Region Archives

August 2008
- Friday, August 1, 2008
  - Bridge as symbol: It first served as an alarm, then as a reminder | Steve Berg
  - Art fairs paint the town in uncertain economic landscape | Molly Priesmeyer
  - Daily Glean: Owatonna overview: The deadliest crash since Wellstone died | David Brauer
  - Reclaiming a bus ride in August | Marisa Helms
  - Breweries are rolling out the (specialty) barrels for Dems; GOP has an 'elephant' problem | Convention Countdown
  - How Franken could win | Blois Olson
  - The new I-35W bridge from end to end | 612 Authentic
  - Video report: What are the 'dog days of summer'? | Dave Dahl
  - 'I would just listen to the survivors tell their stories' | G.R. Anderson Jr.
- Monday, August 4, 2008
  - Lost in space: Will a new planetarium ever be built? | Sharon Schmickle
  - Your property taxes decoded | Rachel Walker
  - Daily Glean: Does a Metro Transit strike loom? | David Brauer
  - Dems' roll-call vote for Clinton seems unlikely; can McCain dazzle in acceptance speech? | Convention Countdown
  - Of the circus (go), Westerberg, the Joker's chaos and more ... | Jim Walsh
  - Gopher sprinter's Olympic quest comes to last-minute halt just short of the starting line | Jay Weiner
  - Obama's birthday spurs 'house parties' around the state | Doug Grow
  - Cab-washing event Tuesday kicks off 'Spruce Up for the RNC' effort | Joe Kimball
  - No room at the arena for general public during GOP convention | Joe Kimball
- Tuesday, August 5, 2008
  - IRS seeking more disclosure on nonprofit financial forms | Scott Russell
  - Daily Glean: Tire Gauge Tim earns his own web page | David Brauer
  - Good timing for Ecolab; also: new CEOs for Caribou Coffee and Polaris, and Best Buy eyeing U.K. stores, Police farewell concert | Dan Haugen
  - Ailing Ted Kennedy to address Dems in video, but VP Cheney reportedly not speaking at GOP gathering | Convention Countdown
  - Twin Cities get nice reviews in Washington Times convention preview | Joe Kimball
  - Blandin pushing ultra-high-speed broadband for rural Minnesota | Minnov8
  - It's quiet -- too quiet -- at some resorts up north | Judith Yates Borger
  - Senate debate at Farmfest, it turns out, is clearly held in 'Coleman Country' | Doug Grow
  - New York Times: What, St. Paul worry? | G.R. Anderson Jr.
- Wednesday, August 6, 2008
  - Stressed art museum seeks St. Paul largesse | Scott Russell
  - Pawlenty and pastor problems | Blois Olson
  - For some frustrated cabbies, high gas prices -- and worsening tips -- are final straw | Mike Mosedale
  - Top 10 ways George W. Bush and Batman are totally alike! | Corey Anderson
  - Daily Glean: Coleman-Franken Farmfest fracas: the judges' scorecards | David Brauer
  - Denver public eagerly gobbles up preview tickets; St. Paul police union using GOP convention as negotiating tactic | Convention Countdown
  - Retailers jumping into tech-support offerings; also: Wi-Fi coming to Delta (and maybe Northwest?), Gander Mountain opens online ‘store,’ and Buca finds a buyer | Dan Haugen
  - Superintendent falls for Voyageurs – hook, line, sinker | Mark Neuzil
  - Four Minnesota bloggers will add their perspective to Olympic scene | Jay Weiner
  - Audio report: Olympics already under way, despite media indifference to U.S. women's soccer | Jay Weiner
  - Mr. Pawlenty goes to Washington | Catharine Richert
- Thursday, August 7, 2008
  - How do you know if Brett Favre is trying to steal your job? | Corey Anderson
  - Daily Glean: Big-city papers split on Pawlenty's D.C. audition | David Brauer
  - Clinton hinting she might want convention vote after all; Louisiana Gov. Jindal reportedly in line for GOP keynote address | Convention Countdown
  - Coleman and Franken on Iraq: Everything you need to know | Eric Black
  - A warning on Caribou Coffee; also: Best Buy opens at Mall of America and stays big among music sellers, Juhl Wind blowing strong, and Dunkin’ Donuts TC-bound? | Dan Haugen
  - Peddling hope out of the trunk of his car | 612 Authentic
  - Measles report: Why we still need vaccines | Dr. Craig Bowron
  - Inside the Obama fundraiser (well, part of it, anyway) | G.R. Anderson Jr.
