Pentagon lifting ban on women in combat, opening new opportunities
At the direction of Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, the Pentagon is announcing tomorrow that it will allow women to serve on the front lines of battle, according to top Pentagon officials.This...
View ArticleClinton highlights Al Qaeda affiliates in Africa during Benghazi hearings
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified in front of the Senate on Wednesday morning about the attack on a US consulate in Benghazi that left four Americans, including the US ambassador to Libya,...
View ArticleObama has many independent options to move U.S. on clean energy, climate
It will be some time, and perhaps not until his State of the Union address on Feb. 12, that we really know how Barack Obama intends to take up the challenge of climate change in his second term.But his...
View ArticleRepair bill for Minneapolis water main now at $325,000
The cost of repairing the water main that spilled l4 million gallons of water in downtown Minneapolis earlier this month is now is estimated be $325,000, according to City Engineer Steve Kotke.The...
View ArticleMinnesota outscores Wisconsin on 39 health measures, UW study finds
Wisconsin health officials are using their state’s natural rivalry with Minnesota to urge its residents to improve their health — and the health of their communities.A new report released yesterday by...
View ArticleGoing off the rails with the Second Amendment
Thoughtful Bastards Blog Cabin contributor Paul Udstrand has started publishing on his blog, Thoughtful Bastards, a six-part series on the interpretation of the Second Amendment especially as it...
View ArticleCities see lots to like in Dayton budget, but effect of sales tax change unclear
The mayors of St. Paul and Minneapolis are praising Gov. Mark Dayton's proposed state budget because of the increases in Local Government Aid that would flow their way, starting in 2014.For the past 10...
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Minnesota Senate leaders react to Gov. Dayton's budget proposal
In reacting to Gov. Mark Dayton's budget which was unveiled Tuesday, the leaders of the Minnesota Senate were a study in contrasts. DFL Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk called the governors budget “a...
View ArticleCommissioner Dohman outlines proposed Dayton's proposed public safety...
Public Safety Commissioner Mona Dohman is at the Capitol today outlining some of Gov. Mark Dayton's budget proposals, which he says will improve public safety.Dohman's testimony before the House...
View ArticleFamily says no further hospital updates on Michael Brodkorb after critical crash
Regions Hospital says it will release no further information on the condition of Michael Brodkorb, at the request of his family:Media advisory ST. PAUL, Minn. – Jan. 24, 2013– Family members of Michael...
View ArticleMinnesota Taxpayers Association's new name: Minnesota Center for Fiscal...
The Minnesota Taxpayers Association said Thursday that it has changed its name to the Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence.The nonpartisan group says:Changing the name of an organization is not...
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Washburn noose incident produces emotional meeting
There was plenty of emotion in the air at the public meeting over the Washburn High (black) doll on a noose incident.Steve Brandt of the Strib says: “As some Minneapolis Washburn High School students...
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Orchestra-lockout testimony at Capitol; 'Johnny Baseball' and 'Doubt' to open
Lockouts were the topic of Wednesday’s state House Commerce Committee meeting. The committee, chaired by Rep. Joe Atkins, DFL-Inver Grove Heights, and an overflow crowd heard testimony about the...
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Dan Nygard’s war stories explore military life at home and away
Dan NygardThere is a lot of pressure to get it right when you write a war story. You must balance humanity with violence, explain impossible politics, convey the essence of a military culture that is...
View ArticleHorse meat burgers saddle UK with menu of problems
LONDON, UK — Outside the Tesco Extra supermarket in Neasden, a low-rent district toward the outer fringes of London, Samuel Okoro offers up a shopping bag for inspection."There you go: chicken nuggets,...
View ArticleAfrica's local militants embrace Al Qaeda ideology
ABUJA, Nigeria — West Africa may be awash in Islamic militant groups these days. But there’s always room for one more, right?Ansaru introduced itself to the Nigerian public through YouTube late last...
View ArticleIs Canada telling Hungary's Roma 'Do not seek asylum here'?
Canada has long had an international reputation of welcoming refugees from around the world. But now it's telling Hungary's Roma community that that doesn't apply to them.The Canadian government is...
View ArticleStrong turnout in Jordan's elections belies deep-seated cynicism
By mid-afternoon yesterday, Mohammad Audeh still hadn't decided if he was going to vote or not. He said he didn’t see anyone he wanted to vote for as he hung around outside the polling station,...
View ArticleThe people Egypt's revolution left behind
Amr Esmat guides his tuk tuk through a rutted dirt street between brick buildings so close together that they almost entirely block the sky. Bright laundry flutters from the balconies above as the...
View ArticleThe Phil Mickelson effect: Do millionaires flee states with high taxes?
The question of whether millionaires move to other states to avoid taxes is being asked afresh here in California after golfer Phil Mickelson, the world’s seventh-richest athlete, said he may move to...
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