Fire at Chinese poultry plant kills over 100 workers
HONG KONG — A fire at a slaughterhouse in China's northeastern Jilin province has left at least 119 people dead and 54 injured.The blaze broke out just after 6:00 AM on Monday at a plant operated by...
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Innovation: It's kind of fun to do the impossible
Do you have the eyes to see opportunity? The inner-spark that says “hey, this might be crazy, but I think it could be the next big thing?” I’ve learned over the years that often the very best ideas...
View ArticleTear gas gives way to festivity in Turkey's Taksim Square
Thousands of anti-government Turkish protesters turned Taksim Square into a must-see local tourism site today, posing on burnt vehicles and barricades after two days of street battles, as the prime...
View ArticleEgypt's top court undermines key tool of Morsi's rule
Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court today ruled that the law governing the election of the upper house of parliament, which is currently endowed with legislative power, was unconstitutional, deepening...
View ArticleStorm chasers killed by latest Oklahoma tornado
On a day when many storm chasers acknowledged that they take too many risks in order to get the most sensational videos, one of the safest and most professional storm chasers of all died.Even before...
View ArticleSexual assault: Women lawmakers push for change in US military
Sexual assault in the US military is accelerating toward likely change in the way such cases are handled by senior uniformed officers – which is to say, it may be taken out of their hands.It’s a...
View ArticleData bits: Can you handle a million trillion of these?
Throughout history, power has belonged to those who control information.Think back on the old sword-and-shield movies. The plot often hinged on who possessed a particular document: a treaty, a deed, a...
View ArticleMinnesota Orchestra's endowment needs deeper dive
The Minnesota Orchestral Association’s management-cited source of today’s crisis is the roughly $90 million gap between what its endowment has, and what in 2007 it had calculated to now...
View ArticleGraves' political calculation reflects his business mindset
Democrat Jim Graves built a profitable hospitality business by pursuing the right strategies at the right times and having the self-confidence to make timely decisions.To succeed in the highly...
View ArticleWalz to push for STOCK Act enhancements
WASHINGTON — When it comes to one of his signature legislative victories, Rep. Tim Walz has some unfinished business.A little more than 15 months ago, Congress passed the STOCK Act, a bill meant to...
View ArticleTom Emmer plans Wednesday announcement: Could it be 6th District run?
Tom Emmer, the Republican candidate for governor in 2010 who lost a close race to Mark Dayton, says he'll make an announcement Wednesday in Delano.While no topic was disclosed, Emmer is considered a...
View ArticleGrant Hart Q&A: New day rising for Hüsker Dü co-founder
Grant Hart has made a name for himself as co-founder of Hüsker Dü, the Minneapolis punk trio whose stormy split is as storied as its music. At the moment, Hart is rising from the ashes of some personal...
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Jim Graves: Our best in public service
Governor Arne Carlson's Blog And then there were none….Jim GravesThe withdrawal of Jim Graves from the 6th District race for Congress has drawn considerable comment as well as some interesting...
View ArticleRick Jauert, longtime Washington aide to Minnesota politicians, dies at 59
Rick Jauert, a Minnesota native who worked in Washington, D.C., for 36 years as an aide to 10 House members, including seven from Minnesota, has died.Jauert, 59, announced last year that he was...
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Kids are immersed in a culture of respect at Youth Frontiers retreats
The silence around Joe Cavanaugh’s makeshift campfire was anything but the absence of sound.It was a feeling, a cocoon, a signal that this was time apart from everyday life. The silence was an...
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Rushing waterfall and rainbow at Grand Portage State Park
The waterfalls at Grand Portage State Park — in the northeast corner of Minnesota — are running at full clip this spring, as captured by a visitor to the park. Grand Portage features the highest...
View ArticleDid Bakk trade away the minimum-wage measure for Capitol-repairs bonding bill?
What will it take for Minnesota’s DFL legislators to pass a minimum-wage hike next year and overcome the backroom politics that some lawmakers say doomed it during this session’s last days?Democrats...
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Colonoscopies in U.S. are both routine and expensive
CC/Flickr/Daniel OinesA driver of the high cost of colonoscopies in the U.S. has been the moving of the procedure from doctors' offices to surgery centers.This past weekend, the New York Times launched...
View ArticleMark Jenkins elected to second term as chair of Independence Party
Mark Jenkins was elected Saturday to a second term as state chair of the Independence Party of Minnesota at its annual convention in St. Cloud.At the convention, the party also amended its platform to...
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State economist Tom Stinson steps down, after five governors and three decades
Tom Stinson, a fiscal guru who has served as state economist for five governors over nearly 30 years, announced his retirement Monday morning.Stinson said he would step down to focus on his teaching...
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