Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) back issues from February 2009:
Up north, plus; Drive to Ely. Then keep going. Find the shore of Snowbank Lake. Then keep going. Drill a hole. Fish. Now you've arrived. You're in the wilderness.(SPORTS)(DENNIS ANDERSON)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: DENNIS ANDERSON; STAFF WRITER SNOWBANK LAKE - The coffee was hot early Wednesday morning at Smitty's, the lone commercial enterprise on this huge lake about 25 miles northeast of Ely. Operated by brothers Ron and Den (short for Dennis) Schmidt, and Ron's ...
Start-ups get a new lifeline; The Twin Cities Angels are bucking the tough economy by seeking new investors to fund start-up companies.(BUSINESS)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: THOMAS LEE; STAFF WRITER For Twin Cities Angels, one is definitely not enough. Despite a tough economy that's severely curtailed venture investment across the country, the Minneapolis-based angel investor group is raising money for a second fund, having ...
ART REVIEW; Vietnam now; A new show at the Weisman Art Museum surveys recent art by 10 Vietnamese women.(VARIETY)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: MARY ABBE; STAFF WRITER For many Americans, thoughts of Vietnam arrive as troubled memories: throbbing helicopters, clouds of napalm, body bags, war protests at home and abroad. But, of course, Vietnam has moved on to develop a vibrant economy, a thriving tourist ...
cameo critic; kevin costner.(VARIETY)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: JON BREAM; STAFF WRITER When we asked Kevin Costner to be a "cameo critic," he demurred at first because he has had to face criticism and didn't want to dish it out. But, on second thought, the movie star, who was in Minneapolis last week promoting his rock band's new ...
this + that.(VARIETY)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: Mary Abbe; Staff Writer If you want to treat your sweetheart to a glam party at Walker Art Center on Valentine's eve, call now for tickets. The opening party for "Live Forever: Elizabeth Peyton" is sure to sell out. Peyton is a longtime art-world hottie who turns out fey ...
web gem.(VARIETY)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: Simon Peter Groebner; Staff Writer www.mapshanty.com The hardy outdoor artists who make up the Art Shanty Projects have returned to frozen Medicine Lake for a sixth year, and this time a big theme of the project is "radical mapping." Art geeks, lefties and ...
Nominees for state book awards drawn from a wide range; Familiar names, as well as new, are among finalists who will be honored at the 21st annual gala event.(NEWS)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: LAURIE HERTZEL; STAFF WRITER The finalists for the 21st annual Minnesota Book Awards, announced Saturday night, represent a wide range of Minnesota writers. Publishers as small as a one-man operation in Duluth as well as major New York publishers are represented, as are ...
BOOKMARK; Children's books and the adults who love them.(VARIETY)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: Laurie Hertzel; Staff Writer When I was in high school and was supposed to be reading "The Iliad" and the works of Shakespeare and preparing myself for college, I got a part-time job at the public library, working in the children's room. What heaven. I now had a ...
THE CLOSER; As a top FBI child porn investigator, Maureen Lese keeps her cool and gets offenders to admit their crimes.(NEWS)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: JAMES WALSH ; STAFF WRITER Employing a respectful demeanor toward suspects who would inspire only revulsion in others, Maureen Lese is in the vanguard of the FBI's attempts to combat one of the fastest-growing illegal activities on the Internet. "You will ...
THE RIFF; The HD revolution will not be televised; At least not in my house, where the hulkish old TV won't die and a new TV isn't wanted.(VARIETY)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: Chris Riemenschneider; Staff Writer Like a lot of people lucky enough to still have a job, I've contemplated buying a high-definition TV over the past few months. Actually, I've been contemplating it for about two years. I have as hard a time making big purchases as ...
c.j. the dish; Pistons posse writes new Canterbury tale.(NEWS)(c.j.: the dish)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: CHERYL JOHNSON; STAFF WRITER Detroit Pistons guard Allen Iverson had no comment about a firsthand account that his posse was making lots of noise at Shakopee's Canterbury Card Club. Zach Sussman, president of Minneapolis' Zeus entertainmentinc.com, tells me ...
