Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) back issues from April 2008:
Live & learn; "The Blue Zone" author Dan Buettner has traveled the world to derive lessons from the people who live the longest.(SOURCE)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: RANDY A. SALAS; STAFF WRITER Aging only has an accelerator pedal, Dan Buettner says -- there is no brake. So the key to living longer is simple: Don't step on the gas. But how do you do that? For a clue, the Minneapolis author and explorer traveled the world ...
PERFECTION: TOFU AND GARDENING.(SOURCE)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: Randy A. Salas; Staff Writer The foods you eat and the activities you do can have a big impact on how long you live. If you were to follow the perfect recipe for a longer life, it would include lots of tofu and gardening. "Tofu is probably the best longevity ...
Champion Air to go out of business in May; Old airplanes and high fuel costs are grounding Champion Air. The charter airline lost customers and failed to attract new investors.(BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: LIZ FEDOR; STAFF WRITER Champion Air, a Bloomington-based charter carrier saddled with an aging and inefficient fleet of Boeing 727s, announced Monday that it will go out of business May 31. About 550 employees will lose their jobs. Minnesotans are familiar ...
C.J. THE DISH; Duff Goldman gets a gold star for being so considerate of his fans.(NEWS)(C.J.: THE DISH)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: CHERYL JOHNSON; STAFF WRITER Food TV's Duff Goldman was aces about being considerate of his fans' time Sunday. Goldman, host of "Ace of Cakes" and Sandra Lee, host of "Semi-Homemade Cooking," were at the Mall of America for the kickoff event of "The Great ...
Food costs likely to rise as farmers change plans; Farmers say they intend to plant less corn and seek lucrative returns for soybeans and wheat. The big unknown? Weather.(BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: MATT McKINNEY; STAFF WRITER Consumers and ethanol plants now have a shared worry: Farmers will plant less corn this year than last, according to a government report Monday. That means tighter supplies and higher prices for everything from corn flakes to ham ...
CORRECTIONS.(NEWS)(CORRECTIONS)(Correction notice)
Apr 01, 2008 ... CORRECTIONS A story on Page 01A Monday said that Cabina Italian ...
Derailed tanker car leaking sulfuric acid is `well contained'.(NEWS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: Sarah Lemagie; Staff Writer A tanker leaking sulfuric acid after a Union Pacific derailment in Northfield early Monday is "well-contained" and does not pose an immediate hazard to the public, City Administrator Al Roder said. Twenty-eight of 104 cars on the ...
Full tank, empty pockets; The fast-rising price of diesel fuel, now nearly $4 a gallon, is hitting independent truckers where it hurts.(BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: STEVE ALEXANDER; STAFF WRITER Bob Kantaris pumped $736 of diesel fuel into his semi Monday at Stockmen's Truck Stop in South St. Paul. But many truckers can't afford diesel fuel anymore, he said. "Drivers are parking their trucks and going to work for ...
Sexual disease hike poses health threat; Good information, frank talk can help reduce teen STD rates.(NEWS)(Editorial)
Apr 01, 2008 ... While sex scandals involving politicians have grabbed headlines recently, a more important trend in human sexuality demands attention. Sexually transmitted disease (STD) rates are climbing in Minnesota and nationally -- especially among teens -- putting more people at risk for problems ...
Architect passes on, but not his influence; Rapson's design talent was a community and world resource.(NEWS)(Editorial)
Apr 01, 2008 ... It's too simple, as well as too sad, to linger long over the coincidence of Ralph Rapson's death and Jean Nouvel's Pritzker Prize. Rapson, the architect who designed the original Guthrie Theater, passed away Saturday; on Sunday, architecture's most prestigious award went to the man who ...
Readers Write.(NEWS)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2008 ... QUITTING CIGARETTES Help is available Today is the six-month anniversary of the statewide smoking ban. While Minnesota's "Freedom to Breathe Act" has been effective at deterring smoking, getting smokers to successfully quit remains a difficult challenge. ...
SOLO WORKOUT; No-frills gyms are at odds with the city of St. Paul. The gyms are open 24 hours a day but don't always have an employee on site.(NEWS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: CHRIS HAVENS; STAFF WRITER When Elizabeth Danks goes to the gym at 6 a.m., she holds an electronic device on her key ring up to the locked door and waits for the click that tells her she can go inside. The 26-year-old St. Paul resident might be the only person ...
