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SPCO musicians ratify contract; concerts to resume May 9
On Monday, the musicians of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra accepted management’s latest proposal and its conditions, which include a significant salary cut and the downsizing of the orchestra from 34...
View ArticlePentagon budget woes: furlough civilians, buy tanks you don't want
Even as the Pentagon struggles to make some tough, congressionally mandated cuts to its budget, lawmakers are now trying to force defense officials to buy expensive equipment that the military insists...
View ArticlePutin, Obama speak again amid probe into Tamerlan Tsarnaev
The wider ripple effects of the Boston Marathon bombings are showing up in US-Russia relations.Presidents Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama talked by phone Monday, and they agreed to maintain close...
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New DSM (psychiatry's 'bible') may be out of date before it's published
CC/Flickr/Richard MasonerThe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is set to be updated with a new edition next month, but controversies over the classification of mental disorders...
View ArticleLegislators consider financial aid for undocumented immigrant students
You likely don’t know Thalia Estrada or Karen Salas Ramirez, but they’re the kind of young students who can strengthen Minnesota’s economic future.Estrada is 17, a senior at Central High School in St....
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Open World Learning vindicated in latest rankings
open.spps.orgOpen World Learning CommunityAccording to U.S. News & World Report’s latest survey, Open World Learning Community is St. Paul’s best high school, and Minnesota’s 18th best. No. 3 last...
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Hostile reception greets Dayton at first metro-area ‘Meet with Mark’ session
Gov. Mark Dayton’s recent “Meet with Mark” sessions around the state have drawn a wide mix of public reactions, but none like Monday night’s gathering.The animated session turned out to be a lot like a...
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Dr. Jane Hodgson challenged Minnesota abortion restrictions
MN70s nlm.nih.govDr. Jane HodgsonOn April 29, 1970, Jane Hodgson, a respected St. Paul obstetrician, performed an abortion on a woman who had contracted rubella early in her pregnancy. Abortion was...
View ArticleThe importance of Keith Ellison, a patriotic American who's also a Muslim
Progressives loved seeing Rep. Keith Ellison smack down his GOP congressional colleague Peter King on “Meet the Press” Sunday, insisting that profiling Muslims in the wake of the Boston bombing is not...
View ArticleSt. Paul Superintendent Valeria Silva gets national leadership role
St. Paul Schools Superintendent Valeria Silva has been elected to head a national council of large-city school systems.She's the new chair of the Council of Great City Schools'Board of Directors.She'll...
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Celebrating 25 years of the Minnesota Book Awards
In celebration of the 25th year of the Minnesota Book Awards, the Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library compiled a collection of highlights from the speeches given at the annual event.
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Minnesota Senate needs two tries to pass DFL tax bill
In a messy session Monday, Senate Democrats finally passed their tax bill with nearly $2 billion in revenue hikes, but not before giving Republicans enough political fodder to last for the foreseeable...
View ArticleSt. Paul landlord Tim Holden moves ahead with mayoral campaign
Tim Holden's move to file paperwork for his mayoral campaign moves him one step closer to a run against popular DFL Mayor Chris Coleman, who is seeking a third four-year term in November.This amps up...
View ArticleMNsure board members ready to shape state’s new health exchange
Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday appointed the governing board of Minnesota’s health insurance exchange, one of the final steps in getting the new MNsure agency on its feet.The exchange, authorized in late...
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Meet your MNsure health insurance exchange board
Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday introduced to the public his six appointees to the board that will govern the new Minnesota health insurance exchange, mnSURE. The appointees, who serve on the board with...
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James Dawes describes the complexity of war criminals in 'Evil Men’
We are a society obsessed with evil. Real-life horrors are continuously delivered to us via the news, and because that’s somehow not enough, we consume crime novels, or violent movies and games — just...
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Central Corridor tracking report: Progress on goals — plus a momentum shift
By now, you have probably seen clips of the first Central Corridor light rail train car making its maiden voyage on Sunday from Minneapolis to St. Paul. The trip was a test to see that the car cleared...
View ArticleHow an obscure council became Egypt's decisionmaker
When Egypt held elections for the upper house of parliament last year, few Egyptians bothered to go to the polls. They were fatigued from six rounds of voting for the lower house of parliament, and...
View ArticleBelfast after the Troubles
Editor's note: This story is part of a three-part series on simmering tensions in Northen Ireland. Read about how theUnion Jack and an old prison have sparked new outrage.BELFAST, UK — “Suitcases,”...
View ArticleAppalachian Trail not forgotten: Women voters still wary of Mark Sanford
After avoiding the subject for months, Elizabeth Colbert Busch finally brought up Mark Sanford's 2009 taxpayer-funded trip to Argentina "for a personal purpose" at Monday night's debate, only a week...
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