MAKING SENSE OF THE RECOUNT TRIAL.(NEWS)
Feb 01, 2009 ... The court case underway in the Senate race was brought by Republican Norm Coleman after the state Canvassing Board certified recount results showing DFLer Al Franken ahead by 225 votes. Coleman claims that when irregularities and errors are corrected, he will emerge the winner. ...
ON THE NFL; No scalper ever exacted a price one bit higher; Tyrone Carter's brother is in prison for deciding to watch him play in Super Bowl XL. But he said he had no regrets.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: MARK CRAIG; STAFF WRITER TAMPA, FLA. - I thought my older brother was nuts for paying $800 to attend Super Bowl XLIII. Then I discovered what crazy really is when Tyrone Carter told me what his older brother, Tony (Tank) Carter, paid to attend Super Bowl XL. ...
Couple, friend killed in Wisconsin plane crash.(NEWS)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: Jenna Ross; John McIntyre; Staff Writers CORRECTION PUBLISHED 02/08/09: This story gave an incorrect first name for Anne Michele Berg, the first wife of a man killed in the Wisconsin plane crash. A married couple and a family friend have been identified as the ...
Dakota, Scott officials assemble stimulus wish lists; Transportation projects are the top priorities as the two counties make plans for how they would spend federal stimulus money.(NEWS)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: KATIE HUMPHREY; STAFF WRITER Highway construction, a dog park and wind generators aren't often mentioned in the same conversation. But with a giant federal stimulus package apparently destined to reach President Obama's desk this month, Dakota and Scott ...
Dessa wanders into the profound.(VARIETY)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: Tom Horgen; Staff Writer As far as rappers go, Dessa has taken the road less traveled. Not long ago, Dessa (real name: Maggie Wagner) was a technical writer for a medical company. Last year she became an adjunct professor at McNally Smith. Now, with "Spiral Bound," her ...
the dish.(VARIETY)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: Cynthia Dickison; Staff Writer Big production number "Rare and extraordinary circumstances" indeed: "The Reader" will be allowed to break one of the Academy's hard-and-fast rules by listing four producers, one over the usual limit. The four are Donna ...
Another black eye for U.S. food safety; Investment needed to improve nation's disease surveillance.(NEWS)(Opinion Exchange)(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Melamine-tainted milk and pet foods were a worldwide scandal recently, permanently tarnishing China's reputation as a global food producer. Now the United States finds itself in a similar position. A salmonella outbreak that Minnesota Department of Health scientists played a ...
Readers Write.(NEWS)(Opinion Exchange)
Feb 01, 2009 ... LETTER OF THE DAY: In the grand scheme of things, the big game isn't that big Super Bowl XLIII could be viewed as a microcosm of 2009 America, where the rich continue to get richer. The NFL, the team owners, the players, the media and TV reap the financial benefits of the event, ...
BEYOND GENESIS; FICTION: Elissa Elliott's debut novel extends the creation story and depicts Eve as a complicated woman.(VARIETY)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: LAURA BILLINGS Special to the Star Tribune The Book of Genesis, with its quick creation story and hasty exit from Eden, leaves a lot to the imagination, which may explain why so many artists have been inspired to add some emotional muscle to the Bible's ...
face time: SOCIAL SCENES FROM AROUND TOWN; Jeepers, Keepers!(VARIETY)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: SARA GLASSMAN; STAFF WRITER `You're a keeper" is always nice to hear. At last week's Keeper Awards party at the Red Stag Supper Club, it took on new meaning. Editors at Metro magazine came up with the concept to honor local artists, who are known for their nomadic ...
YOUR MONEY; Things to consider if your employer has filed bankruptcy.(BUSINESS)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: CHRIS FARRELL Q My company just filed Chapter 11. Is there anything I should do to reorganize my personal finances while the company reorganizes in bankruptcy court? JOHN A Sad to say, your question isn't uncommon these days, as more companies ...
