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Jun 2008
- Monday, June 30, 2008
  - DFL head homes in on Coleman's D.C. housing arrangement | Doug Grow
  - New Obama ad targets 18 states, but not Minnesota | Eric Black
  - Holiday festival to offer a 'Taste' of voting, too | Joe Kimball
  - Coleman's latest ad offers same tone, same theme, same shirt | Eric Black
  - Peterson nixes Cabinet role; Oberstar a bit less firm | David Brauer
  - The everyday genius of Trisha Brown, indoors and outside | Camille LeFevre
  - Daily Glean: For state schools, higher test scores bring more pain | David Brauer
  - This ballot brings greenbacks for green groups | Mark Neuzil
  - The Strib claims an enviro first, but is it best? | David Brauer
  - A Ventura victor and a Frosty invitation | Al Sicherman
- Friday, June 27, 2008
  - Ventura speaks! To a wine rag? | G.R. Anderson Jr.
  - Video report: Note to golfers: Respect lightning | Dave Dahl
  - John Koch's Cinema Revolution will not be televised -- but it begs to be seen | Rob Nelson
  - Some still prefer a loop for St. Paul light-rail route | Joe Kimball
  - The second round: one part funhouse, one part landfill | Steve Aschburner
  - St. Paulites break Ivy League rowing aura, are named to U.S. Olympic glamour boat | Jay Weiner
  - Daily Glean: The Timberwolves pass the Mayo with Love | David Brauer
  - 500-year flood won't dampen Iowa City's jazz spirit | Pamela Espeland
- Thursday, June 26, 2008
  - Observations on the latest Obama-McCain poll numbers for Minnesota | Eric Black
  - Behind the bench -- and the scenes -- with the chief justice | Judith Yates Borger
  - Olympic track trials: This Minnesotan has been getting ready all year in Eugene | Jay Weiner
  - WPA in the Gardenhire era | Aaron Gleeman
  - Daily Glean: St. Paul's Ford Ranger: edging out of danger? | David Brauer
  - What smells like rotten eggs -- and can both kill us and save us? | Brian Voerding
  - Tonight: A river of blues and acoustic lapping the area | Michael Metzger
- Wednesday, June 25, 2008
  - Mayor heartened by report that St. Paul's Ford Plant could get two-year extension | Joe Kimball
  - McCain state campaign taps veteran Tom Steward as communications director | Joe Kimball
  - British magazine ranks Minneapolis in its Top 20 livable cities worldwide | Doug Grow
  - Suit against dairy still seen as a rare, extreme step | Brian Voerding
  - Peterson flips on FISA, gets zilch | G.R. Anderson Jr.
  - Twin Cities Improv Festival: comedy on the fly | Ed Huyck
  - Electoral College Watch I: Obama 317, McCain 221 | Eric Black
  - Lessons learned from the Exxon Valdez case | Judith Yates Borger
  - Plight of the Uninsured: What would it take to solve it? | Casey Selix
  - Daily Glean: The local housing market ... worse than advertised | David Brauer
  - SPCO's managing director retires as illness returns | Michael Metzger
- Tuesday, June 24, 2008
  - House committee holds meeting to find state government too full of committees, meetings | G.R. Anderson Jr.
  - Council's sesquicentennial brochure highlights lives of early Minnesotans with disabilities | Joe Kimball
  - Obama campaign announces state communication director | Joe Kimball
  - A warning on oil speculation from NWA's Steenland | Sharon Schmickle
  - With Jeune Lune's triumphs over and legacy clear, its wondrous nomads move on | David Hawley
  - Daily Glean: From prayers to ethanol, events prove times are still a-changin' | Doug Grow
  - Video report: At 53, she's the oldest player in U.S. Open | Steve Date
- Monday, June 23, 2008
  - Local pols to visit bridge site Tuesday morning | G.R. Anderson Jr.
