“Police easily startled” signs posted in St. Paul, Minneapolis
At the corner of Snelling and University Avenues in St. Paul, and Cedar and Riverside Avenues in Minneapolis, bright, hard-to-miss orange signs have popped up warning us that Twin Cities police "startle easily." The...
The Minnesota fight against female genital mutilation
By now you've probably heard about the two 7-year-old girls who were taken by their parents to Michigan for "surgery" and instead had their clitoral skin removed by Dr. Jumana Nagarwala (allegedly).
The response from the...
Trump Maternity Leave Policy: An Unfinished Puzzle
Welcoming a child into the world is an already stressful situation for most people; before that little bundle of joy can be welcomed into your life there are many questions that must be answered, precautions...
The MN unemployment rate rose in August, but there’s no need to worry
The unemployment rate in Minnesota rose 0.1% in August, to sit now at 3.8% across the state.
Who is losing jobs? The leisure and hospitality industry is the biggest contributor to the rise in unemployment, down...
When and How To Argue in the Age of Information
It's a beautiful, late-summer day. The sun is shining outside. Your favorite song is playing on the radio. You woke up on the right-side-of-the-bed this morning, you're feeling great - your hair...
GOP shakeup: Jennifer Carnahan elected state chair
A surprising move looks to change the face the Republican Party in Minnesota: Jennifer Carnahan is now Minnesota's GOP chair.
Carnahan, a Maple Grove native, worked in marketing and strategy for companies like Ecolab, General Mills, and...
Minneapolis/St. Paul “highly segregated by race” according to new report
The twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul end up on an impressive number of "Top 10" and "Best of" lists - for the economy, the bike lanes, the restaurants, the number of theater...
Are the new REAL ID requirements the real deal in Minnesota?
Last July, I wrote an article all about REAL ID and the road blocks that Minnesota has faced in implementing the new system. If you would like to check out that blast from the...
Edina Passes Increase on Smoking Age. Who’s Next?
Earlier this month, the city of Edina, MN got the votes it needed to increase the age to buy cigarettes in the city from 18 to 21. They are the first city to do so in...
MN bill introduced to penalize slow pokes in the fast lane
There’s something about getting behind the wheel of a car that seems to bring out the worst in us: Something happens where we all lose our collective sense of empathy, common sense, and any...
