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Putting stashed cash to work in Minnesota
Lee EgerstromAway from the distractions that dominated the past elections, Wall Street watchers and Main Street advocates have wondered when, and how, enormous stashes of corporate and personal wealth...
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Post offices: Look at them a bit, and the monotony falls away
Mary Rothlisberger is an artist living in Palouse, Wash., a town of about a thousand inhabitants two miles from the Idaho border. Palouse is very remote – she tells me you can’t get a direct train,...
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50 years ago: The Andersen-Rolvaag recount begins
For days after the November election, only a handful of votes separated the Republican incumbent from his DFL challenger. Then, on Dec. 19, 50 years ago today, the vote count began again — this time at...
View ArticlePatrick Henry senior shares her experience of stressful life, critical choices
Wes Moore grew up poor and fatherless, in a struggling neighborhood in Baltimore. He flirted with trouble on the streets, yet went on to become a Rhodes Scholar, White House aide and the author of “The...
View ArticleIreland announces abortion law reforms, leaving no one satisfied
Ireland took a step today toward loosening its strict antiabortion regime, as the government announced legislation to legalize abortion in limited circumstances. But a battle lies ahead, as both...
View ArticleBishops investigating US nuns have poor records on sex abuse cases
VATICAN CITY — From its 17th century palace, the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith monitors compliance with Roman Catholic moral teaching and matters of dogma for the oldest church in...
View ArticleReport scathing of State Department over Benghazi consulate attacks that...
The State Department has come up for harsh criticism in an official report that cites "grossly inadequate" security at America's mission in Benghazi during the Sept. 11 attacks that killed US...
View ArticleDrought's winter toll: Mississippi barges face losses while US blasts river
Even in winter, the severe drought that plagued a great swath of the nation’s agricultural and ranching states this summer is taking a punishing toll on the nation’s economy, with the Mississippi River...
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Expanding sales tax to clothing and services tempts Dayton
When members of the Minnesota Legislature’s new DFL majority convene in January, they will be under immediate pressure from their constituencies to latch onto new sources of state revenue.Not only will...
View ArticleHow would a new US ban on assault rifles work?
How would a ban on semi-automatic assault rifles work? That could well be a big issue in Congress next year in the wake of the tragic Newtown, Conn., school shooting.A military-style assault rifle and...
View ArticleSandy Hook shooting's glare illumines cracks in mental health care
Details about Adam Lanza’s mental health are anecdotal, at best.Unverified news reports have suggested he may have been diagnosed with a personality disorder and/or with Asperger syndrome, a mild form...
View Article'Economically catastrophic' to delay raising debt ceiling, warns top Democrat
Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland is the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee and the House Democratic leadership's liaison to the budget negotiations between Speaker John Boehner and President...
View ArticlePolitico: Peterson pessimistic on farm bill's prospects this session
WASHINGTON — Rep. Collin Peterson doesn't think Congress will be able to pass a new farm bill before the end of the year."I’ve come to the conclusion that is it’s dead for this session," Peterson told...
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Eagan singer Nicholas David performs ‘Great Balls of Fire’ on 'The Voice'
Eagan soulman Nicholas David Mrozinski finished his long, successful run on NBC's 'The Voice' this week with a performance of Jerry Lee Lewis'"Great Balls of Fire," complete with flaming piano. In the...
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Mondale on the filibuster: Mend it, don't end it
REUTERS/Susan WalshWalter MondaleMinnesota's own Walter Mondale, the star of the last successful change in the Senate filibuster rule, spoke Tuesday at the U of M's Humphrey School about the current...
View ArticleGov. Dayton offers mid-term assessment of transportation issues
With two years down and two to go in his first term as governor, Mark Dayton's office has been assessing his progress on many fronts; today it's transportation and Internet service, a category they...
View ArticleTwins' signing of pitcher Mike Pelfrey is a discouraging sign
For the past year or so, the Twins have talked repeatedly about getting away from their longtime focus on low-strikeout, low-walk pitchers and add more power arms to the organization.And they put their...
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Bottom line: Here’s the biggest problem with the Constitution
One in a series of articles. You can read the whole series here.Pop open the champagne bottles. This is what we’ve all been praying for -- the final installments of “Imperfect Union.” My plan is to...
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Fall 2012 radio ratings: What's going on with talk?
I alluded to this in yesterday’s 1500 ESPN analysis, but the fall radio ratings indicate all six talk stations in the Top 20 — WCCO, MPR News, KFAN, NewsTalk, MyTalk107 and 1500 — are down a little or...
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Chat live with Andy Sturdevant Wednesday, Dec. 19, at noon
Join the inimitable Andy Sturdevant for a lunch-hour online chat today, Wednesday, Dec. 19, at noon. Talk art, architecture, and the aesthetic with your favorite bearded urban explorer.Interested? Just...
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