Hamline picks area attorney as dean of its law school.(NEWS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: Jeff Shelman; Staff Writer Minneapolis business attorney Donald Lewis has been named the new dean of the Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul. Lewis, a cofounder of the firm Halleland Lewis Nilan & Johnson, will replace Jon Garon, who will return to ...
Is more bad news reason to give up on cholesterol drugs? Doc says no.(NEWS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: JOSEPHINE MARCOTTY; STAFF WRITER A national conference of cardiologists was in an uproar this week after a panel of experts said that Zetia and Vytorin, two of the best-selling drugs in the world, should be used only as a last resort to lower cholesterol. The ...
Gomez is a blur in his Twins debut.(SPORTS)(JIM SOUHAN)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: JIM SOUHAN; STAFF WRITER In the third inning of his Twins debut, Carlos Gomez bunted the ball toward first base, accelerated at an improbable rate and dived toward the bag. Those unfamiliar with Gomez might have assumed he slid into first trying to avoid a ...
Winnie-the-Pooh is my co-worker, and other stories.(SOURCE)(Reprint)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: Kristin Tillotson; Staff Writer "The McSweeney's Joke Book of Book Jokes" (Vintage Books, $12.95) is an April Fool's Day treat for literature lovers. A compilation of spoofs, sketches, lists and the like from the McSweeney's archives, it tweaks everyone from classic ...
CAMPAIGN 2008: MAJOR RACES; Klobuchar stays neutral in Senate race; The U.S. senator became the ninth of the state's 14 superdelegates to back Obama, but she's mum on the DFL's U.S. Senate contest.(NEWS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: BOB VON STERNBERG; STAFF WRITER Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the newest Democratic superdelegate to back the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama, nonetheless doesn't think Hillary Rodham Clinton should drop out of the race. "I believe Senator Clinton has every right ...
Tom Kough, had key role in Hormel strike; The Roseville city official and Austin mayor during the strike is remembered for his courage and amiability.(NEWS)(Obituary)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: BEN COHEN; STAFF WRITER Whether as mayor of Austin or a city council member in Roseville, Tom Kough never shied away from political controversy. Kough, an international diving champion, who died Sunday in his Roseville home at age 76, was the mayor of Austin ...
Teacher leaves $1.8 million to the loon; The Minnesota native left her fortune to keep the state bird healthy for years to come.(NEWS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: TERRY COLLINS; STAFF WRITER Iva Weir loved loons so much that she left all of her cash -- about $1.8 million -- to help protect Minnesota's official state bird. The schoolteacher spent her childhood and summers in her native Minnesota, captivated by the loon's ...
JULY FESTIVAL MAY START DAY EARLIER.(NEWS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: Allie Shah; Staff Writer Lumberjack Days, among the largest summer festivals in the Twin Cities, may start a day earlier this July. And fans who attend the popular Kids Concert may have to pay a $10 cover charge. That's because Dave Eckberg, organizer of ...
DNR is told to put a stop to trapping Canada lynx.(NEWS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: DAN BROWNING; STAFF WRITER Trapping and snaring in the "core" habitat of the Canada lynx in Minnesota is a violation of the Endangered Species Act, a federal judge said in a ruling published Monday. U.S. District Judge Michael Davis ordered the Minnesota ...
3M to limit its pension benefits for new hires; Many other corporations have made a similar change to reduce distant pension costs; 3M also changed retiree health benefits.(BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: DEE DePASS; STAFF WRITER 3M Co. said Monday that it is altering retiree medical plans and eliminating a defined-benefit pension plan for new hires, a benefit once regarded as one of the most generous in the nation. In lieu of 3M's traditional pension plan, new hires will ...
Tibetans brave snow to protest China's actions; Minnesota's large Tibetan community turned out during a spring storm for a demonstration timed to coincide with the arrival of the Olympic torch in Beijing.(NEWS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: LORA PABST; STAFF WRITER With clear plastic bags covering their heads in a futile attempt to keep out the heavy, wet snow, about 200 Minnesota Tibetans protested outside of the federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis Monday. The protest was scheduled to ...
