Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) back issues from October 2007:
Glutton for abuse, or marketing genius? Ameriprise has featured Dennis Hopper in ads for more than a year. The response has not always been positive, but he's back for more.(BUSINESS INSIDER)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Kara McGuire; Staff Writer The camera zooms in on Dennis Hopper, dressed in black and standing in a field of flowers next to a single fire-engine-red Eames chair. It's an image that could be right out of the quirky actor's latest off-the-wall film project. But it's an ad ...
Arcade Fire throws sparks in dried-up Wilkins; REVIEW: The Canadian rockers didn't let a very past-its-prime venue or a stunning opening band steal its incredible thunder.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Chris Riemenschneider; Staff Writer "I feel like I'm at a hockey game." Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler made that slapshot midway through his band's concert Sunday night at Roy Wilkins Auditorium. Good thing Butler plays in a Canadian group - or at least in a ...
Ely distances itself from a rage against visitors; The town on the edge of the BWCA wrestles with evidence that long-held local anti-environmentalist sentiments fueled a drunken shooting rampage.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Larry Oakes; Staff Writer Five of the hell-raisers some are calling the "Ely Six" weren't even born when the U.S. government created the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness along Minnesota's northern border. But the bitterness that enormous change left in ...
Curb the CLUTTER; Drive a trash-toting Toyota, a landfill of a Lincoln? People are watching, wondering and are ready to tattle: Are you sick? Is it legal? Finding reason for disorder.(SOURCE)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Karen Youso; Staff Writer Lots of Minnesotans are car slobs. When we asked readers, "Do you or somebody you know drive a junk-filled car, a mess on wheels?" we heard from them: "Hi, my name is Jolene, and I'm a dumpster driver," wrote Jolene Koch, Pine City, ...
REVIEW; It's not traditional or a musical, but it's magical; Flawed, funky and definitely original "Fashion 47" pulls out all the stops at the Children's Theatre. The multimedia production is full of the color and sass all youngsters seem to yearn for.(SOURCE)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Rohan Preston; Staff Writer "They say my lip gloss is cool, my lip gloss be poppin'/I'm standing at my locker, and all the boys keep stoppin'/Whatcha know `bout me, whatcha know `bout me?" When that sassy excerpt from Lil' Mama blazed over the speakers at the ...
CAMPAIGN 2008: DFL SENATE RACE; Agreement on Iraq, but not much else; The four candidates debating in front of the DFL Progressive Caucus called for an end to the war, but they disagreed on Iran, energy and more.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Rochelle Olson; Staff Writer In a debate Sunday before the DFL Progressive Caucus, four U.S. Senate candidates agreed about needing to end the war in Iraq, but they differed sharply on other major topics including Iran, alternative energy and military spending. ...
'Is this for real?' driver thought; then he was shot; Confronted after a DHL delivery, Dwayne Greer tried to drive away from the gunman.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Terry Collins; Staff Writer Dwayne Greer didn't think anything of the two boys he spotted as he stepped out of his delivery truck around 2 p.m. Thursday. He thought they were walking home from school. After he left a package at a house near 29th and Oliver ...
State should help city implement IRV; Minneapolis experiment can benefit Minnesota, too.(NEWS)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Fans of deciding elections by majority rule - including this newspaper - have been increasingly interested in instant runoff voting (IRV). That's the vote-by-number system that re-sorts and recounts ballots, dropping the low vote-getter each time, until one candidate emerges with 50 ...
Readers Write.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2007 ... RATING THE BRIDGES Playing word games The last thing the Minnesota Department of Transportation needs is another distraction from fixing its core incompetence, not to mention our bridges. The latest disingenuous attempt to explain its feckless management by changing ...
PACKERS 23, VIKINGS 16; Record-setter Favre carries the day.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Packers quarterback Brett Favre carried teammate Greg Jennings off the field after throwing a record-setting touchdown pass to him in the first quarter of Sunday's game at the Metrodome. Favre's 421st touchdown pass ...
