Hurricane Sandy: Freeze on politics affects key races for Congress, too
The presidential campaigns aren't the only political operations trying to decide what to do afterhurricane Sandy swept aside the final-week playbook of this election.The superstorm has upended some...
View ArticleFungal meningitis: How a wimpy, ubiquitous black mold turned to the dark side
If your Halloween costume didn’t end up scaring anybody this year, maybe you should have dressed up as Exserohilum rostratum. It’s the black mold that’s responsible for the multi-state outbreak of...
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Reimnitz-Wycoff race's heated dynamics burst into Facebook flames after MFT...
One of the hardest-fought, most intrigue-laden local political races of the year took a hairpin turn over the weekend. Minneapolis School Board candidate Josh Reimnitz was contacted by several voters...
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MinnPost members chat with Eric Black
More than a dozen loyal MinnPost members joined Eric Black for a lunch-hour chat on Tuesday to discuss issues relating to politics and the upcoming election. If you’ve given MinnPost at least $50 in...
View ArticleHistoric voting memorabilia on display at Hennepin County Government Center
An exhibit on voting — with a look at local and national elections from the past, and the evolution of voting — is now on display in the Hennepin Gallery in the Hennepin County Government Center in...
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Norm Coleman says Romney's election won't be the end of Roe v. Wade
REUTERS/Andy KingNorm ColemanMinnesota's own Norm Coleman has been telling selected pro-choice groups in Ohio that a Romney presidency would not lead to the reversal of Roe v. Wade.Here's the quote,...
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DFL appears poised to regain Minnesota Senate and has a shot at retaking House
In the final days before the election, it appears that the Republican grip on the state Legislature is slipping away.The DFL appears poised to regain control of the state Senate, although most believe...
View ArticleMoney in MinnPost's competitive legislative races
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View ArticleCould gay rights turnout operation sink the first pro-gay marriage president...
Wry Wing Politics In the Halloween season it’s always fun to tell far-fetched scary stories. This one is pretty darn scary, and may not be as far-fetched as some:What if the opponents of Minnesota’s...
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Art Attack at Northrup King; 'Company' at the Ordway
Friday, November 2Harvest of ArtWHAT: Art AttackWHERE: Northrup King Building, MinneapolisWHEN: 5 to 10 p.m.The largest collection of artists' studios under one roof opens up all weekend, with some 200...
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Video tour of Minneapolis' Corcoran neighborhood
As an entry to a neighborhood film festival, Rose Spieler-Sandberg presents a short video tour of Minneapolis' Corcoran neighborhood. The neighborhood has a lot to recommend it: the Midtown Farmers...
View ArticleHow the sugar industry has kept us in the dark about the sweetener's true...
Perhaps it’s not what people will want to read after the annual sugar-fest known as Halloween, but Mother Jones has a terrific article in its current (Nov.-Dec.) issue about how the sugar industry has...
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Obama-Romney, Minnesota gay marriage polls: the crosstabs
On the heels of Sunday’s Star Tribune Minnesota Poll showing a 3-point Barack Obama lead, KSTP released a poll Tuesday showing the president up 7. One place where KSTP agrees with the Strib: the...
View ArticleTom Sorel resigns as MnDOT commissioner, will head local AAA
Tom Sorel, who's been commissioner of the state Department of Transportation, is leaving the post to become president and CEO of AAA in Minneapolis, the travel and road assistance organization.Gov....
View ArticleDean Barkley makes YouTube ad for his state Supreme Court bid
Dean Barkley, who's running in Tuesday's election for an associate justice seat on the Minnesota Supreme Court, has made a YouTube video ad pushing his candidacy.Barkley was a driving force behind the...
View ArticleMinneapolis ‘good news day’: bond debt drops; police are hiring
Minneapolis got some good news Wednesday on a couple of fronts, one of them financial.The city has the lowest general obligation bond debt it has carried since 1990. That’s especially good news for...
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The wolf is at the mercy of our actions, so let's get it right this time
On Saturday, Nov. 3, another chapter in the lives of wolves will be completed. Minnesota will host its first legal hunt. It has been a long and arduous novel with the wolf being either wrapped in evil...
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Cravaack-Nolan race third most expensive House contest
All this to oversee a district full of Rangers, lakes, moose and trees. Brandon Stahl of the Duluth News Tribune reports: “Look out, Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District: Minnesota’s mighty 8th...
View ArticleTimberwolves season preview: A team to respect
The Minnesota Timberwolves embark on the 2012-13 season under a great deal of uncertainty.Their two best players, power forward Kevin Love and point guard Ricky Rubio, will be unavailable because of...
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Who is funding the marriage amendment fight?
The latest fundraising reports for groups campaigning for and against the marriage amendment were filed with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board on October 29. Use the...
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