  - Coleman campaign zings back at critics with tongue-in-cheek Franken 'ad' | Doug Grow
  - Besides Twins Hall of Fame ceremony, Carew has another important reason for TC visit | Pat Borzi
  - Local lawyers anxiously await Exxon Valdez decision | Judith Yates Borger
  - Baryshnikov's photographic pas de deux | Camille LeFevre
  - A Triple-A baseball game -- played in secret | Mark Neuzil
  - Dependable Alvarez falls just short of Olympic gymnastics team | Jay Weiner
  - Daily Glean: Summertime living is easy for some, queasy for others | Doug Grow
  - Judge the jesting Jesse justifications | Al Sicherman
  - International high school moving from Hamline to downtown's Galtier Plaza | Joe Kimball
- Friday, June 20, 2008
  - Video report: Midwest flooding reminiscent of 1993 | Dave Dahl
  - Mayors seeking to help for GOP convention | Doug Grow
  - How a feminist bookstore got a zero-hour reprieve | Amy Goetzman
  - Totally attuned: Pianist Jon Weber plays ninth jazz festival | Pamela Espeland
  - Coleman's new TV ad features -- Mrs. Coleman | Eric Black
  - Daily Glean: Pawlenty VP candidate? Not that much straight talk | Doug Grow
  - Don't let summer keep you away from the theater | Ed Huyck
  - America needs a new mobility and lifestyle strategy | Steve Berg
- Thursday, June 19, 2008
  - Northrop's next jazz season: four powerhouse concerts | Pamela Espeland
  - Twins Notes: Liriano, Rincon, Guerra, Lamb and Buscher | Aaron Gleeman
  - Obama releases new campaign ad | Eric Black
  - National Democratic group impressed with Sarvi's election effort | Doug Grow
  - My question for John McCain | Eric Black
  - Shocker! McCain's visit to bring out the wealthy, protesters | G.R. Anderson Jr.
  - Can a healthy Gopher achieve the perfection he needs to make Olympic gymnastics team? | Jay Weiner
  - This summer's reel attractions start with 'Solstice' fest | Rob Nelson
  - Solstice River dance to honor bridge victims | Camille LeFevre
  - Daily Glean: Lost-and-found tale brightens the day | Doug Grow
  - Clean-cut, punctual: Green Sweater Society's new punk | Michael Metzger
- Wednesday, June 18, 2008
  - NBA Finals notebook: 'Tardy' congrats for KG, plus Cassell, Jackson, Thibodeau notes | Steve Aschburner
  - Seeking post-flood hope, inspiration in Grand Forks | Chuck Haga
  - An independent "analysis" of the MPD: Will anybody see the results? | G.R. Anderson Jr.
  - Fireworks shortage shouldn't hurt big Fourth shows but may limit smaller ones | Joe Kimball
  - Coleman vs. Franken race so far: Lots of dust that keeps settling in the same place | Eric Black
  - Interlachen busy prepping for next week's U.S. Women's Open showcase | Pat Borzi
  - Armistead Maupin lives -- to tell more 'Tales of the City' | Amy Goetzman
  - Daily Glean: The attack of the low-sloping foreheads | David Brauer
  - Video: Ms. Pettiford's neighborhood | 612 Authentic
- Tuesday, June 17, 2008
  - PiPress debt news is old news | David Brauer
  - Sen. Coleman, challenger Franken disclose finances | Conrad Wilson
  - Consumer debt an issue for some of state's congressional delegation, too | Conrad Wilson
  - Vets for Peace holding its national convention here, too | Joe Kimball
  - Ex-Strib editor goes from frying pan to fire | David Brauer
  - Norm and Jesse: together again? | Iric Nathanson
  - CDC gives state a 'C' for breastfeeding support | Susan Perry
  - Daily Glean: State bridge-building speed up: a too-rosy scenario? | David Brauer
  - Corporate philanthropy's balancing act: charity vs. PR | Scott Russell
- Monday, June 16, 2008
  - New KSTP-TV poll finds wider Coleman lead over Franken | Eric Black
  - A pair of ironies clinched Clinton-Obama campaign | Kay Harvey
  - Talk to Ventura live online this afternoon | G.R. Anderson Jr.
  - Court gives slap to AG's office, back-patting material to SaveWCAL | Brian Voerding
  - Could PiPress adopt owner's 'Quick Read' concept? | David Brauer
  - Head of Wellstone Action to head Obama state campaign | Eric Black
  - Russert's death raises anxiety over heart disease | Dr. Craig Bowron
  - Olympic trials, tribulations -- and triumphs: Minnesota wrestlers make team; runner Tollefson advances | Jay Weiner
  - Daily Glean: GOP convention donors clam up on 'Lobbypalooza' | David Brauer
  - A floral tribute, and a Ventura venture | Al Sicherman
  - Twin Cities summer film events | Rob Nelson
  - Before you wade into chilly Lake Superior... | Mark Neuzil
- Friday, June 13, 2008
  - Rasmussen poll shows Coleman and Franken in dead heat | Eric Black
  - League of Minnesota Cities honors four cities, selects new prez | G.R. Anderson Jr.