NFL OWNERS MEETINGS; Spygate questions remain hot topic; Patriots owner Robert Kraft found himself defending his team over charges of cheating.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: KEVIN SEIFERT; STAFF WRITER Palm Beach, Fla. -- Bob Kraft found himself quite literally backed against a wall Monday afternoon as the NFL's annual meetings opened. A crowd of reporters surrounded Kraft, peppering him with still-lingering questions about the ethical ...
remembering.(NEWS)(Obituary)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Carlton, Mazie L. age 78, of Shakopee, formerly of Richfield. Preceded in death by husband, Melvin and son, Roy. Survived by sons, Joseph (Susan) and Rex (Laurie); daughter-in-law, Mary; and 10 grandchildren. Memorials preferred to MN food shelves. Memorial service Wednesday, April 2, 2008 ...
twins home opener; On a snowy night, a tip of the cap to the great indoors; Sure, an outdoor stadium is on the horizon, but that Teflon roof never looked so beautiful as it did during Monday's season opener.(SPORTS)(PATRICK REUSSE)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: PATRICK REUSSE; STAFF WRITER The Twins were forced to accede to the wishes of ESPN and start Monday's home opener an hour early at 6:10 p.m. Thirty minutes before that, Jim Cunningham was charged with introducing a video clip that would take early arrivers from the Twins ...
critic's choice.(SOURCE)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: NEAL JUSTIN; STAFF WRITER Not easy being green "The Green" (8 p.m., Sundance), the series dedicated to eco-friendly documentaries, returns for a second season with a look at alternative energy forms and a profile of architect Michael Reynolds and his attempts ...
St. Paul colleges easy targets for brassy bathroom capers.(NEWS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... The bathrooms of several of St. Paul's private colleges have become playgrounds for vandalism and thievery. What's needed now? The sweet smell of justice. Last Wednesday night, brass pipes and flush valves were stolen from seven toilets and a urinal at the ...
Schools weigh cost of turf over grass; Artificial surfaces offer durability and convenience, but many districts can't justify the initial investment.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: DAVID LaVAQUE; STAFF WRITER Unable to play host to boys' and girls' soccer section championship games last October because record rainfalls and the pounding of fall sports teams conspired to ruin its stadium grass, Totino-Grace rented the turf field in Panther Stadium ...
athletes of the week; He'll take this act across the border.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: Jim Paulsen; Staff Writer JORDAN TAYLOR Benilde-St. Margaret's, basketball Perhaps no player in the recently completed boys' basketball state tournament exemplified the drive and determination to win as did Taylor, a senior point guard. ...
NOTES; MSHSL to discuss mercy rule, wrestling issue during meeting.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: JOHN MILLEA; STAFF WRITER One of the major themes of today's Minnesota State High School League board of directors meetings is mercy. The board is expected to vote on a mercy rule for football and basketball, as well as decide whether to take mercy on struggling ...
THEATER REVIEW; Beauty of `Rabbit Hole' rests in its implications, not resolution; Maudlin sentiment has no place in this tough look at the blunt power of pain that haunts two people.(SOURCE)(Theater review)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: GRAYDON ROYCE; STAFF WRITER Life can be a mean ride. Our children grow up and leave us; our parents grow old and slip away before our eyes. And that's when things work as they should. When fate plucks a 4-year-old child, existence assumes a new brutality -- a pain too ...
RAMSEY DEVELOPMENT; Town Center project has a new suitor.(NEWS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lora Pabst; Staff Writer THE LATEST: A new developer is in talks with the city of Ramsey over the future of the stalled Ramsey Town Center project. Tom Gump, a co-principal of Neighborhood Development Partners LLC, said Monday that the company already made an ...
RALPH RAPSON: 1914-2008; Architect of original Guthrie was an icon and an innovator.(NEWS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: MARY ABBE; STAFF WRITER As the preeminent modernist architect in Minnesota for a half-century, Ralph Rapson had an out-sized impact on his adopted state. He designed the original Guthrie Theater, headed the University of Minnesota's Architecture Department for ...
RALPH RAPSON: 1914-2008; GUTHRIE ARCHITECT DIES.(NEWS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Ralph Rapson, who achieved fame for his modernist design of the original Guthrie Theater next to the Walker Art Center, died Saturday at his Minneapolis home. Rapson, 93, was an icon of architecture ...
