Bob CollinsA new program in Minnesota got scant attention during the legislative session, but lawmakers approved funding for a program offering early detection and treatment of psychosis in young people. Read more →
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There’s still no more powerful word in the English language right now than the ‘N-word.’ To prove it, we give you the coverage of President Barack Obama using it.
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A kangaroo cannot be a service animal. So ruled the Common Council of Beaver Dam, Wis., this week.
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Today’s news entertainment comes from watching journalists pretend to be upholding the public’s right to know in registering their displeasure that they weren’t invited to a free concert with Prince and Steve Wonder at the White House over the weekend Read more →
Does the right of citizens to carry guns fuel crime or help stop it?
That’s the ongoing debate surrounding so-called concealed carry legislation around the country and it’s not likely to be settled anytime soon because in many states, the law makes it difficult to analyze data. Read more →
Did you hear? A person made a mistake on the radio the other day and you won’t believe what happened next!
Actually, nothing happened except the usual amount of bead-clutching by partisans and media writers.
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Whenever I’ve gone off to cover the Minnesota delegation at a Democratic National Convention, there’s always one Democratic member of the state’s congressional delegation I never see, and whose name is never uttered — Rep. Collin Peterson.
A Washington Post analysis today of votes in Congress shows why: No other Democrat in the House votes against his party more than Peterson. Read more →
Wisconsin has always been a little bit ahead of its neighbor to the west when it comes to discouraging Native American mascots by sports teams. Read more →
Lake Elmo is a mess, but like most things in Minnesota government these days, the particulars are officially a secret.
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We don’t do polls at this news organization anymore and with good reason — you can’t trust them and news organizations are risking a lot when they put that trust in the hands of third-party pollsters to issue polls under their brand. Read more →
Ventura, who became a legitimate contender the night he was allowed to debate on the same stage as Republican gubernatorial candidate Norm Coleman and DFL gubernatorial candidate Skip Humphrey. They spoke politician and Ventura decidedly did not. Read more →
For seven years, Washington County taxpayers have been paying into the regional transportation pool, participating in a systemic buildout of public transportation, assured that although the priority was elsewhere, ‘your time will come.’
It probably won’t, if the Legislature has its way. Read more →
In my idealistic world, it’s hard to believe that a journalist would be stupid enough to donate money to a politics-based organization, but Judy Woodruff was just that stupid. Read more →
Two news stories today are requiring a fine microscope to find logic.
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A Fargo second-hand store owner isn’t happy about those people next door. Read more →