Commercial foreclosures in county jumped in `08; The Hennepin figures spotlight troubles in an industry hurt by the weak economy. If the trend continues, government revenue from property taxes could decrease.(BUSINESS)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: SUSAN FEYDER; STAFF WRITER Foreclosures of office buildings, apartments, warehouses and other commercial property rose sharply in Hennepin County in 2008, a trend that, if replicated across the metro area, could have troubling budget implications for Minnesota cities and ...
withering glance; Restuffing the envelope; If we could rewrite history, the Oscar would have gone to ...(VARIETY)(withering glance)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: RICK NELSON; CLAUDE PECK; STAFF WRITERS Rick Nelson and Claude Peck dispense unasked-for advice about clothing, etiquette, culture, relationships, grooming and more. RN: When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its annual nominations the ...
Lots of glam, but where's the meat? THEATER REVIEW: The Guthrie opens a bawdy, souped-up Shakespeare production, set in the 1950s.(NEWS)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: ROHAN PRESTON; STAFF WRITER There are so many bells and whistles, so much fanfare and froufrou in Joe Dowling's production of "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," it may qualify for its own MTV show: "Pimp My Bard." The tricked-out, imperfect staging of what some ...
retreats; NEAR VIRGINIA, MINN. `Fargo' cabin uprooted to Wisconsin.(TRAVEL)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: John Ewoldt; Staff Writer In 2002, Elsie Martin purchased the cabin featured in the movie "Fargo." The most common question she gets asked about her vacation home? "No," said Martin, "the cabin did not come with the wood chipper." The Brooklyn Center resident ...
St. Paul man killed during holdup; 3 men arrested; Jeffery L. Logan, 44, was well known in the community and called "kind-hearted" by his family.(NEWS)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: ABBY SIMONS; STAFF WRITER The three men who gunned down Jeffery Lamont Logan during a botched robbery in St. Paul early Saturday could have just asked for the money. Logan, 44, who had stepped up to defend his cousin when the trio accosted them, would have ...
jerry zgoda's sunday insider; A Musselman disciple; Tom Thibodeau's journey from NBA coaching "go-fer" to potential high-profile candidate began in Minnesota.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: JERRY ZGODA; STAFF WRITER Twenty years ago this summer, Tom Thibodeau quit his college coaching job, packed up his car and left Boston for Minnesota, where he arrived in a new land and in a completely different league. He was 30 when he accepted an assistant ...
the other gates: the humphrey terminal of the minneapolis-st. paul international airport; Small, but room to grow; With the arrival of Southwest Airlines in March, the smaller terminal soon will become much better known.(BUSINESS)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: LIZ FEDOR; STAFF WRITER Like many Minnesota travelers, Leah Anderson didn't know much about the Humphrey terminal. Although she'd grown up around airports -- her dad worked for United Airlines -- she had never traveled through the Humphrey at Minneapolis-St. Paul ...
Stellar career jelled piecemeal; A former wannabe tight end becomes a Hall of Fame guard? Randall McDaniel credits the nurturers and mentors who exhorted him to keep pushing forward.(SPORTS)(JIM SOUHAN)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: JIM SOUHAN; STAFF WRITER To calm his nerves as he awaited results of the Pro Football Hall of Fame voting on Saturday, Randall McDaniel busied himself with a jigsaw puzzle. When he received the fateful call, McDaniel should have seen the symmetry. Even a ...
Regular or decaf? Caribou finds out.(NEWS)(JAMES LILEKS)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: JAMES LILEKS; STAFF WRITER Sign of the times: Starbucks is not only closing 300 of its 4,304,868 locations -- including, perhaps, those Starbucks that were actually located inside another Starbucks -- but they're dropping decaf in the afternoon. You could say they're ...
Collision of people and place; SHORT STORIES: Nine varied and complex tales take on the interactions of people and their environments.(VARIETY)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: JAKE MOHAN Special to the Star Tribune In "Livability," Jon Raymond's collection of stories, the myriad locales of the Pacific Northwest become characters unto themselves: Portland's roiling urban topography, Oregon's dense forests, the rugged grandeur of the ...
opinion exchange; FROM TODAY'S INTERACTIVE ONLINE LOG ...(NEWS)(Opinion Exchange)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: Lori Sturdevant; Staff Writer REMEMBERING BRANDL Missing a true nonpartisan voice What would John Brandl do? Among friends and admirers of the Humphrey Institute professor/politician who died last year, that question has occurred often since the ...