Enough big wheels downtown? How about a Ferris ...(NEWS)(the flanagan memo)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Barbara Flanagan; Staff Writer The Flanagan Memo - Re: How to find the newer "new." Plus, some e-mails worth reading - and, perhaps, doing. A place for an Eye? For years, I have nagged in favor of carousels. I grew up calling them merry-go-rounds, ...
Blaine family's horse recovering after intentional poisoning; The show animal underwent a blood transfusion, and the owners fear it may be linked to an earlier horse death.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Chao Xiong; Staff Writer Deborah Newman said Sunday that she knew something was wrong when she pulled into her rural Blaine property and her daughter's show horse didn't come up to the fence and nicker a greeting. It was about 10 p.m. on Thursday that Rose, a ...
Vikings wasting Peterson's talent; The most skilled player on the team is being underutilized. The quickest fix for a team falling fast would be to use that quick first-round pick more.(SPORTS)(Jim Souhan)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jim Souhan; Staff Writer Brad Childress came to Minnesota as an offensive guru. Suddenly, he's a defensive genius. Who other than The Chiller could put Adrian Peterson in a deep freeze? NFL defenses have failed. In Peterson's first four games, he's rushed 76 ...
Shortage of male teachers shows need for truly wise guys.(NEWS)(Katherine Kersten)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Katherine Kersten; Staff Writer Male elementary teachers are going the way of the spotted owl. In 2003, the National Education Association announced that men are only 9 percent of America's elementary teachers - a 40-year low. Finding male teachers is a ...
PERSONALLY ... Frou-frou to you, too; Some stores make you shop till you wanna bop someone.(SOURCE)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Colleen Kruse Special to the Star Tribune I don't understand why the women in my family love to go out and peruse the wild, wonderful world of gift shops. They think nothing of whiling away an entire Saturday afternoon in these heavily perfumed, Yankee ...
Northeast gets all dressed up in the sights and tastes of Lebanon.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2007 ... ABOVE: The Cedars, a Dabke dance group, entertained festivalgoers at the 16th annual Touch of Lebanon Festival at St. Maron Catholic Church in northeast Minneapolis Sunday afternoon. Dabke is a Lebanese folk dance. LEFT: ...
SOUND ADVICE: ANSWERS TO YOUR MULTIMEDIA QUESTIONS; Learning remote could be a fix.(SOURCE)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Don Lindich Special to the Star Tribune Q. I recently purchased a Sylvania 15-inch digital LCD HDTV to use with Dish Network. My Dish remote control does everything it should with the Dish receiver, but I cannot program the remote to control the TV. My Dish ...
A PRICELESS VIEW OF THE WORLD; A 500-year-old map, one of the most valuable items held by the U's libraries, is going on display starting today.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jeff Shelman; Staff Writer The idea of a million-dollar map seems a bit crazy in this world of turn-by-turn directions and GPS systems. Aren't maps jammed into the glove compartment? Don't they usually end up ripped? And don't you pick them up for free at a ...
Trying for triple digits; A hundred marathons at age 50? That's the symmetrical milestone that awaits Dennis Wallach next weekend, but he plans to keep on running long after that.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Kent Youngblood; Staff Writer It wasn't going to be a milestone, just another marathon. Dennis Wallach has run a lot of them over the past 17 years, and the original plan was for Sunday's Twin Cities Marathon to be the 98th of his career. Impressive, but not ...
hot property; WEST SEVENTH PROFESSIONAL CENTER.(BUSINESS INSIDER)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Don Jacobson WEST SEVENTH PROFESSIONAL CENTER 241 W. 7th St., St. Paul Type: Medical office/retail Office area: 60,000 square feet Retail area: 20,000 square feet Developer: Yanik Companies Details: A ...
