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Sharon Schmickle

Sharon Schmickle is an award-winning journalist with 30 years of experience covering local, national and international news. Through 2007, Sharon was a reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune where her beats included the Washington Bureau during the 1990s and covering wars in Iraq and Afghanistan during the 2000s. She has reported from 25 countries on stories ranging from a tsunami in Thailand to restless youth in Egypt to an agricultural crisis in Kenya. As a MinnPost writer, she has covered science, politics, government and international news. She also has provided in-depth analysis of issues through a series of profiles.

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Politics & Policy

As bombs falls in Gaza, young Muslims see grim future

By Sharon Schmickle | 01/05/09
When bombs are falling and people are dying, we don't usually pause to ponder the underlying nuances.
Politics & Policy

Outlook for state universities: More students, less money

By Sharon Schmickle | 12/24/08
Minnesota's public universities and colleges face deep cuts in state funding at a time when more people are responding to layoffs by heading back to school.
Politics & Policy

Gloomy economic outlook? Yes, but consider these bright spots

By Sharon Schmickle | 12/23/08
By Sharon Schmickle | Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008 Yes, times are tough.
Politics & Policy

Lousy times for the jobless, and the worst is yet to come

By Sharon Schmickle | 12/19/08
By Sharon Schmickle | Friday, Dec. 19, 2008 Minnesota's latest unemployment numbers are out, but Kathy Carney at the Minneapolis WorkForce Center doesn't need statistics to tell her times are bad.
Politics & Policy

State's unemployment report: It's tough to keep a job

By Sharon Schmickle | 12/18/08
Hanging onto a job was tougher in Minnesota during November when the state's unemployment rate jumped to a seasonally adjusted 6.4 percent, according to figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
Politics & Policy

Fed's outlook for Upper Midwest: grim

By Sharon Schmickle | 12/17/08
Upper Midwesterners should hunker down for a prolonged spell of hard times, according to the annual outlook report released today by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
Politics & Policy

Making a list and checking it twice: Officials tick off state and local projects awaiting Obama's stimulus plan

By Sharon Schmickle | 12/15/08
From school safety barriers in Grand Marais to wind farms near Rochester to a sewer system in Blue Earth County, Minnesota has a long list of projects ready to go as President-elect Barack Obama's proposes to stimulate the nation's economy with mass
Politics & Policy

Big Auto bailout: A lot at stake for Minnesota -- but is it a good idea?

By Sharon Schmickle | 12/11/08
By Sharon Schmickle | Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008 From car dealers to taconite workers, many people in Minnesota and across the nation have a stake in the outcome of the proposed bailout for the auto companies. But is it a good idea?
Politics & Policy

Lessons from the recount: Officials look for silver lining

By Sharon Schmickle | 12/10/08
In upbeat Minnesota fashion, state officials have said some good lessons could come from the headaches of having to recount the nearly 3 million votes cast in the state's U.S. Senate race.
Politics & Policy

An opportunity, but a vexing contradiction awaits Obama on Pakistan policy

By Sharon Schmickle | 12/09/08
By Sharon Schmickle | Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008 Since 2001, Washington has treated Pakistan as a key ally in the fight against terrorism. But the Mumbai attacks lend evidence to the charge that it also is command central for terrorism in the region.