities this morning, it's comforting to take a look back to the relative warmth of October 4th, which a caption to this video by Mick Uzendoski documenting a sailing trip...
View ArticleMayor Coleman not ready to announce for re-election (but we think he'll say...
With the national election over, voters in St. Paul can look ahead to their next chance to visit with their friendly neighborhood poll workers: next fall's mayoral election.St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman...
View ArticleSeeking permission to secede from the union?
Politico reports this morning that residents of 14 states have used an official White House website to petition for permission to secede from the Union rather than remain in a country that would...
View ArticleFormer state Sen. Ember Reichgott Junge takes VP post with People...
Ember Reichgott Junge, who served 18 years in the Senate from 1983 to 2000, is the new vice president of strategic outcomes for People Incorporated Mental Health Services.The St. Paul-based nonprofit...
View ArticlePetitioners renew talk of Texas secession
Following President Barack Obama's re-election last week, the White House has received nearly two dozen petitions asking his administration to allow individual states to secede peacefully from the...
View ArticleNew VA outpatient clinic to be built in southeastern Minnesota
The Veterans Administration has confirmed that funding is finalized for a new community-based outpatient clinic for veterans to be built in southeastern Minnesota, reports the Austin Daily Herald.The...
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Not everyone happy with Target opening Thanksgiving night
It’s deja vu … vu ... again. At City Pages, Aaron Rupar talks about Target deciding to take it to rival WalMart and open Thanksgiving night: “Last Thanksgiving, Target held off on opening its doors...
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Tribute to Verne C. Johnson, Citizens League director and board member
Verne C. Johnson, a former legislator who served as executive director of the Citizens League from 1958-1967 and board president in 1974 and 1975 and remained active with the League throughout his...
View ArticlePut legalizing same-sex marriage on the fast track
mnpACT! Progressive Political Blog I hate to disagree with Senate leadership right off the bat but I think Senator Bakk is making a mistake by not putting the repeal of the Minnesota DOMA law on the...
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The Supreme Court’s early years: When censorship was constitutional?
One in a series of articles. You can read the whole series here.In the first decade-plus of its history, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down zero congressional enactments.At the risk of being slightly...
View ArticlePawlenty's slight of music library still rankles, but Chatfield band plays on
CHATFIELD, MINN. — It's been more than four years since then-Gov. Tim Pawlenty took a shot at the sheet music lending library in this pleasant community of 2,700 in southern Minnesota.And folks here...
View ArticleAdults can have ADHD, too, but few are diagnosed
Science reporter Sharon Begley, whose day job is writing for Reuters, has an interesting article on adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the November/December issue of the Saturday...
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Red Lake sawmill provided essential employment on the reservation
Since the first sawmill was built near Red Lake in 1856, the harvesting and processing of timber has been a significant part of the local economy. It has provided an enduring source of income for the...
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Some arts nonprofit groups to help on Give to the Max Day
With Give to the Max Day on Thursday, my inbox is full of emails from nonprofits; yours, too, if you’re a supporter of the arts. Because of the size and scope of the Minnesota arts and culture scene,...
View ArticleGIF, omnishambles are Oxford Dictionaries' words of the year
GIF and omnishambles are having their moments in the linguistic sun, as Oxford Dictionaries voted them words of the year for the US and UK, respectively. “GIF celebrated a lexical milestone in 2012,...
View ArticleTeacher Ananth Pai's do-it-yourself tech effort pays big dividends for students
Looking at his students’ test scores a few years back, third-grade teacher Ananth Pai had an epiphany. The kids were all approximately the same age, but scores ranging from the 10th percentile to the...
View ArticleLouvre’s new Islamic wing aims to bridge cultural divide
PARIS, France — The Louvre doesn’t do things on a small scale. When the world’s most famous and most popular museum — it hosts more than nine million visitors a year — decided to add a new Islamic art...
View ArticleHow health inequalities play out in Twin Cities’ communities of color
A medical study out the other day illustrates once again how America’s health inequalities play out in communities of color. Black men and women are more than twice as likely to die from coronary heart...
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