- Friday, August 8, 2008
  - Foshay reopens as a hip-happen'n historic hotel | Elizabeth Gorman
  - Should Pawlenty's political symbol be a four-leaf clover? | Doug Grow
  - Surprising election outlook: Competitive House races | Kathryn Pearson
  - Daily Glean: The next foreclosure hot spots: Woodbury, Plymouth, Apple Valley, Minnetonka? | David Brauer
  - Some short shots from the Olympics | Jay Weiner
  - Convention brings mile-high rental rates to Denver; Cheney will speak the same night as Bush | Convention Countdown
  - Brock Lesnar on ultimate fighting and extreme pain | Steve Aschburner
  - When Max met Cooperstown | Jim Walsh
- Saturday, August 9, 2008
  - Death at the Olympics: Bachman murder touches home | Jay Weiner
- Monday, August 11, 2008
  - Yes, Katie, there is a St. Paul | Albert Eisele
  - Why the City of Lakes is also the City of Parks | David Hawley
  - North Star fading? As population ages, state faces complex challenges in restoring its economic luster | Dave Beal
  - News coverage already shining spotlight on St. Paul | Joe Kimball
  - Daily Glean: Did MnDOT, DFL override one of the Override Six? | David Brauer
  - '68 protester Hayden sees no comparison between Chicago, Denver convention scenarios; brewers ready with specialty beers for GOP gathering | Convention Countdown
  - Democrats firm up lineup of convention's key prime-time speakers | Joe Kimball
  - Monday Morning Playback: A rabbi, 'Fight Night' and the RNC gig docket | Jim Walsh
  - Priorities clear for Olympic coach and Bachman son-in-law: 'Volleyball is my job, and family is my life' | Jay Weiner
  - Minneapolis' Hall of Fame astronaut says sky's the limit for new era of space cooperation | Sharon Schmickle
  - Don Boxmeyer, St. Paul newspaper's Master Storyteller, dies at 67 | Joe Kimball
  - St. Paul's new traffic plan for GOP convention keeps key streets open | Joe Kimball
- Tuesday, August 12, 2008
  - Lesson of energy debate: Majority party controls the agenda | Kathryn Pearson
  - Mondale knows firsthand the unique ups and downs Obama and McCain will soon experience | Doug Grow
  - When St. Olaf students say 'Bon appetit!' they really mean it | Brian Voerding
  - Daily Glean: Hennepin's homeless family numbers soar | David Brauer
  - Student bloggers weigh in on China's bureaucratic policies -- and public displays of affection | Jay Weiner
  - With GOP coming, public can take in three separate 'civics lessons' | Joe Kimball
  - News magazine profiles Medtronic; also: Delta, Northwest pilots OK contract, Qwest labor unrest grows, and Best Buy’s Geek Squad facing more competition | Dan Haugen
  - Dem convention to feature citizen 'Town Hall'; does GOP gathering face an 'enthusiasm gap'? | Convention Countdown
  - Hospitals line up for philanthropic booster shots | Scott Russell
  - CotterWeb beholds the Holy Grail of Internet marketing | Minnov8
  - Molnau or Metzen: Who should be governor if Pawlenty becomes VP? | Blois Olson
  - Cathy Wurzer, mass transit and me | Jay Weiner
  - Local politicians will get vastly different treatment at the two conventions | Joe Kimball
- Wednesday, August 13, 2008
  - Just who are the uninsured in Minnesota? | Casey Selix
  - Daily Glean: Priscilla Lord Faris: Norm Coleman's TV sidekick | David Brauer
  - Denver to unveil giant video screen for promos and news feeds; 'CCO examines whether police here are ready to deal with 'anarchy' | Convention Countdown
  - Bachmann's district: A bellwether this election | Blois Olson
  - The surge at Standing Rock | Chuck Haga
  - Government foul-up for his burial is the kind of tale columnist would have loved to tell | Joe Kimball
  - Ooh! Aah! Yay! High-powered pingpong offers edge-of-chair excitement for Chinese | Jay Weiner
  - GOP convention announces two A-list parties | Joe Kimball
- Thursday, August 14, 2008
  - Family-owned businesses face double tragedy with unexpected death of a leader | Dan Haugen
  - Hoyt Lakes land-sale plan erupting into clash of titans | Ron Way
  - Daily Glean: U's record fundraising: the 'Brian's Song' principle | David Brauer
  - Gen. Colin Powell, Oprah roles stir Dem pot; what's it take to turn a hockey arena into a GOP showcase? | Convention Countdown
  - Olympic spirit appears to be alive and well for now | Jay Weiner
  - Video available for 'Solutions for the Other 90%' panel | Linda Mack
  - Food for thought: a college senior's project on co-ops | Brian Voerding
  - Stage? Check. Signs? Check. Lighting? Check. Xcel makeover for GOP takes shape | Joe Kimball
  - Rybak's budget proposal: Fixing potholes back in fashion | G.R. Anderson Jr.