GAMEDAY HEROES.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2007 ... GAMEDAY HEROES OSI UMENYIORA, DE, Giants He led the way against the Eagles, recording six of New York's 12 sacks. JABARI GREER, CB, Bills Playing because of injuries to two other cornerbacks, he had an interception to set up a key ...
remembering.(NEWS)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2007 ... McPherson, Lorraine (Rovang) Beloved Mother, Grandmother & Friend 5/25/1923 - 9/27/2007 Preceded in death by husband, Robert and her parents, Ben & Lillian. Survived by son, Robert (Debbie); daughters, Bonnie Barns of CO, Linda, Patricia & Susan McPherson; grandsons, Alexander, Sean & Mark ...
FLYING for the FIRM; Corporate travel growth is expected to slow as the economy softens. But overseas flights, especially to China and India, are strong.(BUSINESS INSIDER)(Interview)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Liz Fedor; Staff Writer Lisa Buckner, a senior vice president at Carlson Wagonlit Travel, works with corporate customers in Minnesota and Wisconsin. From her office in Edina, she discussed issues currently facing business travelers. Here is an edited version of her ...
Across Wisconsin, they'll remember the man from Mississippi.(SPORTS)(Patrick Reusse)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Patrick Reusse; Staff Writer The Green Bay Packers' fourth victory in their past five Metrodome appearances was over for 50 minutes when Brett Favre made his way into a makeshift interview room. He was wearing a black T-shirt and brown shorts and could have ...
critic's choice.(SOURCE)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Neal Justin; Staff Writer In need of guidance Chris Rock's first on-camera appearance on "Everybody Hates Chris" (7 p.m., WUCW, Ch. 23) is almost as disappointing as his movie career. He plays an uninspired and uninspiring guidance counselor who confuses our ...
new to market; Heartbreakers make a deal with Best Buy.(BUSINESS INSIDER)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Patrick Kennedy; Staff Writer Best Buy Co. will be the exclusive retail provider of a retrospective of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. "Runnin' Down a Dream" is a four-disc set directed by Peter Bogdanovich. The project spans the band's 30-year run from their start in ...
No room at the downtown inns; Central Minneapolis hotels have an enviable problem: They're booked up. A new crop of hotels set to open in the next year is betting that business travel stays strong.(BUSINESS INSIDER)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Susan Feyder; Staff Writer Open just five months, the Westin Minneapolis has quickly become adept at dealing with an enviable problem that tends to crop up on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, according to director of sales and marketing Patrick Clemons. "You can't get a room," ...
MINNESOTA SCENE; U soccer beats Michigan State, ends dry spells.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The Gophers women's soccer team defeated Michigan State 2-0 at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium on Sunday, opening the conference schedule with two victories for the first time since 1997. It was the Gophers' (6-3-1, 2-0 Big Ten) first victory over Michigan State since 1999. Kelly ...
Vikings upset over no-call on last play; Officials had been calling penalties on Packers cornerbacks' tight coverage all day, but they didn't throw the flag on Green Bay's game-saving interception.(SPORTS)(Sid Hartman)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Sid Hartman; Staff Writer Brett Favre became the all-time career touchdown passing leader Sunday in leading the Packers to a 23-16 victory over the Vikings. He also put on a great display, completing 32 of 45 passes for 344 yards and two touchdowns in a Hall of Fame ...
Taking book smarts to the bank; Two U students took a business launched for a class project and continued to run it after graduation. Now they plan to take their student-themed Alumni Advisor to campuses across the country.(BUSINESS INSIDER)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Todd Nelson Special to the Star Tribune Some people wait years, even decades, before they bolt the corporate cubicle to start their own companies. Then there's Kevin Carlow. The 22-year-old graduated in May from the University of ...
Day One: No puffs, fumes or butts; A statewide smoking ban began today, and business owners have been preparing for a new era.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Chao Xiong; Mark Brunswick; Staff Writers Superior, Wis. -- In the past months, six Minnesota bar bands have dialed up Tyomies Bar in Superior, Wis., looking to book gigs at the bar located a skip across the bridge from Duluth. Down the street, Shooter's Saloon has ...
