Capital City ups its online presence with 'Spotlight on St. Paul' blog
St. Paul is increasing its online information presence with a new blog, "Spotlight on St. Paul."The first edition is out today, with stories about:The 10th anniversary of the Lowertown Music in Mears...
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Somalis and DFL candidates at odds on gay-rights issues
Somali resistance to gay rights creates problems for DFL mayoral candidates in Minneapolis. Curtis Gilbert of MPR reports: “While Somali-Americans overwhelmingly vote Democratic, many appear to...
View ArticleNorth Dakota finishes election tally — from last November
The North Dakota State Canvassing Board finalized the election tally for the governor and U.S. Senate races last week, six months after the November election.The action came after federal election...
View ArticleOlympia Snowe fundraises for Women Winning, chats one on one with conservatives
Conservative women muscled a meeting with former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe on Monday.Snowe, a Republican who represented Maine, was in Minneapolis for a $500-a-plate luncheon fundraiser for Women...
View ArticleCoca toothpaste? Bolivia tries to drum up demand for 'legal' coca products
The coca leaf is everywhere here. Its pungent smell rises from giant sacks presided over by indigenous women selling at street markets; and in local parks men hold pink plastic bags of it, slowly...
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Driving Change panel: Cecconi models behavior — and takes the long view
MinnPost has assembled a panel of leadership experts and scholars, who are rotating in commenting on each of the examples of leadership profiled in our series, "Driving Change: A Lens on Leadership."...
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The advocate: Mary Cecconi educates parents, legislators to help them support...
While covering important events in our civic and cultural life, journalists typically focus on facts, controversies, issues and their impact. They rarely look through the lens of understanding leaders...
View ArticleWho are Mexico's Knights Templar?
COALCOMAN, Mexico — A gang of self-dubbed knights claim they're on a crusade to protect the unprotected in Mexico's western state of Michoacan, but there's nothing cavalier about them.Mexico's...
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Liquid Music's new season: a fearless push of the restart button
Fans of new music were thrilled when Kate Nordstrum was hired by the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. The organization seemed like a good home for the kind of adventurous programming she pioneered at the...
View ArticleSyrians, Iraqis warn Turkey of potential chaos
ANTAKYA, Turkey — Lights flashed off and on across the hillside. Residents stood on balconies banging pots and pans. A crowd in the street below chanted slogans against the government of Turkish Prime...
View ArticleIn Tunisia, a free speech tussle could land a professor in jail
Last October a Tunisian academic named Raja Ben Slama suggested on television that a top official charged with drafting Tunisia’s new constitution had watered down free speech protections in the...
View ArticleBradley Manning: Patriotic whistle-blower or American traitor?
It was during his tour in Iraq in 2010 as he was serving as an intelligence analyst that Pfc. Bradley Manning watched a video stored in the US military’s database that showed two pilots accidentally...
View ArticleMight Chris Christie put a Democrat in Frank Lautenberg's Senate seat?
The passing of five-term Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D) of New Jersey marks the end of an era. He was the oldest member of the Senate, its last World War II veteran, and a beloved figure among New Jersey...
View ArticleErdogan's defiant style keeps Turkish protesters fueled with anger
After a relatively calm day in Istanbul yesterday, protesters in Turkey resurrected their antigovernment demonstrations overnight, with several thousand marching on the landmark Ottoman-era palace...
View ArticleFrustrated Olympia Snowe left the Senate — but not politics — to crusade for...
In 1979, when Olympia Snowe started her career in the House of Representatives, there was exactly one woman serving in the U.S. Senate. (If you think you can come up with the name of that woman, I’ll...
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Stillwater bridge cost can be measured not only in millions but in lost lives
First of two parts.Late last week, with the Stillwater bridge in the headlines again — a symbolic groundbreaking, amid fresh disputes over bids and contracts — I had a long talk with Jim Erkel about a...
View ArticlePride Festival updates, will offer Wedding Showcase
In January, Julie Schanke Lyford called the executive director of Pride Twin Cities and asked whether she could operate the annual commitment ceremony “booth” at this year’s LGBT celebration.Her...
View ArticleSame-sex marriage: Ramsey, Washington join Hennepin County in offering...
Ramsey County and Washington County will offer newly designed marriage application forms on June 6, in preparation for an anticipated rush when same-sex marriage becomes legal in Minnesota on Aug....
View ArticleSt. Louis County Board to vote on $65,000 settlement in sexual harassment case
The St. Louis County Board is expected to a approve a payment Tuesday of $65,000 to a former board secretary who claimed she was sexually harassed for 10 years by former Commissioner Dennis Fink.The...
View ArticleBringing streetcars to Minneapolis: Some perplexing twists and turns
Streetcar service in Minneapolis ended about 60 years ago — except for the tourist trolley running between Lake Harriet and Lake Calhoun. But in a what's-old-is-new-again twist, the city is looking to...
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