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Big Stone II - Stopping the Unstoppable Coal Fired Power Plant

John DeCock | Posted 11.12.2009 | Green


John DeCock

Change is inevitable, and the time for new coal fired power plants has passed.

Northwest Pilots' Licenses Are Revoked By FAA

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 10.28.2009 | Home


WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday revoked the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneap...

Meet the New Health Care Reform, Same as the Old Health Care Reform

Aaron E. Carroll | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics


Aaron E. Carroll

We will get the incremental health care reforms we were promised. Things will likely get better in the short term. Then, since we didn't contain costs, we'll need to enact real reform. Or, things will go right back to the status quo.

Northwest Pilots Who Overshot Minneapolis Airport Say They Were Working On Laptops

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 10.27.2009 | Home


WASHINGTON — Not sleeping, the pilots say. They were engrossed in a complicated new crew-scheduling program on their laptop computers as their p...

Feds Interview Northwest Pilots Who Overshot Minneapolis Airport

AP | Posted 10.26.2009 | Home


MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Federal investigators interviewed the crew of the Northwest Airlines flight that overshot the Minneapolis airport by 150 miles on ...

Pilots Who Missed Airport By 150 Miles: We Weren't Sleeping

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 10.24.2009 | Home


WASHINGTON — Were the pilots distracted? Catching up on their sleep? Federal investigators struggled to determine what the crew members of a Nor...

Liz Neuman: Third Person Dies In Arizona Sweat Lodge Case

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 10.18.2009 | Home


FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The family of a Minnesota woman who died more than a week after being overcome in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony said Sunday...

William Melchert-Dinkel: Minnesota Nurse Suspected Of Encouraging Suicides

AP | CHRIS WILLIAMS | Posted 10.17.2009 | Home


MINNEAPOLIS — A nurse who authorities say got his kicks by visiting Internet suicide chat rooms and encouraging depressed people to kill themsel...

Yankees-Twins: New York Beats Minnesota 7-2 In Playoff Opener

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 10.08.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — Derek Jeter and CC Sabathia got the New York Yankees off to a winning postseason start in their new ballpark. Even Alex Rodriguez bro...

USA Wins Olympic Naivete Gold; Media Leads Off, Obama Runs Anchor

Mike Hegedus | Posted 10.03.2009 | Media


Mike Hegedus

Chicago was never the favorite, even if Oprah thought it was. All it takes is a quick understanding of how the IOC votes, who the 100 IOC voters are, and which way the international wind is blowing.

Minnesota Moose Stressed, Dying Due To Climate Change

AP | STEVE KARNOWSKI | Posted 09.28.2009 | Green


BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA, Minn. — The moose calf didn't seem to want to get out of the water. But its mother, perhaps concerned about approac...

Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 09.18.2009 | Entertainment

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Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

Pawlenty Demands State Sever All Ties To ACORN -- But There Are None

Minnesota Star Tribune | Bob Von Sternberg | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics


Gov. Tim Pawlenty today joined the chorus of disapproval aimed at the ACORN community organizing group, ordering that state agencies "stop all state f...

Obama on the Stump

Jerry Weissman | Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics


Jerry Weissman

Rhetorical skills helped Barack Obama win the election. Will they help his health care reform plan win?

Man Had Guns Outside Minneapolis Obama Rally

Minnesota Independent | Chris Steller | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics


Packing two pistols, a Rogers man with a Twin Towers tattoo on his arm spent seven hours Saturday among protesters outside Target Center, where Presid...

Emerging GOP Theme: Nullification

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

The code words change over time (from "nullification" to "states' rights" to Pawlenty's "state sovereignty"), but the idea is the same -- we retain the right to ignore any laws we don't feel like following.

Does the Ivy League Turn You Into a Moron? Walter Kirn Critiques Princeton in "Lost in the Meritocracy"

Anis Shivani | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics


Anis Shivani

Walter Kirn, author of the novels Up in the Air and Mission to America, has written the most enticing recent indictment of education in this country.

Al Franken Draws Map Of U.S.--From Memory (VIDEO)

Posted 10.22.2009 | Comedy


Senator Al Franken drew a surprisingly accurate map of all fifty U.S. states at the Minnesota State Fair recently. The senator from Minnesota demons...

Pawlenty Sides With Extremists On Obama "Back-To-School" Address

Minnesota Star Tribune | Rachel E. Stassen-Berger | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty today gave his support to parents and schools wary about showing President Obama's televised back-to-school address in cla...

Franken Calms Down Health Care Opponents (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


While coverage of the health care reform debate has focused on yelling, booing and fistfights, not all engagements between lawmakers and constituents ...

Why We Must Ban BPA From Products Made For Children

Harvey Karp | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living


Harvey Karp

In case you missed the flurry of recent news, scientists have serious doubts about the safety of BPA (bisphenol A). And that's alarming because this h...

Bachmann: "Prayer And Fasting" Will Defeat Health Care Reform

Minnesota Independent | Paul Demko | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics


On Wednesday Rep. Michele Bachmann was part of a star-studded "teletownhall" meeting to discuss health-care reform. The event, billed "Keeping Faith w...

Minnesota Law Promotes American-Made Apparel

WQOW.com | Posted 08.31.2009 | Style


That University of Minnesota sweatshirt on the sales rack at the campus bookstore might just be made in Minnesota, or at least the United States. Aft...

Franken Blasts Supreme Court During Sotomayor Vote

The Minnesota Independent | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics


Al Franken spewed fire and Amy Klobuchar threw brimstone this morning at the Senate Judiciary Committee's vote on Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the ...

Franken's First Bill: Service Dogs For Vets

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics


Freshman Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) announced his first legislative initiative on Monday -- a bill to provide service dogs to wounded veterans. Franke...