Bob CollinsThese presidential campaigns have a way of working themselves out via the will of the people without the intervention of the St. Paul City Council, which today will vote on a resolution aimed at Trump.
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Pioneer Press’ Julio Ojeda-Zapata reports today that the car-sharing service wants to cut back its operations in the city. It’s only been in St. Paul for 17 months, and now it wants to serve only high-use areas. Read more →
Sen. John McCain and Sen. Al Franken mix it up over their NFL loyalties. Read more →
The city of Duluth and the airplane manufacturer Cirrus may be on a collision course that could have one of the few northern Minnesota success stories looking elsewhere.
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We were told this week that the Department of Homeland Security is going to soon announce a new terrorism warning system to replace the system that replaced the color-coded system.
If it has any degree of accuracy, it will say that America is currently at Threat Level Stupid. Read more →
Few people seem to show up when most cities and counties hold hearings on tax increases. Read more →
‘The people of Congress are not as good people as the people who are first responders.’
With that brick, Jon Stewart showed again last night why his voice has created such a vacuum of moral authority in the national dialogue.
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St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman has taken the bait set by Pioneer Press columnist/troll Joe Soucheray.
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This afternoon, we’re going to get some specifics on the what the United States will look like under Republican rule.
House Speaker Paul Ryan, seeking to put some definition to the choice in the upcoming elections, will outline his vision in his first major policy speech since taking the job. Read more →
We all have those times in our lives when we recall a moment in our past and shake our head over our stupidity. If we’re lucky, we don’t have many of them. But we all have them.
Collectively, the nation’s AIDS epidemic is one of them. It wasn’t that long ago when our ignorance, fear, and lack of compassion conspired to condemn thousands of people. Read more →
Gov. Mark Dayton used some common sense this week when he unraveled a public relations disaster at the state’s Department of Corrections. Read more →
Ellison and other officials tried the declare-victory-and-go-home strategy to get Black Lives Matter protesters to end their 4th Precinct demonstration. It didn’t work. Read more →
Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank learned what thousands — maybe millions — of other Americans have already learned recently: Getting help for mental illness is an impossible task. Read more →
Why do the people who want to lead the country act as though it’s a burden they’re forced to endure?
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This is the day of the year when the president pardons a turkey at the White House and for seven years, Malia and Sasha Obama have been good soldiers for the photo-op. Today was no different. They stood by their father’s side for the cause of tradition on the day we realized — again –that time moves on, and little kids grow up too fast.
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