Gateway Park: When will Minneapolis get a signature downtown park?
All the very best cities have one.No, I am not talking about a National Football League franchise or a symphony orchestra. Minneapolis has those things — or one of them, anyway. What I am referring to...
View ArticleRoche still resists releasing full data on Tamiflu to independent reviewers
The tale of the drug Tamiflu (oseltamivir) just gets curiouser and curiouser.On Monday, the journal BMJ released its latest correspondence in its open data campaign to get Tamiflu’s maker, the...
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Education-equalization proposal to go before state task force
This afternoon, the education policy agenda for the next legislative session is getting a soft roll-out in a conference room in the Roseville offices of the Minnesota Department of Education. It’s not...
View ArticleBusiness will do fine with the Democrats in charge
mnpACT! Progressive Political Blog The business community worked hard to get Republicans elected during the last election. They spent a good deal of money on the project but it failed miserably.Now...
View ArticleJoAnne Zoff to be new secretary of the state Senate
The new DFL Senate majority will nominate JoAnne Zoff to be Secretary of the Senate, where she'll oversee nonpartisan offices and handle parliamentary duties on the Senate floor.It's a nonpartisan...
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Scott Wrobel and the goofy heart of suburbia
Scott WrobelIt’s important to know that Scott Wrobel lives in the suburbs, because at first glance, he’s taking more than a little sport with the neighbors in "Cul De Sac" (Sententia Books), his first...
View ArticleWolves woes: Plenty of blame to go around
There are excuses that can be made for the current five-game losing streak of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Yes, the team has been besieged by injuries, a roll call of the waylaid and wounded that...
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Sights and sounds of Minnesota's North Shore in November
Photographer Altamish Osman spent his Thanksgiving weekend up on Minnesota's North Shore, where he found time in between bouts of photography to capture video showing the area at one of its prettiest —...
View ArticleWith no candidates on the ballot, Taopi's two election judges win as write-ins
No one had signed up to be an election judge in tiny Taopi this year, so Mayor Mary Huntley and City Clerk Jim Kiefer stepped up.The problem, though: state law says election judges can't be on the...
View ArticleMayor Coleman disappointed in both sides of hockey lockout, hopes mediation...
With St. Paul businesses continuing to lose business because of the NHL lockout, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman is upset at both sides for not getting a deal done.The season was scheduled to begin in...
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Chat live with David Brauer on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at noon
Join MinnPost’s David Brauer for a lunch-hour online chat tomorrow—Wednesday, November 28 at noon. Ask Brauer your burning questions about local media and politics in this live, interactive...
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Bemidji State needs more money for sports, fires longtime AD
Bemidji State University is rethinking how it approaches athletics. Why? Changes in state higher-education funding means BSU must find more private support for sports. The result? Longtime BSU athletic...
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Duluth's economy is looking better
Duluth is doing better … and it's not just the number of new taprooms on Superior St. Dan Kraker of MPR reports, “A giant aircraft maintenance hangar at Duluth International Airport that has sat idle...
View ArticleKline to return as Education and Workforce Committee chairman
WASHINGTON — Minnesota U.S. Rep. John Kline will serve a second term as chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee in 2013-14, House Speaker John Boehner announced Tuesday.Kline has...
View ArticleSome DFL lawmakers ponder forming a progressive caucus
Some DFL lawmakers are considering forming a progressive caucus to push their agendas on tax fairness, climate change and workers’ rights.The Minnesota Daily notes that six DFLers attended the annual...
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Facing the fiscal cliff
With all of the talk about the impending fiscal cliff, policymakers seem to have focused on a narrow set of solutions. However, there are many fiscal paths the country could conceivably take at this...
View Article4th District GOP gives chairman the boot
Note to self: Don’t lose a GOP election in the 4th District. Frederick Melo of the PiPress says: “A bruising election, conflicting ideologies and visible infighting were just the initial signs of...
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Women poised to change politics, policy of next legislative session
State Rep. Jenifer LoonA new coalition of legislators moves into the Capitol next year with the potential to change the dynamics of the 2013 session. They are female, suburban and willing to buck the...
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Letter from South Dakota: In Badlands, magpies bring intelligence to the table
MinnPost video by Ron MeadorSallie’s first close encounter with the black-billed magpie came only a few weeks ago, as we paused for lunch at Badlands National Park.Though she has been a birder for...
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Cluster of Jewish cemeteries, once among farmlands, now rest in suburbia
Tucked away on about 20 acres off Penn Avenue in Richfield, about a minute’s drive from Southdale, there is a cluster of cemeteries, located side-by-side. The older and larger is the Minneapolis Jewish...
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