WINTER FUN UNLEASHED.(NEWS)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Canines and bicyclists and skiers, oh my! -- they were all part of the City of Lakes Loppet, a one-time small cross-country skiing event that has blossomed into a weekend festival. At top, a fluffy English sheepdog participating in Saturday's Chuck and Don's Skijoring Loppet had a hard ...
An ill wind blows in Pawlenty's budget; Health care, already hurting, would take a huge hit -- and we'd all be the worse for it.(NEWS)(Opinion Exchange)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: Lori Sturdevant; Staff Writer For a governor whose budget aims to help recession-flattened businesses get back on their feet, a pair of CEOs have a message: Health-care providers are businesses, too. When I caught up with CEOs David Wessner of Park Nicollet ...
Panic in Park City; "What's next?" Sundance used to be the place to find the answer to that question. But at this year's film festival, answers were in short supply.(VARIETY)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: ROB NELSON Special to the Star Tribune PARK CITY, UTAH `A dollar is a dollar," proclaimed Steven Soderbergh at the recently completed Sundance Film Festival, where every other once-familiar definition -- of what a movie is, how it looks best and where we ...
Mary will remain a mystery; BIOGRAPHY: Even 130 years after her death, former First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln remains inscrutable.(VARIETY)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: CONNIE NELSON; STAFF WRITER When I mentioned to bookworm friends that I was reading a biography of Mary Lincoln, I inevitably got two questions: "Mary Todd Lincoln?" and "Is it good?" Both questions proved tricky to answer. Yes, the book is about ...
Morpheus makes the scene; Laurence Fishburne puts his fingerprints on America's most popular TV drama.(VARIETY)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: NEAL JUSTIN; STAFF WRITER LOS ANGELES - During a press conference last month on the sprawling set of "CSI," a journalist with obviously little regard for his own well-being asked Laurence Fishburne if he was intimidated by the notion of joining TV's top-rated drama. ...
THE NEW DEALS; Wall Street got a bailout; now it's our turn, as Twin Cities entertainment venues try to lure customers in this new era of austerity.(VARIETY)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: TOM HORGEN; STAFF WRITER Is the rush-ticket line the new bread line? It might as well be in this depressing economy. When you want to go out on the town -- be it a movie, a play or a concert -- nothing tastes better these days than a cheap ticket. ...
nfl: hall of fame selection day; News causes McDaniel to let down his guard; The phone call cracked his stoic demeanor, but his eventual celebration of his Hall of Fame election was predictably low-key.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: MARK CRAIG; STAFF WRITER TAMPA, FLA. - Of the more than 20,000 men who have been a part of the NFL during its 89-year existence, only 253 have gotten the phone call Randall McDaniel received while trying to relax in his living room in Shorewood on Saturday afternoon. ...
remembering.(NEWS)(Obituary)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Towley, Carl Kahrs Mattson Carl K. Towley (COL, Ret., USA) died January 14, 2009. Born June 16, 1932 to Carl K. and Violet (Mattson) Towley. Graduated from Hopkins High School; Gustavus Adolphus College; Augustana Seminary (Rock Island, IL); ordained in 1958. Served two parishes in ...
ALMANAC; Fish and wildlife programs could take big hit during budget cuts.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: DOUG SMITH; STAFF WRITER Minnesota's fish and wildlife programs would feel the financial pinch under Gov. Tim Pawlenty's budget proposal announced last week. The Department of Natural Resources would trim all $2.8 million of general fund dollars now going to ...
Life in the small time suits Cobbers coach; Rich Glas suspected he would be an "assistant until I was 90." Concordia (Moorhead) called, and he's satisfied.(SPORTS)(PATRICK REUSSE)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: PATRICK REUSSE; STAFF WRITER Rich Glas was the men's basketball coach and the athletic director at Willamette University in Salem, Ore., in the early 1980s. The Portland Trail Blazers held training camp at the school. Jack Ramsay was coaching the Blazers. He ...
