In surprise, Chinese court releases mom from prison labor camp
There is something innately affirmative about a Chinese court today pulling an ordinary woman out of a prison labor camp, compensating her for damages, and requiring a Chinese state security official...
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July 16, 1898: Typhoid strikes at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds
Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical SocietyTemporary dwellings of the Fifteenth Regiment after abandoning the Fairgrounds, c.1898In 1898, 400 members of the Fifteenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry were...
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A peripatetic 'Pride & Prejudice' at the Guthrie; Talking Volumes to include...
Now at the Guthrie, “Pride and Prejudice” is entertaining, effervescent and moving. It never stops moving. Alexander Dodge's set, a three-part Lazy Susan, changes scenes by whirling a tall exterior...
View ArticleMore women in the boardroom? Europe considers forcing the issue
Christine Lagarde used to find them "offensive." Now the first female director of the International Monetary Fund sees gender quotas as a necessary, albeit temporary, tool to help women reach top...
View ArticleSpanish government 'will not be blackmailed,' says impugned PM Rajoy
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is facing an existential test to his rule, after his former party treasurer appeared in court today and accused Mr. Rajoy of receiving kickbacks from an illegal...
View ArticleEconomy's strength poses message challenge for GOP governor candidates
Good news about Minnesota's economy continues to roll in.Minnesota employers keep adding jobs and the state's unemployment rate is 5.3 percent, well below the national level of 7.6 percent.Among major...
View ArticlePennsylvania voter ID law back in court: Can it be enforced?
Pennsylvania’s photo ID law returned to state court on Monday, this time for a trial on whether the new measure can be enforced by state officials without disenfranchising a significant number of...
View ArticleEgypt upheaval: What does US hope to accomplish in dispatching a diplomat?
By dispatching a senior State Department official to Cairo, the United States is signaling that it wants to see a return to a democratic government – and an end to continuing violence – as soon as...
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Who are the worst All-Stars in Twins history?
Because so many All-Star selections are based more on first-half performances than overall track records and there's a rule that every team must be represented by at least one player, there have been...
View ArticleEgypt protest clashes: 7 dead, hundreds injured, more arrested
Monday night clashes in Cairo between security forces, supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi and his opponents left seven dead, 261 wounded and 401 people arrested, as Egypt's military-backed...
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For more to ride bikes in U.S., cycling's image and infrastructure must...
CC/Flickr/Will Vanlue30 percent of Amsterdam residents regularly bike to work and another 40 percent occasionally do so.Getting out of our cars and onto bikes would benefit not just us as individuals,...
View ArticlePrettner Solon heads to Oklahoma City for lieutenant governors conference
Lt. Gov. Yvonne Prettner Solon leaves today for a national conference of lieutenant governors in Oklahoma City.The three-day conference at the Skirvin Hotel features panels and discussion on many...
View ArticleJames Carville to headline DFL's Founders Day Dinner on Sept. 6
The Minnesota DFL Party says political commentator James Carville will be the headline speaker at its 8th annual Founders Day Dinner on Sept. 6.Tickets are available, starting at $75. There's also a...
View ArticleWounded Syrians discover their compassionate neighbor, Israel
TCJewfolk Israeli hospitals are treating injured Syrians.Yes, you read that correctly. The two year old civil war between Iranian-backed President Bashir Al-Assad and Sunni rebel groups has- so far-...
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Tears for Trayvon and Terrance as ralliers in Minneapolis call for justice
Fourteen-year-old Abryana Cohen started crying softly when she told me her age and I commented that she’s around the same age as Trayvon Martin, who was killed by George Zimmerman last February and...
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Another bad wildfire season hits stride, amid worry some forests can't rebound
CC/Flickr/das_millerThe huge Carpenter 1 Fire outside Las Vegas burned over 43 square miles.As the huge Carpenter 1 Fire outside Las Vegas winds down, having burned over a remarkable 43 square miles,...
View ArticleSenate reaches deal to avoid filibuster rule change
The New York Times and others are reporting that a deal has been reached to end the latest crisis over filibusters and the "nuclear option."Faced with the likely prospect that Democrats would use a...
View ArticleProtect the Boundary Waters region from sulfide mining's effects
I have been canoeing in the Boundary Waters every summer for the majority of my life, and despite my dislike for bugs and insects, I think of the lakes in the region as my home away from home. It’s...
View ArticleCongressional fundraising round-up: Emmer has large lead and Kline posts a...
WASHINGTON — Quarterly congressional fundraising reports were due with the Federal Elections Commission on Monday. Highlights from this round include:Tom Emmer’s big fundraising lead in the 6th...
View ArticleDNR officer catches Cloquet angler using brother's fishing license
A DNR officer caught a Cloquet man using his brother's fishing license earlier this season and the confrontation led to an arrest.The Duluth News Tribune relates how Andrew Swenson had been caught last...
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