Cleaning up river site may cost 3M $18 million; Plan calls for 3M to dredge river and pump out water contaminated with PFCs at its Cottage Grove plant.(NEWS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: TOM MEERSMAN; STAFF WRITER Cleaning up dangerous chemicals in the Mississippi River and at the 3M Co. plant in Cottage Grove will be more costly, complicated and time-consuming than cleaning up other contaminated areas in the east metro, according to a plan filed ...
Minneapolis schools get failing grade on dropouts; A study says Minneapolis ranks near the bottom among large cities in number of students who graduate. School officials say the figures are old.(NEWS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: KEVIN DIAZ; STAFF WRITER Washington, D.C. -- Minneapolis schools' graduation rate ranks 45th among the nation's 50 largest cities, according to a study being released today by America's Promise Alliance, a drop-out prevention group founded by retired Gen. Colin Powell. ...
Kelly: Starting pitching could be concern early on; Former manager Tom Kelly believes the Twins starters can be effective -- once Francisco Liriano and Scott Baker return and get up to full speed.(SPORTS)(SID HARTMAN)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: SID HARTMAN; STAFF WRITER I don't believe there is a better judge of baseball talent than Tom Kelly. The former Twins manager, who led the team to its two World Series championships, continues to spend time working with players in spring training. Asked how ...
Smoking ban has apparently cut into revenue from charitable gambling; The statewide ban, which began late last year, is tied to a significant decline in bar pulltab and bingo receipts, according to a study by the State Gambling Control Board.(NEWS)(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: MARK BRUNSWICK; STAFF WRITER Affirming what American Legion hall operators and mom-and-pop bar owners had warned, a new report shows that the statewide ban on smoking enacted last year appears to have cut into charitable gambling revenues from bar game pulltabs and ...
Wet and white, yes, but snow wasn't too wild and won't be here long; It's been a long winter, and Monday's storm made it seem even longer. Still, the metro is behind on snowfall.(NEWS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: MARIA ELENA BACA; MITCH ANDERSON; ABBY SIMONS; STAFF WRITERS If your spirits sank when you saw the flakes flying Monday, buck up: It's going to be gone soon. But not before another round of white-knuckled commuting today. "It'll probably be one of those deals ...
OPENING DAY 2008: TWINS 3, ANGELS 2; TAKE ME IN TO THE BALLGAME; Twins fans chilled out, literally and figuratively, before Monday's home opener. The driving snow didn't drive away tailgaters, but the Dome got plenty of love.(NEWS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: BILL WARD; STAFF WRITER If not for the fat white flakes blowing by the crowd's frosted faces, it could have been the Midway at the State Fair. Well before the Metrodome gates opened for Monday's Minnesota Twins season opener, fans had gathered outside, ...
Independence Party selects Dillon for Third District race.(NEWS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: Bob von Sternberg; Staff Writer In the race for the open seat in the Third Congressional District, one of the major parties has chosen its candidate. At its congressional district convention on Saturday, the Independence Party endorsed the candidacy of David ...
OPENING DAY; Twins 3, Los Angeles Angels 2; Steals and wheels; Speedster Carlos Gomez ignited the Twins, stealing two of the team's four bases while Livan Hernandez kept the Angels in check.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: JOE CHRISTENSEN; STAFF WRITER Livan Hernandez showed some guts. Carlos Gomez showed some speed. Mike Lamb and Brendan Harris showed they could hit a bit. On Opening Day at the Metrodome, almost everything the Twins did over six months to restructure their team ...
OPENING DAY; Twins 3, Los Angeles Angels 2; Steals and wheels; The new Twins -- especially speedster Carlos Gomez and pitcher Livan Hernandez-- made the team's offseason moves look brilliant.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: JOE CHRISTENSEN; STAFF WRITER Some teams savor Opening Day victories with cold beer, pizza and cigars. The Twins savored their 3-2 victory over the Angels on Monday night with a little extra practice. As a sellout crowd announced at 49,596 filed ...
twins home opener; Center is still Torii Territory; There was a lot of emotion for the former Twins star on his first return to the Dome.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: LA VELLE E. NEAL III; STAFF WRITER New Angels center fielder Torii Hunter jogged out to the first-base line for pregame introductions and doffed his cap as fans showered him with applause. The Twins paused the introductions at that moment to play a video of Hunter's ...