PAY DIRT; New stock rule: `Buy and beware'; Need a crash course on what happened to our financial system last year? Journalist and St. Paul native Dave Kansas can explain.(BUSINESS)(PAY DIRT)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: KARA MCGUIRE; STAFF WRITER Wall Street journalist Dave Kansas has had a front-row seat to his share of bubbles and busts. The 41-year-old who hails from St. Paul and once stocked shelves at the Kowalski's market on Grand Avenue spent the early 1990s at the Wall Street ...
critic's choice: this week.(VARIETY)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: Ann M. Wilhelmy; Staff Writer Sunday TCM begins the annual 31 Days of Oscar Film Festival, which features Oscar-winning and -nominated movies as "course curriculum" for the TCM University for a Cinematic Education. Robert Osborne serves as host/professor ....
ICE-COLD CANNONBALL FOR A GOOD CAUSE.(NEWS)
Feb 01, 2009 ... David Kernal jumped into the icy waters of White Bear Lake on Saturday during the 12th annual White Bear Lake Polar Bear Plunge, which was organized to ...
Singing the body electric; African star Rokia Traore incorporates an American guitar sound on her new CD.(VARIETY)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: BRITT ROBSON Special to the Star Tribune When singer/song-writer Rokia Traore last performed at the Cedar Cultural Center in 2004, she churned the packed house into a sweaty frenzy on an extended encore fueled by balafon, the xylophone-like instrument that is ...
heard on the prairie; Prognosis for Medtronic looks hopeful; Analysts say the med-tech company's product line is looking stronger -- and after a tough few months, share prices are rising.(BUSINESS)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: JANET MOORE; STAFF WRITER Best known for its historic role in the development of the pacemaker, Medtronic Inc. has seen its stock languish, even flat-line, for shareholders over the last decade. But as the company prepares to release earnings in two weeks, there may be ...
ON PREPS; Breck girls even series with Blake, but it's not over; The Mustangs -- who fell to the Bears in November -- got an early lead and held on. The teams might meet in the section final.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: DEAN SPIROS; STAFF WRITER Any doubt about whether it was a big game was erased before the opening faceoff at Breck Arena, when one Breck student after another of the male persuasion made his way through the stands wearing an apron. The Breck student body comes ...
high school roundup; HOCKEY - BASKETBALL.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2009 ... BOYS' HOCKEY Jefferson slips past South in Lake - BLOOMINGTON JEFFERSON 4, LAKEVILLE SOUTH 3 (OT): The Class 2A, No. 1 Jaguars avoided a scare Saturday afternoon in Lakeville. Junior forward Caleb Herbert completed his hat trick 47 seconds into overtime as Jefferson ...
the squeeze on minnesota health care: first in a series; CONDITION CRITICAL; Once immune from recessions, health care finds itself ailing as people forgo doctor visits.(NEWS)(the squeeze on minnesota health care: CONDITION CRITICAL)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: CHEN MAY YEE; STAFF WRITER David Vane gave up his job at a local machine shop for what he considered the ultimate in job security: a career in nursing. In December, just three months after starting at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, he was laid off. ...
michael russo's sunday insider; They all love ... Detroit? Don't laugh. The Red Wings have been making all the right moves for years; Zetterberg's signing is just the latest.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: MICHAEL RUSSO; STAFF WRITER There's only one reason to feel sorry for Henrik Zetterberg. He has to live the next dozen years in Detroit. To quote Seinfeld, "Good luck with all that." In all seriousness, is there a better model franchise in hockey ...
Merit pay, but nearly all get it; Pawlenty's program was meant to reward teachers who improve student performance. But nearly everyone gets the pay raise.(NEWS)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: EMILY JOHNS; STAFF WRITER A state program meant to give only effective Minnesota teachers merit pay raises instead appears to be rewarding nearly all the teachers participating in it with more money. The program, called "Q Comp," is one of Gov. Tim Pawlenty's ...
ROADGUY; Can you see the river? A bit too well, some say.(NEWS)(ROADGUY)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: JIM FOTI; STAFF WRITER The railings on the new Interstate 35W bridge provide dramatic views of the Mississippi River, but alert reader Paul has been casting a wary eye at their see-through design: I went across and noticed that in the center, the barrier was high, but on ...