MINNESOTA'S NEW STATEWIDE SMOKING BAN.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Mark Brunswick; Staff Writer The Minnesota ban took effect at 12:01 a.m. today. In the United States, 22 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico have passed smoke-free laws that cover restaurants and bars. Some states have yet to enact their bans. What's ...
business people; TODAY'S SPOTLIGHT: GWEN MARTIN.(BUSINESS INSIDER)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Aimee Blanchette; Staff Writer GWEN MARTIN Age: 42 Title: Co-founder and managing partner of NumberWorks, a staffing firm that provides staff level accounting contractors on a project basis . Previous job: Director of Salo, which ...
Tailgating is fun, unless you own the condo next door; Two kickoffs 17 hours apart meant a rowdy weekend around the Dome. As the neighborhood gets more residential, can tailgaters coexist with residents?(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Curt Brown; Staff Writer When Mike Wendorf moved into a condominium in Minneapolis three years ago, he knew what to expect from downtown living. But reality twisted those expectations when tailgaters twice swarmed around his increasingly residential neighborhood north of ...
Cross training; When young delinquents train troubled dogs in a St. Paul treatment program, both can gain skills and a chance for a brighter future.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Chris Havens; Staff Writer Shane, an abused Doberman from Pennsylvania, sat at attention at the feet of his trainer. Eric, a delinquent 18-year-old from Minnesota, knelt to the floor with a treat in his hand, urging the dog to lie down. It took several times before the ...
inside track; Builder makes it to the Green.(BUSINESS INSIDER)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Neal St. Anthony; David Phelps; Staff Writers Minneapolis-based Mortenson Construction has been ranked the 17th Top Green Contractor nationally by the trade publication Engineering News-Record in its inaugural review of the industry's movement toward sustainable ...
2 kids hunting squirrel hit trucker in St. Louis County.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Chao Xiong; Staff Writer Two juveniles shooting at a squirrel in St. Louis County aimed toward the highway and accidentally struck a truck driver in the forearm, authorities said. The 56-year-old man was driving a semitrailer truck north on Hwy. 53 just north ...
TWINS 3, BOSTON 2; Out on a winning note, hoping for a better day; Unresolved contract issues weighed on the Twins this year, but they can be addressed over the winter, manager Ron Gardenhire said before a season-ending victory at Boston.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Joe Christensen; Staff Writer Boston, Mass. -- The Twins wore dark blue uniform tops and gray pants Sunday, and the color scheme matched their mood during the season's final game. Torii Hunter, a pending free agent, played perhaps his final game as a Twin ....
TWINS NOTES; Timely hits send Hunter and White out in style.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Joe Christensen; Staff Writer Boston, Mass. -- If the Twins wanted Torii Hunter and Rondell White to leave on a high note Sunday, they got their wish in the first inning. Hunter hit a run-scoring double and White added a run-scoring single, as the Twins built ...
Brewster: `We're going to win'; The Gophers are headed into a stretch of games that appear to be better matchups than the past two, and their coach says success is "critical.".(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Chip Scoggins; Staff Writer The Gophers football team has fewer victories (one) than any Big Ten team right now and is relying on a number of freshmen at crucial positions on both sides of the ball. But first-year coach Tim Brewster said Sunday that no one should ...
college football; gophers replay.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Chip Scoggins; Staff Writer NO. 8 OHIO STATE 30, GOPHERS 7 Recap: The Gophers made a game of it for one half, but the Buckeyes took control just before halftime. Adam Weber threw an interception near the goal line with the Gophers trailing 14-7 late in the ...
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: GOPHERS 3, MICHIGAN 0; Sans injured Jones, U still dominates.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Roman Augustoviz; Staff Writer The Gophers' Jessy Jones, the Big Ten volleyball leader in blocked shots, suffered a left ankle injury early in the second game against Michigan on Sunday. But even without the 6-3 middle blocker for most of the match, Minnesota still ...