- Friday, August 15, 2008
  - Streetcar desire: Minneapolis has Pacific Coast daydreams | Steve Berg
  - Minnesota businesses go for slice of the China gold at Olympics -- and every other day, too | Jay Weiner
  - Daily Glean: Minnesota unemployment hits recent record; will it cost Pawlenty a job? | David Brauer
  - Rage Against the Machine in Denver, too; Macalester says 'no' to out-of-town students coming to GOP convention | Convention Countdown
  - Despite no trades and an overused bullpen, Twins continue charmed season | Pat Borzi
  - Coke recycles recycling announcement for conventions | Joe Kimball
  - Can this Moorish Revival gem be saved? | Todd Melby
  - Dead last, but 'still the fastest person in the Marshall Islands' | Jay Weiner
  - Video report: What is LiDAR? | Dave Dahl
  - To the mat: Women wrestling for second time in Olympics | Jay Weiner
- Monday, August 18, 2008
  - Advertising that doesn't look like advertising | John Reinan
  - We don't do Pledge Week ... but MinnPost does need your financial support! | MinnPost
  - Could stagnant mileage deduction drive volunteers away? | Scott Russell
  - Crafty cows at work? 'Crop circles' take root in Fosston | Chuck Haga
  - Daily Glean: Coleman versus Franken: back to 'it's a race' status? | David Brauer
  - Meet the behind-the-scenes workers, and watch China celebrate | Jay Weiner
  - Denver's 'secret jail' incenses activists; biggest GOP stories may include what viewers won't see | Convention Countdown
  - Sunshine, nighttime -- and a song for Box | Jim Walsh
  - St. Paul booster's dream: Today, the GOP convention; tomorrow, the Olympics | Joe Kimball
  - At the halfway mark, Olympics observations on medal winners and losers, the China scene and Phelps Phrenzy | Jay Weiner
- Tuesday, August 19, 2008
  - Minnesota tradition: Like others before him, Pawlenty takes advantage of convention limelight | Albert Eisele
  - Best Buy shakes up its venture-capital liaison group | Minnov8
  - Daily Glean: NWA makes 'anti-McCain,' anti-nuke billboard go boom | David Brauer
  - 'True Blue' Minnesotan: the passive-aggressive artistry of Gary Louris | Britt Robson
  - Medtronic beats target; so does Target; also: Puny company rocks, online prof gets post, Best Buy joins Denver's green frenzy, and Ecolab unveils surgery safety product | Joe Kimball
  - Trial in Minneapolis: Just like 'NYPD Blue' | Judith Yates Borger
  - A lingering what-if question for Dems; 'ethics thicket' cramping style for GOP, Dem convention partygoers | Convention Countdown
  - Sen. Klobuchar to address Dem convention's opening night | Joe Kimball
- Wednesday, August 20, 2008
  - Meet Minnesota's David Gilbert-Pederson, 17, the youngest delegate to the Democratic National Convention | Doug Grow
  - Fresh from last year's rough weather, State Fair must cope with this year's economic storms | Joe Kimball
  - Daily Glean: College president experiences hangover for questioning 21-year-old drinking age | David Brauer
  - Pawlenty reportedly heading to Denver to join 'loyal opposition'; 'Terminator' may skip GOP gathering over budget crisis | Convention Countdown
  - Lawson helps IKEA; also: St. Jude in the tropics, Medtronic heading to court; NWA-Delta merger to get clearance for takeoff?; caddy shades; E-Co-Lab! | Joe Kimball
  - Our own 'NYPD Blue' trial: Episode 2 | Judith Yates Borger
  - Republicans finalize convention speaker lineup | Joe Kimball
  - Just days after GOP convention wrap-up, Sen. Craig gets his next day in court | Joe Kimball
  - Our own 'NYPD Blue' trial: Episode 3 | Judith Yates Borger
- Thursday, August 21, 2008
  - The Neutrality Act and the case of Vang Pao | Matt Ehling
  - Party time! Guests will be wined, dined (and lobbied) at more than 180 bashes during GOP convention | Doug Grow
  - Blowdown led to a distinctive guitar -- and a renewed career | Mark Neuzil
  - Daily Glean: State poll is good news for Obama, better for Pawlenty | David Brauer
  - You don't have to call in sick when the GOP arrives; also: AmericInn chain up for sale, we're safer at work, health care info en Espanol, Hormel profits, and Patterson dental firm has big smile | Joe Kimball
  - Denver's concert scene comes with complications during convention; GOP delegate will forgo fancy hotel room for tent campout | Convention Countdown
  - Third District debate: A tame affair | Eric Black
  - Center to treat traumatized Iraqi refugees in Jordan | Sharon Schmickle
  - John Brandl's legacy resonates through Capitol, area classrooms and newsrooms, and state's public policy | Sharon Schmickle
  - Coleman vs. Franken: Investing in the future | G.R. Anderson Jr.