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Aug 2008
- Sunday, August 31, 2008
  - For raid coverage, Twitter was the place to be | David Brauer
- Friday, August 29, 2008
  - State Fair time means politics on a stick, a T-shirt, a button and more | Joe Kimball
  - Sarah Palin: Is she 'presidential'? | Eric Black
  - Twins' rookies have outside shot at record books | Pat Borzi
  - Video report: The cloud-seeding controversy | Dave Dahl
  - Instead of Dayton, Ohio, Pawlenty heads to Fair for some 'hog talk' | Joe Kimball
  - WashPo: Pawlenty 'bruised' he was used as a decoy | David Brauer
  - Minnesotan working to mobilize nation's gay community for Obama | Doug Grow
  - High rate of alcohol-related deaths no surprise to White Earth Band | Chuck Haga
  - Why McCain might have (and maybe should have) picked Pawlenty | Eric Black
  - GOP launches new website design, touts 'cutting-edge features' | Convention Countdown
  - Daily Glean: Pawlenty: It's not me, babe | David Brauer
  - Well-timed 'protest' fest offers visual notes from Underground | Rob Nelson
  - All the rage: Machine gears up | Britt Robson
- Thursday, August 28, 2008
  - GOP officials unveil podium and final touches for convention | Joe Kimball
  - Twins Notes: Lamb chopped, 100 RBIs and two strikes | Aaron Gleeman
  - It's CivicFest bargain time for 5,000 early birds | Joe Kimball
  - GOP 'war room' firing back on Dem convention attacks | Convention Countdown
  - The last 'Whatever': one less opportunity for teens | Delma Francis
  - Daily Glean: Sheriff Bob Fletcher's cronies: guilty, guilty | David Brauer
  - My State Fair art tour -- a walk on the wild, seedy side | Casey Selix
  - Community outreach and all that jazz: Hartford’s Artists Collective | Pamela Espeland
- Wednesday, August 27, 2008
  - Our own 'NYPD Blue' trial: Epilogue | Judith Yates Borger
  - New at the Fair: memorial to Giggles' co-owner, and a home for the Twins | Joe Kimball
  - Minneapolis official says RNC videographers get stuff back | David Brauer
  - GOP updates convention speakers with double shots of Pawlenty and Coleman | Joe Kimball
  - Lakers coach nudges alma mater UND to rethink moniker | Chuck Haga
  - Democrats will 'welcome' delegates to Republican convention | Convention Countdown
  - Daily Glean: Let the Republican National Convention arrests begin! | David Brauer
  - Update on our own 'NYPD Blue' trial: Episode 6 | Judith Yates Borger
  - Study tries to resuscitate hormone therapy for menopause | Susan Perry
  - Sobering numbers after six years of economic recovery: Poverty rate is up, median household income is down | Scott Russell
- Tuesday, August 26, 2008
  - CivicFest a lot like FanFest -- minus sports plus politics | Joe Kimball
  - Madia's first TV ad: fluffy but cool | Eric Black
  - Strib tells AP: we're canceling | David Brauer
  - Everyday Eddie: The Return | Aaron Gleeman
  - The Beijing Games: Three student bloggers' views | Jay Weiner
  - Our own 'NYPD Blue' trial: Episode 5 | Judith Yates Borger
  - State Republican candidates not sure they want to share GOP spotlight | Convention Countdown
  - The strange politics of kingmakers in corn ethanol country | Ron Way
  - Daily Glean: 'Prosperity' preacher says political envy behind IRS probe | David Brauer
  - Our own 'NYPD Blue' trial: Episode 4 | Judith Yates Borger
  - The anti-Republicans: a video preview of music events | Britt Robson
  - Too crowded at the Fair? Read all about it instead | Amy Goetzman
- Monday, August 25, 2008
  - WCCO-TV: Miles away from the Mile High City | David Brauer
  - Touring CNN election exhibit at Mall of America next week | Joe Kimball
  - By nearly every measure, Beijing Olympics very good, except ... | Jay Weiner
  - Recalling the NYPD heat at the '04 RNC protest | Sharon Schmickle
  - The Biden selection: Some reactions and thoughts | Eric Black
  - From the highs and lows of creativity to the spin cycle | Jim Walsh
  - Some downtown workers planning to telecommute to avoid any GOP convention snarls | Convention Countdown
  - Media's GOP convention spotlight homing in on twins' rivalry | Christina Capecchi
  - Daily Glean: In Eau Claire, Obama does his best Hillary impression | David Brauer
  - '3Way' brings comedy to awkward awakenings | Ed Huyck
- Sunday, August 24, 2008
  - Minnesota delegation lands decent seating at Dems’ convention | Joe Kimball
- Friday, August 22, 2008
  - Black Olympic swimming champ already inspiring minorities to dive in for lessons | Delma J. Francis
  - Rod Grams (remember him?) joins Krinkie in fighting constitutional amendment to raise sales tax | G.R. Anderson Jr.