Time and cost of materials might be right for road work; That's what officials in some cities are saying, but residents, worried about the economy, wonder if now is the right time to seek new assessments. Ultimately, it comes down to the bids.(NEWS)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: MARIA ELENA BACA; STAFF WRITER Metro area cities are hoping to have better-than-expected news for assessment-shy residents this year as they piece together their summer road reconstruction plans. As the municipal bidding process approaches in February and ...
IN FULL BLOOM; FICTION: Set in Minneapolis in the 1970s and `80s, this first novel traces a young composer's life and loves.(VARIETY)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: ELLEN AKINS Special to the Star Tribune Like its heroine, this novel is thoroughly likable. Also like its heroine, this novel can't quite decide what it wants to be. There are strains of the first novel as it used to be written, before the memoir took its ...
FAMILY + KIDS; WINTER ON THE HILL.(VARIETY)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: Melissa Walker; Staff Writer Today: Super Bowl 43 doesn't start until this evening, so before you fill up on nachos and Buffalo wings, participate in some Winter Carnival fun. Learn about the birth of the annual celebration through a tour of the James J. Hill House ....
Grant: Super Bowl more than a game; Even in Bud Grant's time with the Vikings, preparing for the NFL's showcase event was a balancing act between the game itself and all the other commitments.(SPORTS)(SID HARTMAN)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: SID HARTMAN; STAFF WRITER The Super Bowl is today, and who better to ask about it than Bud Grant, who took four Vikings teams to the NFL's showcase game? Unfortunately, he didn't win one, but in fairness, he played four of the best teams in the game's history. ...
PICK SIX.(VARIETY)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: JON BREAM; STAFF WRITER A half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view: Pat DiNizio living-room tour. The Smithereens frontman is doing a nationwide solo acoustic tour at people's houses, starting in Minnesota at Mantorville (Tuesday), Greenfield ...
No smoke from `e-cigs,' but there's plenty of ire.(NEWS)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: LARRY OAKES; STAFF WRITER Last year, several Minnesota judges ruled that smokers can't pretend to be actors and bars can't pretend to be theaters to get around the state smoking ban. Now bar customers are showing up with little smokeless nicotine inhalers ...
POP MUSIC; TAPES `N TAPES.(VARIETY)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: Chris Riemenschneider; Staff Writer TAPES `N TAPES Friday: Ever since music bloggers helped TNT take flight with the 2006 album "The Loon," these Minneapolis rockers have kept their local shows to a minimum, to the point where each one seems to be an event ....
THE BUDDY SYSTEM; History and Torch theaters have teamed up to find greater synergy in the performing-arts economy.(VARIETY)(Theater review)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: GRAYDON ROYCE; STAFF WRITER Theater companies have many strategies to trim costs and build audiences in difficult economic times. The one- or two-person show gets the first job done. Building audiences, though, often requires strategies that reach beyond the confines of ...
ONSTAGE; `PLANTING SHELLY ANNE'.(VARIETY)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: Graydon Royce; Staff Writer `PLANTING SHELLY ANNE' Continuing: This new play opened Saturday night at the Playwrights' Center in Minneapolis. Jeannine Coulombe wrote the piece, which purports to humorously explore an average family hinging on disaster. As her ...
Stimulus bill has school districts wishing and hoping; As legislation to jump start the economy moves through Congress, Minnesota school officials are making lists of their priorities.(NEWS)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: GREGORY A. PATTERSON; STAFF WRITER Forest Lake Elementary School needs a new roof; White Bear Lake schools would like help with an aquatics facility; and South Washington County wants a wind turbine. These east suburban schools and many others are assembling ...
super bowl XLIII; The Cardinals passing game meets the vaunted Steelers defense in a ... CLASSIC MATCHUP.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Byline: MARK CRAIG; STAFF WRITER TAMPA, FLA. On Jan. 22, 1989, Jerry Rice caught 11 passes for 215 yards and a touchdown to earn Most Valuable Player in the San Francisco 49ers' 20-16 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XXIII. It took another 20 years before the ...