  - Video report: Will we see normal summer temps at all this year? | Dave Dahl
  - Essay contest winner gets to lead GOP convention Pledge in her hometown | Joe Kimball
  - Arts institutions want to avoid a bust after building boom | Michael Metzger
  - Bringing some Pop! to downtown St. Paul | Marisa Helms
  - Meet Sheletta Brundidge: TV host, ad rep, comedian | Roxane Battle
  - Clinton-Obama race: What will the history books say? | Kay Harvey
  - Daily Glean: Green Giant to ethanol: 'Ho, ho, no' | David Brauer
  - Video: St. Paul police bring 'one-stop' services to homeless | 612 Authentic
  - A summer of free jazz and fresh air | Pamela Espeland
- Thursday, June 12, 2008
  - Minneapolis attorneys win key Supreme Court verdict on Gitmo detainees | Judith Yates Borger
  - 'Star Wars' invasion starts Friday, ready to capture 250,000 visitors | Joe Kimball
  - SUSA: Coleman's job approval barely positive | David Brauer
  - After years of decline, global perceptions of America may be starting to improve | Eric Black
  - 'Draft Ciresi' site debuts; GOP chortles | David Brauer
  - Who knew? Mn/DOT Library is little-known gem | Amy Goetzman
  - Home runs or not, a healthy Joe Mauer is back among baseball's best hitters | Pat Borzi
  - Recapping the Twins' draft | Aaron Gleeman
  - Homeless center won't be dislodged by GOP convention logistics | Joe Kimball
  - Daily Glean: McGruff the crime dog growls at Minneapolis police chief | David Brauer
  - Golf match 'loser' Ventura still pondering Senate run | Doug Grow
  - String Cinema likes to unroll the conventions of rock | Michael Metzger
- Wednesday, June 11, 2008
  - So what's the latest on those Strib contract negotiations? | David Brauer
  - Jim Johnson, Minnesota's 'Mr. Inside,' finds himself on the outside now of Obama campaign | Doug Grow
  - National Wildlife Federation prez to address climate change | G.R. Anderson Jr.
  - 'Sadgrrl13': Cyberspace whodunit in a theater space | Ed Huyck
  - Pedal power: Traffic, Beijing, women's rides and mega-cyclist Kristin Armstrong | Jay Weiner
  - Nonprofit leaders advised to stand up, speak out | Scott Russell
  - Journalism makeover! Two local news sites redesign | David Brauer
  - Daily Glean: Nonplused about soaring Hennepin County suicides? | David Brauer
  - Even campus buildings have something to teach | Brian Voerding
- Tuesday, June 10, 2008
  - Strib TV: Get ready for the Lileks channel! | David Brauer
  - Minnesota's political pipeline to Alaska | Doug Grow
  - Obama adviser Jim Johnson draws GOP flak over loans | Doug Grow
  - Experimental dancer Justin Jones takes it back to jazz | Camille LeFevre
  - At 25, William Mitchell's immigration clinic still helps clients -- and develops students | Brian Voerding
  - Fore! Could a Ventura Senate candidacy hang on Wednesday's golf game? | Doug Grow
  - Daily Glean: Media shocker: High gas prices change behavior | David Brauer
  - Gates' Otter Tail investment is inconsistent with his foundation's carbon-curbing goals | Ron Way
  - Free Summer Jazz Concert Schedule | Pamela Espeland
- Monday, June 9, 2008
  - Bush Foundation announces its $100,000 and $50,000 grant recipients | Molly Priesmeyer
  - RIP, Jim McKay, at his best in both triumph and tragedy | Steve Aschburner
  - State health department says it's OK to eat more fish -- but is it? | Ron Way
  - GOP official disputes PiPress research claim on convention site choice | Joe Kimball
  - Republicans still need 6,000 volunteers for convention | Joe Kimball
  - Three tales: The changing face and thoughtful Olympic pursuit of Minnesota wrestling | Jay Weiner
  - U student helps discover a new family of geckos | Mark Neuzil
  - Daily Glean: Some 'close calls' for justice | David Brauer
  - Pick the petal-pinching prizewinner | Al Sicherman
  - State law requires some nonprofits to register voters | Scott Russell
- Saturday, June 7, 2008
  - DFL convention: Franken endorsed on first ballot | David Brauer
  - DFL Convention: McCollum hears boos | David Brauer
  - DFL Convention: Franken: 'I've had some tough conversations this week' | David Brauer
  - DFL Convention: Q-and-A review | David Brauer
- Friday, June 6, 2008
  - Minneapolis City Council adopts protest permit plan for RNC | G.R. Anderson Jr.