  - Judicial conflicts: State Supreme Court case is filled with them | Eric Black
  - Video report: What's up with State Fair weather? | Dave Dahl
  - Special banners – more than 600 of them – will welcome GOP convention visitors | Joe Kimball
  - Twin Cities sports doc tends to Olympic basketball duties tall and small | Jay Weiner
  - Gitmo on the Mississippi? | David Brauer
  - Whither the Northrop Dance Season? | Camille LeFevre
  - What Denver hopes to gain by hosting Dems; scouting St. Paul's security perimeter | Convention Countdown
  - Pawlenty: I will serve out my full term as governor | Eric Black
  - Daily Glean: Note to Rev. Mac Hammond: Don't double-dare the IRS | David Brauer
  - Class acts: Jazz 101 and beyond | Pamela Espeland
  - Making do with the Dome | Steve Berg
  - 'Crazy' on a stick: a gnarly good time | Britt Robson
- Thursday, August 21, 2008
  - Politicians and exotic foods surface for Fair's opening day | Joe Kimball
  - Dreamers aside, Twin Cities Olympics ain’t gonna happen | Jay Weiner
  - Sun papers’ financial troubles deepen | David Brauer
  - John Brandl's legacy resonates through Capitol, area classrooms and newsrooms, and state's public policy | Sharon Schmickle
  - Center to treat traumatized Iraqi refugees in Jordan | Sharon Schmickle
  - Twins Notes: Slowey, Hicks, Revere and Sweet Fancy Moses | Aaron Gleeman
  - Third District debate: A tame affair | Eric Black
  - Student can't help asking the ultimate question | Jay Weiner
  - Denver's concert scene comes with complications during convention; GOP delegate will forgo fancy hotel room for tent campout | Convention Countdown
  - Daily Glean: State poll is good news for Obama, better for Pawlenty | David Brauer
  - Blowdown led to a distinctive guitar -- and a renewed career | Mark Neuzil
  - Neither McCain nor Obama seems to grasp gas pricing | Ron Way
- Wednesday, August 20, 2008
  - Our own 'NYPD Blue' trial: Episode 3 | Judith Yates Borger
  - Just days after GOP convention wrap-up, Sen. Craig gets his next day in court | Joe Kimball
  - Republicans finalize convention speaker lineup | Joe Kimball
  - Our own 'NYPD Blue' trial: Episode 2 | Judith Yates Borger
  - Crazy eight: A very busy day in the life of your Olympic correspondent | Jay Weiner
  - KFAI hopes power-up will reverse listenership drop | David Brauer
  - Oops. AP typo on Lieberman amuses liberal blogosphere | Joe Kimball
  - Pawlenty reportedly heading to Denver to join 'loyal opposition'; 'Terminator' may skip GOP gathering over budget crisis | Convention Countdown
  - Harry and Louise are back -- but this time they're ready for change | Casey Selix
  - Free Loft classes reach beyond the typical writer wannabe | Amy Goetzman
  - Daily Glean: College president experiences hangover for questioning 21-year-old drinking age | David Brauer
