Many older Americans get unnecessary colonoscopies, study finds
Almost a quarter of Medicare recipients aged 70 and older may be undergoing colonoscopy screening for colon cancer unnecessarily, according to a new study from the University of Texas.The study also...
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Minneapolis apartment development booms, but not in the burbs
A lot of ink, of the digital sort, has been spilled (some right here) about the boom in apartment building in Minneapolis, in both downtown and uptown. It seems as though announcements of new projects...
View ArticleGOP budget cuts spending, changes Medicare and kicks off fresh budget battles
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan introduced the House GOP budget plan on Tuesday, kicking off a new round of budget battles on Capitol Hill.Ryan’s budget balances in 10 years, thanks to both $4.6...
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Gay marriage debate drawing all kinds
It isn’t May and there’s a lot of budget work left to do, but the gay marriage debate has begun at the Capitol. Tim Pugmire’s MPR story says: “A Minnesota House panel listened this morning to...
View ArticleTarget's latest design partnership benefits charity
Target Corporation on Monday unveiled the latest in a long list of design partnerships, this one involving a charity-based fashion line. Minneapolis-based Target is partnering with FEED Projects to...
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Cirrus in Duluth names new president
Patrick WaddickCirrus Aircraft, the aviation company that is based in Duluth and owned by the Chinese, has named Patrick Waddick its new president, reports Candace Renalls of the Duluth News-Tribune....
View ArticleThree finalists named for Minnesota Supreme Court vacancy
Three well-known legal minds are finalists for a seat on the Minnesota Supreme Court, to replace Justice Paul Anderson who will retire in May.The Commission on Judicial Selection has recommended former...
View ArticleA thoroughly modern choice for pope: yours truly
Memo to the College of Cardinals:On the off chance that you haven’t yet read my email, I thought I’d remind you that I’m officially tossing my hat into the ring. No puns intended about the hat or the...
View ArticleWe're number one; also number 13
Minnesota ranked first in voter turnout in the November election. Even more impressive, this makes eight of the last nine elections (counting presidential and midterm) in which we have done so.That's...
View ArticleEllison, Progressive Caucus: Raise taxes, boost spending, don't worry about...
WASHINGTON — Not 15 feet from the committee room where a House panel was marking up a GOP budget plan on Wednesday, Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison and members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus...
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Norm Coleman: 'Minnesotans are not anti-government'
Norm Coleman and Laura Brod have a message for conservatives in a PiPress commentary:“Conservatives need to accept that Minnesotans are not anti-government. They believe that government has a...
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Three major health exchange hurdles remain as legislators rush to meet deadline
Democrats are racing to come together on Minnesota’s most significant health reform in the last half-century, with just days remaining before the deadlines start rolling in.Health insurance exchange...
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Francis I 'clearly sending a signal his pontificate is one of deep faith'
At 2:15 Central Standard Time Wednesday, @JMBergoglio, aka Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires Jorge M. Bergoglio, sent out the following tweet: “Immensely pleased to be the new Pope, Francis I.”Talk...
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EPA nominee Gina McCarthy will make a great partner for Minnesota
According to the American Lung Association, asthma afflicts more than 400,000 Minnesotans, including nearly 120,000 children. The chronic illness causes nearly 10,000 hospital visits and an additional...
View ArticleFeisty Dayton gets in the Chamber's face
Gov. Mark Dayton’s speech in front of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce was an interesting affair. Tom Scheck at MPR concentrates on … nurses and hospitals: “Dayton says he thinks the Minnesota Nurses...
View ArticleDon’t make fun of 'carpet stewardship'
Brick City Blog State Senator Julianne Ortman had an interesting Twitter entry this morning:Come on….what is a carpet product stewardship program?! MPCA has a revenue account for that!? Only in the...
View ArticleIran plans to sue makers of 'Argo': Could lawsuit succeed?
News reports suggest that Iranian government officials are exploring the idea of suing the makers of “Argo,” saying the Oscar-winning film gave an unrealistic portrayal of Iran during the 1979 seizure...
View ArticleAs Hungary's electoral campaigns kick into gear, public apathy abounds
Although Hungary's next parliamentary election is more than a year off, you would be forgiven for thinking that election season was already well under way.Already the ruling right-wing Fidesz party,...
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Barrie Jean Borich writes a tale of two cities
barriejeanborich.netBarrie Jean BorichShe’s keeping an eye on the progress of the gay marriage legislation being debated at the Capitol, but Barrie Jean Borich doesn’t really need to pay attention to...
View ArticleAn inside view of a top-notch early childhood education program
Among the crowd of 4-year-olds pulling on warm jackets and stuff like Spider Man gloves and fluffy pink scarves for outdoor play Tuesday at the Early Childhood Education Center at the Midtown YWCA in...
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