Recent criticisms of Tim Pawlenty’s nascent (if undeclared) presidential campaign have focused on the governor’s strategy of trying to appeal to far-right Republicans instead of being true to his more moderate past (his “Romneyfication,” if you will). Yet during his appearance on Sean Hannity’s show yesterday it’s Pawlenty who [...]
To judge from the chatter dutifully blogged by the Rochester Post Bulletin's political reporter and Tea Party stenographer Heather Carlson, readers might think that Congressman Tim Walz was in danger of losing his seat long before the Republican Party endorses a candidate next year.
Other indices' [...]
Some people think the most dangerous part of my day is cycling in city traffic, but on Thursdays, the greatest peril occurs during the four hours I spend with three to five year olds.
Here is the day's chronicle of potential injuries, maladies and mental conditions — mostly averted:
Eye gouged catching [...]
Gov. Pawlenty’s recent efforts to pander to the conservative GOP base is “Romneyesque,” observes veteran Washington Post political reporter Dan Balz. He warns that Pawlenty is in danger of losing his political compass as he attempts to position himself for a 2012 presidential bid.
In particular, Balz [...]
Small-fee case explodes: Minnesota justices direct judicial anger at Pawlenty and Legislature
By Eric Black | Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009
The Minnesota Supreme Court has added $100 to the fee lawyers pay to renew their licenses. No biggy, right? But the court's order and accompanying documents are filled with [...]
Small-fee case explodes: Minnesota justices direct judicial anger at Pawlenty and Legislature
By Eric Black | Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009
The Minnesota Supreme Court has added $100 to the fee lawyers pay to renew their licenses. No biggy, right? But the court's order and accompanying documents are filled with [...]

The Twin Cities are the least-dangerous for pedestrians among America’s 52 biggest urban areas, a report released Monday says. (Duluth is safest among all Minnesota cities studied.) So that means watch your step today. Remember last week, when Minnesota was named the [...]
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All Saints Day is an edgy holy day, dangerously syncretic, carved as it is over early layers of pre-Christian worship--Samhain, when observed at the harvest, and the Feast of the Lemures, in which the unsettled spirits of the dead [...]