  - Meet Minnesota's David Gilbert-Pederson, 17, the youngest delegate to the Democratic National Convention | Doug Grow
- Tuesday, August 19, 2008
  - Sen. Klobuchar to address Dem convention's opening night | Joe Kimball
  - A lingering what-if question for Dems; 'ethics thicket' cramping style for GOP, Dem convention partygoers | Convention Countdown
  - Trial in Minneapolis: Just like 'NYPD Blue' | Judith Yates Borger
  - Beijing becoming a 'livable city'? You betcha, says Chinese planner with state ties | Jay Weiner
  - 'True Blue' Minnesotan: the passive-aggressive artistry of Gary Louris | Britt Robson
  - Daily Glean: NWA makes 'anti-McCain,' anti-nuke billboard go boom | David Brauer
  - Meet the 51 corporations wining and dining GOP-convention media | David Brauer
- Monday, August 18, 2008
  - Jarrod Washburn?! | Aaron Gleeman
  - At the halfway mark, Olympics observations on medal winners and losers, the China scene and Phelps Phrenzy | Jay Weiner
  - St. Paul booster's dream: Today, the GOP convention; tomorrow, the Olympics | Joe Kimball
  - Sunshine, nighttime -- and a song for Box | Jim Walsh
  - Denver's 'secret jail' incenses activists; biggest GOP stories may include what viewers won't see | Convention Countdown
  - Meet the behind-the-scenes workers, and watch China celebrate | Jay Weiner
  - Daily Glean: Coleman versus Franken: back to 'it's a race' status? | David Brauer
  - St. Paul convention slight #1,427 | David Brauer
  - Crafty cows at work? 'Crop circles' take root in Fosston | Chuck Haga
  - Could stagnant mileage deduction drive volunteers away? | Scott Russell
- Friday, August 15, 2008
  - To the mat: Women wrestling for second time in Olympics | Jay Weiner
  - Video report: What is LiDAR? | Dave Dahl
  - Dead last, but 'still the fastest person in the Marshall Islands' | Jay Weiner
  - Can this Moorish Revival gem be saved? | Todd Melby
  - Coke recycles recycling announcement for conventions | Joe Kimball
  - Despite no trades and an overused bullpen, Twins continue charmed season | Pat Borzi
  - Rage Against the Machine in Denver, too; Macalester says 'no' to out-of-town students coming to GOP convention | Convention Countdown
  - Britt's Bests and Busts: Best gig: Wailing with Magic Slim and the Teardrops | Britt Robson
  - Daily Glean: Minnesota unemployment hits recent record; will it cost Pawlenty a job? | David Brauer
  - Kennedy's 'White House' salutes first lady of the press | Rob Nelson
  - Minnesota businesses go for slice of the China gold at Olympics -- and every other day, too | Jay Weiner
  - Fireside Pizza: cracker crust with jazz | Pamela Espeland
- Thursday, August 14, 2008
  - Rybak's budget proposal: Fixing potholes back in fashion | G.R. Anderson Jr.