INSIDE THE GAME; Green Bay 23, Vikings 16; A BROKEN RECORD; Wishful thinking can't reverse woeful point production; Green Bay's Brett Favre set the NFL mark for career scoring passes in a strong performance. For the Vikings, it was a familiar story - an offense that struggled to score once again.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Kevin Seifert; Staff Writer An antagonistic crowd chanted GO PACK GO late Sunday afternoon, jeering the Vikings off their home field. Coach Brad Childress was attempting to regain his composure, having hurled his headset and spiked a water cup during a sideline tantrum ....
ON THE NFL; green bay 23, vikings 16; week 4; Deep threat was there for the Vikings' picking; He was chilly about coming to frigid Green Bay, but second-round pick Greg Jennings has warmed to his new home.(SPORTS)(ON THE NFL)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Mark Craig; Staff Writer When the Packers traded Javon Walker to Denver on draft day last year, Greg Jennings knew he would end up in Green Bay. And he wasn't happy about it. "I put two and two together and thought this is the last place in the ...
History made, and a `W' to boot.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The eyes of the NFL were on the Metrodome on Sunday as Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre needed but one scoring pass to break the NFL record of 420 that he held with former Dolphin Dan Marino. Folks didn't have to wait long, as Favre got the record in the first quarter, and briefly ...
notebook from the metrodome; Queasy McKinnie has `worst day ever'.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Kevin Seifert; Judd Zulgad; Mark Craig; Staff Writers FROM STAFF REPORTS Vikings left tackle Bryant McKinnie had what he called his "worst day ever" in Sunday's 23-16 loss to Green Bay, and he wasn't talking about his shaky performance. Still ...
Vikings replay.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Chris Miller; Staff Writer GAME BALLS Brett Favre, Packers: Let's see ... 32-for-45 for 344 yards, two TDs, no interceptions, a 108.0 QB rating and only one sack ... this kid has a future in the league. Jon Ryan, Packers: Punter had a ...
No worries about who the starting QB will be; Holcomb, at 0-2, hasn't performed well enough to be a threat to Jackson.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Judd Zulgad; Staff Writer The ideal situation for the Vikings would have been to enter their bye week with a quarterback controversy. That would have meant veteran Kelly Holcomb had played well enough in his two starts that coach Brad Childress would have had to consider ...
Vikings have no answers against Favre; Even knowing what the Packers were going to do didn't help them stop Green Bay's great quarterback.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Judd Zulgad; Staff Writer Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier knew exactly what Green Bay's offense planned to do Sunday. Frazier also realized the Packers did not care that he was aware they were going to put Brett Favre in the shotgun, use multiple-receiver ...
About that last, lost chance: `It was clearly interference'.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Kevin Seifert; Staff Writer Vikings players and coaches were livid Sunday about an official's call on their final offensive play in a 23-16 loss to Green Bay. It wasn't, however, the decision reviewed by the NFL's instant replay system. Referee Ed Hochuli ...
James Ware was a `warrior' for civil rights; The former Honeywell administrator also served in state government, working on behalf of the needy.(NEWS)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Ben Cohen; Staff Writer James Ware of Champlin, a retired government administrator and corporate executive who was often honored for his work in civil rights and with the needy, died Tuesday. He was 79. On and off the job, Ware was known for his efforts to ...
Burns sticks to forecasters' script; Called a likely breakout player this year, the newly confident defenseman shot his way to a hat trick.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Michael Russo; Staff Writer With many projecting a breakout season by Brent Burns after his coming-of-age during last season's second half, the 22-year-old defenseman did absolutely nothing to mute forecasters Sunday night. In the Wild's final dress rehearsal ...
WILD NOTES; Murray talking a Blues streak of trash at Wild.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Michael Russo; Staff Writer If the Wild ever gets its wish granted to switch divisions to the Central, Blues coach Andy Murray has volunteered St. Louis as the Wild's chief rival. Last season, Murray, a Faribault resident and former Shattuck-St. Mary's coach, ...
It feels good to do good.(NEWS)
Oct 02, 2007 ... Left to right, Margo Fjelstad, of Roseville, Nicole Sutter, of Albertville, and Keturah Pestel, of Roseville, were among 380 employees of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans in Minneapolis who volunteered their time to do a ...