Santana acquisitions just a phone call away.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: JOE CHRISTENSEN; STAFF WRITER In center fielder Carlos Gomez, the Twins have one player on their major league roster to show for the trade that sent Johan Santana to the Mets, but now they have two knocking on the door at Class AAA Rochester. Twins minor ...
spring practices; Coaches devising ways to keep versatile Pittman on the field; The junior college transfer could see time at quarterback, receiver and even in the defensive secondary.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: CHIP SCOGGINS; STAFF WRITER Gophers football coach Tim Brewster has made it no secret that he plans to use junior college transfer David Pittman at multiple positions on both sides of the ball next season. "I guess we're just going to have to wear him out," ...
VIKINGS NOTES; Vikings get the Packers for openers in `08 season.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: KEVIN SEIFERT; STAFF WRITER Palm Beach, Fla. -- The Vikings appear set to witness the final moment of Brett Favre's legendary career. As part of the NFL's national television slate for opening weekend, the Vikings will open the 2008 season Sept. 8 against ...
`It just snapped apart'; The Wild's Kurtis Foster, early in the long road to recovery from a devastating broken femur suffered last month, looks back on the injury and ahead to the future.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: MICHAEL RUSSO; STAFF WRITER Lying in a hospital bed for a 12th consecutive day Monday, Kurtis Foster flashed back to that now-infamous game in San Jose on March 19 in which he crashed violently into the end boards and broke his left femur. The 26-year-old Wild ...
Ratliff fitting right in with Pistons; The veteran center has filled a valuable role in Detroit following his contract buyout from the Wolves.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: JERRY ZGODA; STAFF WRITER Former Timberwolf Theo Ratliff's return to the Detroit Pistons is a homecoming in two ways. He's back on a playoff-bound team for the first time since he played with Allen Iverson in Philadelphia eight years ago. He's back with the ...
wolves gameday; 7 P.M. VS. DETROIT -T.CENTER -CH. 45, 106.1-FM.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Byline: Jerry Zgoda; Staff Writer Preview: While the Western Conference playoff race won't be determined until the 11th hour on the final day, the Eastern Conference already is firming up, with the 52-21 Pistons comfortably set as the second seed behind Boston and ahead of ...
Q & A; How to restart a PC when the cursor is frozen.(BUSINESS)(STEVE ALEXANDER)
Apr 02, 2008; ... Byline: STEVE ALEXANDER; STAFF WRITER Q: For the last month or so, my Windows XP PC's cursor has been freezing in place about two or three times a week. Nothing but a reboot will make the cursor function again, and since I can't use the cursor I have turn the PC off with the ...
SMALL COLLEGE ROUNDUP; Macalester AD Feezell is leaving.(SPORTS)
Apr 02, 2008; ... Byline: JOEL RIPPEL; STAFF WRITER Macalester athletic director Travis Feezell has announced he will leave at the end of the school year to accept a teaching position at Belmont Abbey (N.C.) College. Feezell, who has been the Scots athletic director for three years, ...
Kids' bus-stop paintings raise awareness of abuse.(NEWS)
Apr 02, 2008; ... Byline: KATHRYN NELSON; STAFF WRITER A handful of young artists sporting coats and winter boots gathered at a Hennepin Avenue bus stop Tuesday to raise awareness of child abuse -- one splash of paint at a time. Children, parents and volunteers surrounded two large ...
birding; on the wing; Bird chorus rife with meaning; Though we enjoy it as a rite of spring, birds learn and use their songs not to entertain but to convey information.(HOME & GARDEN)
Apr 02, 2008; ... Byline: VAL CUNNINGHAM The silence of winter is being supplanted by the exuberant springtime sounds of birds. Soon the full, noisy symphony called the dawn chorus will begin: Birds will wake up singing with the sunrise and their combined songs will build to a crescendo for ...
SMALL BUSINESS; THIS HOUSING SELLS; Two brothers are betting big that baby boomers will want recreational vehicles, despite high fuel prices.(BUSINESS)(DICK YOUNGBLOOD)
Apr 02, 2008; ... Byline: DICK YOUNGBLOOD; STAFF WRITER Owatonna, Minn. -- In 2003, Mike Noble accepted a buyout offer from his partner and co-founder of a thriving Owatonna lighting design and electrical contracting firm. Noble, who exhibits all the symptoms of a serial entrepreneur, ...