  - Stage? Check. Signs? Check. Lighting? Check. Xcel makeover for GOP takes shape | Joe Kimball
  - Food for thought: a college senior's project on co-ops | Brian Voerding
  - Video available for 'Solutions for the Other 90%' panel | Linda Mack
  - Twins Notes: Breakouts, overuse, upgrades and more | Aaron Gleeman
  - Olympic spirit appears to be alive and well for now | Jay Weiner
  - Gen. Colin Powell, Oprah roles stir Dem pot; what's it take to turn a hockey arena into a GOP showcase? | Convention Countdown
  - Daily Glean: U's record fundraising: the 'Brian's Song' principle | David Brauer
  - Our cells would be lost without telomeres | Dr. Craig Bowron
- Wednesday, August 13, 2008
  - GOP convention announces two A-list parties | Joe Kimball
  - Ooh! Aah! Yay! High-powered pingpong offers edge-of-chair excitement for Chinese | Jay Weiner
  - Government foul-up for his burial is the kind of tale columnist would have loved to tell | Joe Kimball
  - The surge at Standing Rock | Chuck Haga
  - Denver to unveil giant video screen for promos and news feeds; 'CCO examines whether police here are ready to deal with 'anarchy' | Convention Countdown
  - Daily Glean: Priscilla Lord Faris: Norm Coleman's TV sidekick | David Brauer
  - More light on the 'sunshine vitamin' | Susan Perry
- Tuesday, August 12, 2008
  - Local politicians will get vastly different treatment at the two conventions | Joe Kimball
  - And you thought the Exxon case was all over | Judy Yates Borger
  - Cathy Wurzer, mass transit and me | Jay Weiner
  - Hospitals line up for philanthropic booster shots | Scott Russell
  - Dem convention to feature citizen 'Town Hall'; does GOP gathering face an 'enthusiasm gap'? | Convention Countdown
  - With GOP coming, public can take in three separate 'civics lessons' | Joe Kimball
  - Student bloggers weigh in on China's bureaucratic policies -- and public displays of affection | Jay Weiner
  - Daily Glean: Hennepin's homeless family numbers soar | David Brauer
  - The Time for nostalgia | Britt Robson
  - When St. Olaf students say 'Bon appetit!' they really mean it | Brian Voerding
- Monday, August 11, 2008
  - St. Paul's new traffic plan for GOP convention keeps key streets open | Joe Kimball
  - Don Boxmeyer, St. Paul newspaper's Master Storyteller, dies at 67 | Joe Kimball
  - Minneapolis' Hall of Fame astronaut says sky's the limit for new era of space cooperation | Sharon Schmickle
  - City Pages shifts toward online, loses staffer | David Brauer
  - Bachmann may be in line for powerful tax-writing committee | David Brauer
  - Priorities clear for Olympic coach and Bachman son-in-law: 'Volleyball is my job, and family is my life' | Jay Weiner
  - Monday Morning Playback: A rabbi, 'Fight Night' and the RNC gig docket | Jim Walsh
  - Democrats firm up lineup of convention's key prime-time speakers | Joe Kimball
  - '68 protester Hayden sees no comparison between Chicago, Denver convention scenarios; brewers ready with specialty beers for GOP gathering | Convention Countdown
  - Daily Glean: Did MnDOT, DFL override one of the Override Six? | David Brauer
  - News coverage already shining spotlight on St. Paul | Joe Kimball
  - Why the City of Lakes is also the City of Parks | David Hawley
  - Reality check: Gas costs $9 per gallon across the pond | Roxane Battle
- Saturday, August 9, 2008
  - Death at the Olympics: Bachman murder touches home | Jay Weiner
- Friday, August 8, 2008
  - Audio report: Observations on one of the world's great rituals | Jay Weiner
  - PiPress owner sells off papers: a local portent? | David Brauer
  - An Olympic opening: awesome and gigantic | Jay Weiner
  - When Max met Cooperstown | Jim Walsh
  - Brock Lesnar on ultimate fighting and extreme pain | Steve Aschburner
  - Get up, stand up for Parkway's Pan African docs | Rob Nelson
  - Convention brings mile-high rental rates to Denver; Cheney will speak the same night as Bush | Convention Countdown
  - Some short shots from the Olympics | Jay Weiner
  - Daily Glean: The next foreclosure hot spots: Woodbury, Plymouth, Apple Valley, Minnetonka? | David Brauer
  - Best gig: Booker T, with a cherry on top | Britt Robson
  - One week, two jazz festivals | Pamela Espeland
- Thursday, August 7, 2008
  - Inside the Obama fundraiser (well, part of it, anyway) | G.R. Anderson Jr.
