St. Paul City Council to Congress: Shift military funding to help communities
The St. Paul City Council voted unanimously this week to support a resolution that asks Congress to redirect military funding to help local communities.The resolution was sponsored by Council Member...
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Wells Fargo posts healthy earnings stats
Sued by the feds for mortgage fraud earlier in the week, Wells Fargo posted healthy earnings numbers today. Jennifer Bjorhus of the Strib says: “Wells Fargo & Co. continues to smash through its...
View ArticleMore info sought before any decision on GOP complaint against Mark Ritchie
An administrative law judge is evaluating whether there’s probable cause in two GOP senators’ complaint alleging that Secretary of State Mark Ritchie is misinforming voters and abusing his state office...
View ArticleMN Blog Cabin Roundup, 10/12
A two minute and twenty second argument for voting “no” on the Minnesota voter ID amendmentfrom Thoughtful Bastards by Paul UdstrandVote “No” in November (or simply leave it blank), preserve our...
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Curbly's Bruno Bornsztein talks about entrepreneurship, persistence and a...
The standard image of a successful web developer probably doesn't include a journalism degree or a fascination with interior design — but Bruno Bornsztein isn't your garden-variety web developer. He's...
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Vikings watch RG3 run away with the game
REUTERS/Jason ReedRobert Griffin IIIThe country’s football addicts now call him RG3, an identification that might have been cribbed from a Star Wars script. But you have the Minnesota Vikings’...
View ArticleJack Baker and Michael McConnell apply for marriage license in Minneapolis, 1970
MN70s On October 15, 1971, the Minnesota Supreme Court upheld the state’s prohibition of same-sex marriage. The case was brought by two men, Jack Baker and Michael McConnell, whose marriage...
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Minneapolis transition to one-sort recycling expected to ramp up participation
In Minneapolis, we should be embarrassed about how little we recycle.Every other week, we carry our paper, plastic, cans and bottles to the curb carefully sorted and ready for recycling. At least...
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Pierz native Dale Dahmen joins the Concertina Hall of Fame
Pierz Healy High School graduate Dale Dahmen was honored on Sunday, October 14th with induction into the Concertina Hall of Fame at the 37th annual Concertina Congress held in New Prague. Watch as...
View ArticleNegative news stories take a heavier toll on women, study finds
I still remember a political cartoon (although, unfortunately, not the cartoonist) from the Vietnam War/Watergate era. Set in a living room, it showed a TV screen with a newscaster saying, “And now for...
View ArticleBrodkorb goes public and claims power grab in state Senate
With the lifting of a gag order in his wrongful-termination case against the Minnesota Senate, Michael Brodkorb has demonstrated that Brodkorb un-gagged is Brodkorb unplugged. In an interview with...
View ArticleFirst TV ad opposing voting amendment features Joan Growe
Former Minnesota Secretary of State Joan Growe is featured in the first television commercial being aired by opponents of the proposed Voting Amendment that will be on the statewide ballot Nov. 6.The...
View ArticleSt. Paul officials reviewing lawsuit over no-bid choice for Saints ballpark
St. Paul city officials are reviewing a lawsuit filed Friday by the Taxpayers League of Minnesota, which challenges the city's award of the design and build contract for a downtown ballpark without...
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Minnesotans pay tribute to civic and political leader George Pillsbury
MinnPost photo by Jana FreibandGeorge PillsburyMinnesotans are paying tribute to George Pillsbury, a respected elder in Minnesota's business, philanthropy and political communities. He died Saturday at...
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Milwaukee archdiocese, abuse victims can't reach mediated agreement
That other very expensive battle for the Catholic Church, all those sexual abuse cases, isn’t getting any cheaper in Wisconsin. Annysa Johnson of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports: “The...
View ArticleBachmann leads in new poll
Republican U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann has a 9 point lead over DFL challenger Jim Graves, according to a new poll from KSTP and SurveyUSA.Fifty percent of the poll's 598 respondents support Bachmann's...
View ArticleMany Christians do not see same-sex marriage as an issue of 'fairness'
David Philip Norris recently wrote an op-ed piece in MinnPost ("Determined opposition to same-sex marriage shows indifference to human hardship") in which he claimed that those who oppose same-sex...
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Bachmann raises more than rest of delegation combined
One guess who leads the state’s politicians in fund-raising. Time’s up. Brett Neely of MPR writes: “Michelle Bachmann's re-election campaign raised more than $4.5 million in the three months ending...
View ArticleMinnesota 2020 expands the public policy debate with Activated Voices
What’s the goal of Activated Voices? What is Minnesota 2020 hoping to accomplish with this project?This generation of young adults is entering one the worst economies in recent memory. Frankly,...
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Bicycling booms in Minnesota, 1890s
In the 1890s, after bicycles became more comfortable and affordable, bicycling swept the nation, Minnesota included. Minnesotans who embraced bicycling at this time helped lay the groundwork for a...
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