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Opposing sides could enliven Minneapolis gun-control rally
Clearly a threat to your precious Second Amendment rights … Paul Walsh of the Strib writes: “[A] touring national gun-control campaign endorsed by the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul stops Wednesday...
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When the Dakota moved to reservations: The Treaty of Mendota
The Treaty of Mendota was signed between the Mdewakanton and Wahpekute bands of the Dakota and the United States Government in 1851. By signing this treaty and the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux the same...
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Who are those high-wire cats in local parks and beaches? Slackliners
“Awesome,” whispered a bicyclist breezing through the bowl of Lyndale Farmstead Park in South Minneapolis last Saturday, as Mark McKee slowly but confidently walked an 80-foot slackwire suspended...
View ArticleFARC peace talks stoke hope — and unrest — in Colombia
Negotiators for the Colombian government and leftist rebels started a new round of peace talks this week, while at home the nation debates how to strike a balance between the thirst for justice and the...
View Article'The Daily Show' takes on the Bachmann-Obama coalition
A "Daily Show" segment took a surprise turn into Bachmannia last night.Long-term substitute host John Oliver was narrating a segment about a rare show of congressional bipartisanship as libertarian...
View ArticleRobert Mugabe rants about the West and gays, may exclude 2 million voters
Robert Mugabe is striking out left and right with geysers of vitriol and loathing ahead of national elections Wednesday that could finally unseat him after 33-years of iron rule, and could also...
View ArticleOn Chávez's birthday, Venezuela's new leader still lives in his shadows
Standing before hundreds of red-clad supporters in Sabaneta, Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro sought to rally party faithful yesterday afternoon as he paid homage to his late predecessor.Events...
View ArticleOn voting day, a cry from Timbuktu: 'We want peace'
The citizens of Timbuktu turned out in high numbers Sunday for the first election since their ancient city was trashed by radical Islamists last year. “We want peace,” declared Fadimata Traore as she...
View ArticleMexico, where off-the-books work is the rule, not the exception
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Meet Luis Troncoso, enemy of the dynamic modern economy envisioned by Mexico's leaders.Troncoso, 70, and many of the 150 other street vendors who work with him rise before dawn...
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Minneapolis mayoral candidates deeply divided over potential utilities takeover
In Minneapolis, when you turn the faucet, water comes out. What you don’t need goes down the drain. That’s called water and sewer services.For the last 146 years, starting in 1867, Minneapolis has been...
View ArticleClimate change’s nasty new natural disaster: ‘Himalayan tsunamis’
NEW DELHI, India — This summer’s devastating “Himalayan tsunami” is a grim omen for the future of the millions of people living downstream from the majestic mountain range.The June floods wiped out the...
View ArticleSurging violence in Iraq
In the early morning hours of July 22, Al Qaeda in Iraq won its greatest victory in years with simultaneous attacks on the prisons at Abu Ghraib and Taji, freeing some 500 prisoners and killing more...
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MnDOT on the wall-path: What if residents don’t want highway sound barriers?
In his poem "Mending Wall," Robert Frost had it right: "Something there is that doesn't love a wall." The poet was referring to New England's picturesque, handcrafted stone walls that sit so low to the...
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Mayoral news conference turns into Andrew-Hodges spat over utility ballot...
The thing to remember about a Minneapolis mayoral news conference is that a candidate gets to pick the topic but the reporters get to pick the questions.Mayoral candidate Mark Andrew, a former Hennepin...
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Betty Crocker's Aug. 1 wedding donations are icing on the cake
Perched in the crook of one of her dads’ arms, 21-month-old Anna looked down, picked up a morsel of red velvet cake and popped it into her mouth. When she looked up, it was into a thicket of TV and...
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Fringe Festival facts (and advice); art glass show at Swedish Institute
What’s that rumbling sound we hear, growing louder by the minute? It can only be the vast and teeming carnival wagon known as the Minnesota Fringe, our annual festival of performing arts, now in its...
View ArticleMNsure seeks applicants for two health insurance advisory committees
The board of MNsure, the state's health care exchange, is looking for applicants to join two advisory boards that will offer guidance to the board on areas of the health insurance industry.Applications...
View ArticleMinneapolis' bond rating lowered a notch by Moody's to Aa1
The Minneapolis bond rating was lowered one notch Monday by Moody's Investor's Services because of pension pressures, lower property valuations and reliance on state aid.But the report gives the city...
View ArticleRethink cancer detection and treatment, expert panel advises
We need to rethink our approach to cancer detection and treatment, including how we use the term cancer, according to recommendations published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association...
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How one couple made a difference in a troubled Minneapolis neighborhood
The day before they bought their big stucco house in the Phillips neighborhood in 1990, Joani and Tim Essenburg dropped by for another look.The former kindergarten teacher and the college professor...
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