  - Dan Patch and The Collector: still crazy good after all these years | Jim Walsh
  - Video report: Hail causes millions of dollars in damage around state | Dave Dahl
  - Bad LRT vibes rattle public radio | Marisa Helms
  - PUC punts on Big Stone II decision | Ron Way
  - Young actors learn their P's and Q's in Spotlight program | Beth Hawkins
  - Relaxed and ready this time, Casilla is a pleasant surprise for Twins | Pat Borzi
  - Video report: This golfer regained her balance, and now may be in the Women's U.S. Open | Steve Date
  - Farm Sanctuary founder in town to talk vegan | Brian Voerding
  - Daily Glean: Andy Rooney gets the last laugh on Al Franken | David Brauer
  - Schubert Club's song festival has a jazz connection | Pamela Espeland
  - 'After a Hundred Years': Premiere of play on Cambodian genocide launches community discussions | Ed Huyck
- Thursday, June 5, 2008
  - RNC's Duncan slams Obama's ties to Rezko | G.R. Anderson Jr.
  - Dem convention will remind folks about Katrina misery, mishandling | Joe Kimball
  - My big fat Greek graduation party | Christina Capecchi
  - Ragamala, Katha, Ananya: a bounty of dance styles | Camille LeFevre
  - Twins mailbag: Division chances, talent matchups and more | Aaron Gleeman
  - The stuff of herstory: Original Amazon bookstore to close | Amy Goetzman
  - Feminist defends Franken from 'misogynist' label | David Brauer
  - Another senator gets high-profile GOP convention role | Joe Kimball
  - All-day music: 4th-annual BBQ and Blues Festival | Michael Metzger
  - Daily Glean: For Franken, Gore giveth, Planned Parenthood taketh away | David Brauer
  - Classical music plays on this summer: a calendar | David Hawley
- Wednesday, June 4, 2008
  - Klobuchar goes nationwide, gets Matthews-ed | G.R. Anderson Jr.
  - With NBA finals starting, ex-Wolves Garnett, Saunders head in opposite directions | Steve Aschburner
  - St. Paul getting national planning grant for Central Corridor | Joe Kimball
  - GOP convention names interns, who will help handle logistics | Joe Kimball
  - Local director is bound to hit it big with 'Mondo Bondo' | Rob Nelson
  - Central Corridor leaves mitigation issues and scar tissue | Steve Berg
  - How did the national media cover St. Paul last night? | David Brauer
  - Emotions and the Obama-Clinton contest | Eric Black
  - Daily Glean: Nobama edition | David Brauer
  - In 1933, a governor moved boldly to halt foreclosures | Iric Nathanson
  - Here's a chance to pump up your gas-tax trivia | Ron Way
- Tuesday, June 3, 2008
  - So much for Monday's GOP 'welcome' of Obama to St. Paul ... | Joe Kimball
  - Now, it's MPR's turn to cut back | David Brauer
  - What's in Nobles' report -- and what's not | Eric Black
  - Obama invites 3 state superdelegates backing Clinton to tonight's rally | Doug Grow
  - Take the tick quiz | Dr. Craig Bowron
  - Minnesota grads hear just plain good advice | Brian Voerding
  - For one GOP candidate, the war that dare not speak its name | David Brauer
  - Daily Glean: 'Dammit, Jim, I'm a doctor, not a backdating expert!' | David Brauer
  - 'How do you put grunts on a flier?' Groups seek ways to get fathers more involved in their children's lives | Scott Russell
  - Carol Bly gets her Oprah moment | Amy Goetzman
- Monday, June 2, 2008
  - Dr. No gives a thumbs-up to 8 taxpayers 'friends' | G.R. Anderson Jr.
  - SUSA: Obama over McCain by 5 in state; Edwards trumps Pawlenty | David Brauer
  - GOP leaders 'welcome' Obama for Tuesday night party | Joe Kimball
  - Proud townsfolk turn out for astronaut Nyberg's blast into space | Sharon Schmickle
  - Augustus' Olympic news good for Lynx; August layoff for team may not be | Jay Weiner
  - Corps doesn't actually know whether falls' walls are historic | Ron Way
  - Boomer consumers: red-hot property in the marketplace | Kay Harvey
  - State GOP proclaims unity and optimism, but divisions still an issue | Doug Grow
  - Daily Glean: St. Paul mansion owners rattle the tin cup | David Brauer
  - Scott McClellan's publisher makes waves, too | Dave Beal
  - Scents preserve us: A winner! And a floral problem | Al Sicherman
  - NY Post: Strib seeks six-month debt timeout | David Brauer

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