Avian flu alarm ruffles state hunters as they dump game birds at border.(NEWS)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Doug Smith; Staff Writer A dream hunting trip for Mike Doyle and his 12-year-old son, Logan, of Alexandria, Minn., became a nightmare over the weekend when they and a friend were forced to dump more than 100 ducks and geese at the U.S.-Canadian border. Scores ...
AFTER THE COLLAPSE: REPLACEMENT COSTS; Sticker shock: Bridge tab soars by $143 million; The higher estimate from MnDOT prompts finger-pointing and a scramble to find the money.(NEWS)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Pat Doyle; Kevin Diaz; Staff Writers The full cost of replacing the Interstate 35W bridge and related work is expected to reach nearly $400 million, far exceeding the funds set aside by the federal government for the work. The revelation Monday by the ...
St. Paul school bus runs over foot of a girl playing nearby.(NEWS)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Pat Pheifer; Staff Writer A girl was taken to a hospital after a school bus apparently ran over her foot Monday afternoon in St. Paul. The accident happened on Park Street near Hatch Avenue about 4 p.m. as the bus was taking home about 30 students from ...
A GOOD EGG; It's an unusual calling. A Minneapolis woman rescues abandoned chickens, restores them to health and finds them homes.(NEWS)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Curt Brown; Staff Writer The woman tosses cracked corn, oats and sunflower seeds into a carrying case. The drive is short from her north Minneapolis home to the city's Animal Care and Control Shelter. Snapshots on the shelter lobby's wall serve as a roster of the day's ...
ON THE NFL; Packers QB still does the heavy lifting; So who's the league MVP at the quarter-mile mark? Brady? Manning? Moss? Nope. Soon-to-be 38-year-old Brett Favre? Bingo. It's one of many pleasant surprises in another unpredictable NFL season.(SPORTS)(ON THE NFL)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Mark Craig; Staff Writer The NFL season began 28 days ago. Raise your hand if 29 days ago you predicted: A. The Lions and Buccaneers would be a combined 6-2 in September. B. The Bears and Chargers would be a combined 2-6 in September. C ....
CORRECTIONS.(NEWS)(CORRECTIONS)
Oct 02, 2007 ... CORRECTIONS An item on Page 08H Wednesday gave an incorrect address for the labyrinth at the Plymouth Creek Park Center. The address is 14800 34th Av. N. The headline on a story on Page 06N Wednesday about an ...
Two teenagers are charged with shooting delivery driver.(NEWS)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: David Chanen; Staff Writer Two teenagers charged in the shooting of a DHL delivery driver in north Minneapolis decided to rob him as they came home from school, according to the complaint filed Monday. Nathaniel L. Collins, 16, of Minneapolis, and Dempsey ...
AFTER THE COLLAPSE; Donations to bridge collapse victims given out slowly, carefully; Distributing the outpouring of donations has been slower than some would like, but there is a purpose behind the caution, experts say.(NEWS)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Pam Louwagie; Staff Writer Minnesotans donated heartily to help those affected by the Interstate 35W bridge collapse. But two months after the bridge fell, much of the money hasn't yet reached survivors and victims' families. About $725,000 remained in the ...
Lewd conduct needs shrewd policing; Dividers aren't likely to solve the problem.(NEWS)(Editorial)
Oct 02, 2007 ... You have to sympathize with the Metropolitan Airports Commission - everyone is feeling a little chagrined since the Larry Craig episode revealed a pattern of sexual encounters in men's restrooms at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. And you have to appreciate the commission's ...
CORRECTIONS.(NEWS)(CORRECTIONS)
Oct 02, 2007 ... CORRECTION A Sep. 28 editorial said incorrectly that Minnesota has adopted a set of tax ...
Readers Write.(NEWS)
Oct 02, 2007 ... SMOKING BAN Now, a butt ban Moving smoking outside was a smart move. Assuming smokers would then carry a pocket ashtray isn't. Cities provide trash containers and pickup for other litter, so the primary infrastructure is in place to do the same for cigarette butts ....