Tag: minnesota politics
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June 28, 2008 12:10 AM EDT --
Al Franken should take a seat with someone about the recent poll numbers that came out of Quinnipiac University .
It says that here in Minnesota, the . . .
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January 06, 2008 11:16 AM EST --
The candidates swimsuit competition was held at an undisclosed location provided by Dick Cheney. The event, where no cameras or media is allowed, has a past veiled in secrecy, but can be traced back to . . .
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March 08, 2008 03:54 PM EST --
Hillary Clinton -- First Communitarian President/VP of the United States?
http://nord.twu.net/acl/hilary.html
My take on it is that libertarians, frustrated that libertarianism was being mocked . . .
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February 10, 2008 11:11 AM EST --
Many people remember getting an "incomplete" on a school assignment. This meant that, while all of what you sent in may have been very good, you will recieve no credit.
The following is . . .
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March 23, 2008 05:24 PM EDT --
In the Democratic party, the two groups at odds are the Clinton Democrat, and the Ted Kennedy old guard progressive.The Clintonian Democrat is known for bringing down the debt, and other things that the . . .
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December 02, 2007 10:24 AM EST --
The Taxpayers League in Minnesota wants to bring capitalism to the public sector, another unnamed group wants to bring socialism (government regulation) to the private sector. The problem is not that either . . .
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June 23, 2008 10:45 AM EDT --
Among the many items for sale at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds car show were magnets.
Some of them carried a message. None were subtle.
Just in case the Obamacons or Obamites or Obam-bams (or . . .
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August 16, 2007 10:24 AM EDT --
This is a transcript, the chat is closed.
Bob Shrum, author of "No Excuses: Confessions of a Serial Campaigner" appeared on MPR's Midmorning program.
From The man behind the . . .
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April 05, 2008 06:17 PM EDT --
This tale begins with nothing much on TV.
Governor Tim Pawlenty was on the local public affairs show on the PBS channel this Friday night. Five minutes into the interview, the subject of education, . . .
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April 16, 2008 08:32 PM EDT --
(Caution, one word near the end could be considered naughty)
Many people can relate to too much overtime at work. The hours and days go by and there is no time to get anything else done. It was at . . .
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May 15, 2008 11:55 AM EDT --
This is a chat transcript.
MPR's Midday hosted former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura Thursday, May 15 th 2008. He talked about his take on politics and discussed his latest book "Don't . . .
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May 19, 2009 10:05 AM EDT --
Another kind of political uncertainty:
The Legislature adjourned shortly after midnight without reaching a budget deal with Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who is expected to cut state spending using . . .
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August 30, 2007 09:50 AM EDT --
Have you contacted your local representatives, or perhaps even met with a politician lately?
Another article on Gather (You lost your rights? So? by my coworker Bob Collins) got me thinking about . . .
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November 02, 2008 10:40 AM EST --
Fellow Minnesotans:
I find myself in a conundrum. I am in that mystical catagory of "undecideds." I know which presidential candidate I back, I know which congressman I support, . . .
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October 11, 2008 03:05 PM EDT --
Who else is seriously thinking about writing in someone, other than a cartoon character, this year?
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July 02, 2009 10:48 AM EDT --
Melissa Hill's been unemployed since February. But she has a plan to change that: Run for Minneapolis City Council.
A source in our Public Insight Network , Hill wrote us recently:
I'm . . .
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September 17, 2009 01:22 PM EDT --
Here I am, minding my own business, listening to MPR, and on comes an "expert" on getting a job. A caller had been out since November, just like me, so my ears perked up a bit.
This expert started out . . .
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July 07, 2008 05:51 PM EDT --
My fellow Minnesota Gatherers:
In a few weeks you will see the press in MN (and outside too) looking at the I-35W bridge collapse and its affects on people.
There's nothing wrong with the . . .
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October 09, 2006 10:38 AM EDT --
Mark Dayton's (D) decision not to seek re-election has left open a seat on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Hoping to fill that seat are Amy Klobuchar (D) and Mark Kennedy (R).
Amy Klobuchar (D) . . .
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July 01, 2008 06:14 PM EDT --
If you live in the Twin Cities – and those harsh winters – you feel some gratitude for the skyway system.
In St. Paul, they are vast and can get you around a fair chunk . . .
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