Sandy recovery claims mount. How much will a divided Congress pay?
The US may be perched on the edge of the “fiscal cliff,” with Republicans demanding spending cuts and Democrats clamoring for tax hikes to reduce the budget deficit.But, one thing both parties are...
View ArticlePalestinians push for elevated UN status: Did Gaza conflict help?
The United Nations is poised to give Palestinians enhanced status in its General Assembly Thursday – despite intense opposition from the United States and Israel – partly in an attempt to head off the...
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PSA: Using ice picks for self rescue
Temperatures have been dropping below freezing in Minnesota for weeks now; lakes in the Twin Cities are starting to develop thin layers of ice and some lakes in the northern parts of the state already...
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Minnesota’s progressive groups, fresh from victory, ready to push their...
Fresh off an unexpected ballot victory in November, Minnesota’s progressive grass-roots groups see an opportunity to continue their organizing success — and carry their numerous supporters — into the...
View ArticleSebastian Joe’s has a new bacon flavored ice cream
TC Jewfolk Bacon seems to have hit a tipping point in America in the past few decades. No longer is bacon simply a sizzled savory side dish to eggs and pancakes in the morning. Now it comes wrapped...
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Klobuchar, Franken cheer potential filibuster reform
WASHINGTON — While most of Washington is focused on the “fiscal cliff,” the Senate has been engaged in a debate this week over the function of the most notable and notorious procedural trick in the...
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St. Olaf Christmas Festival celebrates 100 years of choral cheer
For members of the St. Olaf College community, and music fans in general, the arrival of the annual St. Olaf Christmas Festival is as eagerly anticipated as the holiday it celebrates. Since its...
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Colleagues, community praise Minneapolis police chief nominee Janee Harteau
Janee HarteauThe parade lasted an hour.Acting Police Chief Janee Harteau sat in the back row of the City Council Chambers Wednesday as colleagues, community leaders, folks from the neighborhoods,...
View ArticleNolan campaign manager Mike Misterek to be chief of staff in D.C.
Newly elected 8th District Congressman Rick Nolan will take his campaign manager, Mike Misterek, to Washington to be his chief of staff.Nolan defeated Republican U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack to win a return...
View ArticleMinnesota Democrats honor Wellstones at D.C. reception
WASHINGTON — Minnesota Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken and the Democratic members of the state’s U.S. House delegation hosted a reception for Paul and Sheila Wellstone in Washington on Wednesday...
View ArticleResistance to evidence about mammograms may be abating
Given how many times women have been told over the decades that “mammography saves lives” and “early detection is the key to surviving breast cancer,” it’s no wonder there’s resistance to studies that...
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British ads at the Walker; Miss Richfield 1981 at Illusion
Friday, November 30Brit WitsWHAT:British Arrows AwardsWHERE: Walker Art Center, MinneapolisWHEN: 7 and 9 p.m.Nobody sells like the Britons. That is, if you can even tell what they’re selling until the...
View ArticleDuluth groups don't want wind energy credits to 'blow off the fiscal cliff'
Groups in Duluth made a plea to Congress Wednesday to renew the wind energy tax credits that are due to expire at the end of the year.Mayor Don Ness, Environmental Minnesota and Ventera Wind, which...
View ArticleDictionary editors honor and expand vocabulary of environmental concern
For reasons not entirely clear, November is the month when many of the world’s leading dictionaries announce their Word of the Year selections.Sometimes the honorees are of brand-new coinage, as with...
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Minnesota Senate gets another legal bill in Brodkorb case
Michael BrodkorbAnother bill is on the way to the Minnesota Senate for legal services related to the firing of Michael Brodkorb, former communications director for the Republican caucus. Paying that...
View ArticleFormer congressional candidate Jim Graves sells St. Cloud hotel
Jim Graves, the hotel magnate who came close to beating Congresswoman Michele Bachmann in the 6th District race earlier this month, says his company has sold the Le St. Germain Hotel in St. Cloud.The...
View ArticleCiresi law firm to work pro bono on White Bear Lake water level lawsuit
News this week that a White Bear Lake group is suing the DNR over the fallen lake level notes that the Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi law firm is handling the case.The White Bear Press says the...
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Pundits think Franken is in good shape for Senate re-election
He may not be Amy Klobuchar, but Al Franken’s re-election prospects are starting out strong. At MPR, Catharine Richert notes some sage prognosticating: “Larry Sabato, a political science professor at...
View ArticleHold youth accountable, but consider human development in doing so
We all want a juvenile justice system that holds youth accountable when they commit an offense against us or others. Accountability is the trademark of democracy, and it is a trait we all should strive...
View ArticleEllison and liberal caucus dig in heels on entitlement cuts
Congressman Keith Ellison is drawing his line in the sand on the subject of entitlement cuts. Brett Neely of MPR writes:“[L]iberal Democrats, including Minneapolis U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, are warning...
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