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November 10, 2009 11:10 AM EST --
Minneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak made his bid for MN Governor official when he filed papers to form a gubernatorial election committee last Thursday, November 5. The bid comes as no surprise to . . .
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November 04, 2009 06:49 PM EST --
Having studied an extensive variety of archived documents, including the Adams Family Correspondence housed at the Massachusetts Historical Society, Woody Holton delivers an elegant account of American . . .
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September 23, 2009 04:10 PM EDT --
With our younger children back in the classroom during the day and our college-age children perhaps even further away than that, the time is right for (finally) finishing that book or starting a new one. . . .
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September 22, 2009 04:28 PM EDT --
In true and fitting nonpartisan fashion, Assistant Ramsey County Attorney Clayton Robinson, Jr. kicked off his ‘Robinson for County Attorney’ campaign in a well-attended event . . .
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September 08, 2009 06:00 PM EDT --
The winner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize for fiction will be announced on the 6th of October from the following shortlist of contenders:
A S Byatt The Children’s Book . . .
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September 02, 2009 12:01 PM EDT --
TOP CARDIOLOGIST AND FAMILY DOCTOR SPEAK ON HEALTH CARE FOR ALL
Thursday, September 17, 6:30 p.m. Social Hour, 7 p.m. Speakers, Q&A Brookdale Library, 6125 Shingle Creek Parkway, . . .
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April 14, 2009 07:11 PM EDT --
Last night, the judges presiding over Norm Coleman's lawsuit against Al Franken released their Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order for Judgment ( full text here ) wherein they officially . . .
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April 11, 2009 10:56 AM EDT --
With Snow Flower and the Secret Fan , author Lisa See earned a devoted following. After the success of her next novel, Peony in Love , fans eagerly awaited her next endeavor and Shanghai Girls . . .
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April 04, 2009 01:06 PM EDT --
Christopher Meeks’s novel, The Brightest Moon of the Century , begins with young Edward Meiopian (My-o-pyan) being forced into private school by his widowed father. With some difficulty, he learns . . .
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February 24, 2009 01:07 PM EST --
A friend of mine is conducting a survey with regard to book club participation for a college course and she needs our help. Please consider answering these few questions either in the comment area below . . .
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February 11, 2009 12:09 PM EST --
In her concise and entertaining book, For the Love of Letters: A 21st-Century Guide to the Art of Letter Writing, Samara O'Shea tells us there is no formula for love letters. She then generously . . .
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February 10, 2009 12:36 PM EST --
Stephen King fans will be happy to learn that his newest story, Ur , is now available for pre-order. The catch is you can only get in on the new Amazon Kindle 2 , at least for now. . . .
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February 05, 2009 06:00 PM EST --
In the hands of up-and-coming author Christopher Meeks , the ordinary becomes extraordinary. His short story collection, Months and Seasons , focuses on the mundanity . . .
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November 19, 2008 09:30 PM EST --
With Coleman leading by fewer than 200 votes in an unfinished race, the Minnesota State Canvassing Board begins reviewing challenged ballots December 16. Secretary of State Mark Ritchie hopes . . .
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November 13, 2008 08:14 PM EST --
Today on the BBC, Ros Atkins presented a taped interview between BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner and Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid on his program World: Have Your Sa y. The interview . . .
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November 05, 2008 02:43 AM EST --
Following are results for the most-watched races in Minnesota with the winners' names in bold.
President/Vice President: Obama/Biden 53.75% (McCain/Palin 44.12%)
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November 04, 2008 07:02 PM EST --
John McCain is the projected winner for Kentucky with 10% of the vote in. Barack Obama is the projected winner for Vermont. There is a 38-vote difference between the two candidates in Indiana. It's . . .
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November 01, 2008 10:44 PM EDT --
(photo courtesy Jeff Wheeler, StarTribune)
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BREAKING FROM OCT. 30 PRINCETON SURVEY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES . . .
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November 01, 2008 05:48 PM EDT --
Much more than a beautiful coffee table book, Living Homes: Sustainable Architecture and Design is a well-written introduction to a trend in homebuilding worth following, . . .
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October 29, 2008 04:59 PM EDT --
Employee Free Choice Act ("EFCA"): Franken supports the EFCA because its passage would maintain employees' ability to form unions. Coleman opposes the EFCA.
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