  - Measles report: Why we still need vaccines | Dr. Craig Bowron
  - Peddling hope out of the trunk of his car | 612 Authentic
  - Liriano's return: Take Two | Aaron Gleeman
  - A different kind of opening ceremony for the Olympics | Jay Weiner
  - Coleman and Franken on Iraq: Everything you need to know | Eric Black
  - Clinton hinting she might want convention vote after all; Louisiana Gov. Jindal reportedly in line for GOP keynote address | Convention Countdown
  - Daily Glean: Big-city papers split on Pawlenty's D.C. audition | David Brauer
  - Frontlines of the Fringe: Festival buzz and the making of hits | Christy DeSmith
- Wednesday, August 6, 2008
  - Audio report: Olympics already under way, despite media indifference to U.S. women's soccer | Jay Weiner
  - Four Minnesota bloggers will add their perspective to Olympic scene | Jay Weiner
  - Superintendent falls for Voyageurs – hook, line, sinker | Mark Neuzil
  - David Carr does the Colbert Report | David Brauer
  - More evidence Minnesota's not a McCain swing state? | David Brauer
  - Denver public eagerly gobbles up preview tickets; St. Paul police union using GOP convention as negotiating tactic | Convention Countdown
  - Daily Glean: Coleman-Franken Farmfest fracas: the judges' scorecards | David Brauer
  - Stressed art museum seeks St. Paul largesse | Scott Russell
- Tuesday, August 5, 2008
  - New York Times: What, St. Paul worry? | G.R. Anderson Jr.
  - The next Strib debt bomb: September? | David Brauer
  - It's quiet -- too quiet -- at some resorts up north | Judith Yates Borger
  - How eating fish protects the aging brain | Susan Perry
  - Twin Cities get nice reviews in Washington Times convention preview | Joe Kimball
  - Ailing Ted Kennedy to address Dems in video, but VP Cheney reportedly not speaking at GOP gathering | Convention Countdown
  - The Olympic pilgrimage has begun | Jay Weiner
  - Daily Glean: Tire Gauge Tim earns his own web page | David Brauer
  - Mali and more: the pancultural appeal of Habib Koite | Britt Robson
  - IRS seeking more disclosure on nonprofit financial forms | Scott Russell
  - Some publishers didn't want to touch 'The Leper' | Joe Kimball
- Monday, August 4, 2008
  - No room at the arena for general public during GOP convention | Joe Kimball
  - Cab-washing event Tuesday kicks off 'Spruce Up for the RNC' effort | Joe Kimball
  - MPCA: Lake Superior is not a washcloth for contaminated ship holds | Mark Neuzil
  - Obama's birthday spurs 'house parties' around the state | Doug Grow
  - Gopher sprinter's Olympic quest comes to last-minute halt just short of the starting line | Jay Weiner
  - Of the circus (go), Westerberg, the Joker's chaos and more ... | Jim Walsh
  - Dems' roll-call vote for Clinton seems unlikely; can McCain dazzle in acceptance speech? | Convention Countdown
  - Daily Glean: Does a Metro Transit strike loom? | David Brauer
  - Prof to law schools: Get beyond books and into the real world | Brian Voerding
  - This 'Yankee Doodle' tells Cohan story, warts and all | David Hawley
- Friday, August 1, 2008
  - 'I would just listen to the survivors tell their stories' | G.R. Anderson Jr.
  - Beijing Games may be the one to break Olympic 'cocoon' | Jay Weiner
  - Video report: What are the 'dog days of summer'? | Dave Dahl
  - Elephants everywhere but in the room | David Brauer
  - The new I-35W bridge from end to end | 612 Authentic
  - Breweries are rolling out the (specialty) barrels for Dems; GOP has an 'elephant' problem | Convention Countdown
  - Art fairs paint the town in uncertain economic landscape | Molly Priesmeyer
  - Daily Glean: Owatonna overview: The deadliest crash since Wellstone died | David Brauer
  - Minnesota's youngest Olympian truly grasps state's revered Greco wrestling tradition | Jay Weiner
  - Ron Paul folks add 'Rally' attraction: Jesse Ventura | Doug Grow
  - Hot outside? Cool off with some cool cats in a jazz club | Pamela Espeland

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