State bonding bill moves forward; But Gov. Tim Pawlenty is not pleased. The $925 million plan is significantly higher than the $825 million level that he proposed, and he's looking at vetoing the whole bill.(NEWS)
Apr 02, 2008; ... Byline: KEVIN DUCHSCHERE; STAFF WRITER House and Senate negotiators approved a $925 million borrowing plan Tuesday, setting up yet another showdown this session with Gov. Tim Pawlenty over state funding priorities. The bonding bill, which finances state construction ...
`The Coffee Guy' perks up Eagan.(NEWS)
Apr 02, 2008; ... Byline: Joy Powell; Staff Writer In Eagan, the legendary Coffee Guy has brightened the days of many, and his acts of kindness have caught on so well that Mayor Mike Maguire is pleased to no end. In his recent State of the City address, Maguire told this story from ...
THREE CHURCHES, ONE SHARED FUTURE; Fast growth in Scott County, a priest shortage and three churches built close together are spelling change for the Catholic community in Shakopee. The venerable St. Mary's may have to relocate.(NEWS)
Apr 02, 2008; ... Byline: SARAH LEMAGIE; STAFF WRITER St. Mary's isn't the biggest, oldest or most ornate of Shakopee's three Catholic churches. But the 143-year-old church is dear to its parishioners, and many are pained that in the not-so-distant future, they may have to vacate their ...
Coaching hires may get scrutiny; The Legislature has passed bills requiring schools to perform background checks.(NEWS)
Apr 02, 2008; ... Byline: MARY LYNN SMITH; STAFF WRITER All school coaches -- from the chess club to the football team -- would face the same background checks as classroom teachers under a proposed law that has won overwhelming support in both houses of the Minnesota Legislature. The ...
It's a spring thing.(HOME & GARDEN)
Apr 02, 2008; ... Byline: CONNIE NELSON; STAFF WRITER What makes a great garden? Is it color? Design? Personality? Or just plain passion? Every spring, the Home+Garden section features its Beautiful Gardens contest as a way to discover some of the great private gardens around the Twin Cities. We ...
North-metro artists invite you to drop in; The North Artists' Studio Crawl has grown from 10 artists in 2000 to more than 30 scattered from Blaine to Bethel this year.(NEWS)
Apr 02, 2008; ... Byline: ERIC M. HANSON; STAFF WRITER In some ways, the North Artists' Studio Crawl this weekend looks to be more of an art haul than an art crawl. With more than 30 artists in 13 studios and a half-dozen cities, you're going to need a car to see it all. ...
CAMPAIGN 2008: DELEGATE RACE; North Dakota gets a double dose of Democrat; The campaign trail goes off the beaten path as Obama and Clinton speak Friday in Grand Forks, vying for a few loose delegates in a GOP stronghold.(NEWS)
Apr 02, 2008; ... Byline: BOB VON STERNBERG; STAFF WRITER The campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination will take a wholly unexpected detour Friday when it arrives full force in the GOP stronghold of North Dakota. Within a few hours of each other, Barack Obama and Hillary ...
Rev. Jerome Del Pino, ex-boxer and crusading preacher; The onetime St. Paul minister was courageous in the boxing ring and while going toe-to-toe against injustice.(NEWS)(Obituary)
Apr 02, 2008; ... Byline: BEN COHEN; STAFF WRITER The Rev. Jerome Del Pino of St. Paul, a former professional boxer, learned lessons in the ring that helped in the pulpit. Del Pino, who once led Camphor Memorial United Methodist Church in St. Paul, died on March 27 in Apple Valley of ...
St. Paul works to tie districts together; The city is bringing back a position that will coordinate the efforts of its 17 district councils, which provide an array of neighborhood services and advise the City Council.(NEWS)
Apr 02, 2008; ... Byline: CHRIS HAVENS; STAFF WRITER The St. Paul City Council is having another go at dealing with district councils. The council is in the process of hiring a person who would help coordinate the city's 17 district councils, which act as advisory boards for the ...