Why presidential candidates are talking about the Boundary Waters
It’s no coincidence that three Democratic candidates have come out with positions on this very Minnesota-centric issue.
Education
MEA weekend: Explaining a distinctly Minnesotan tradition
Cityscape
St. Paul is rethinking its speed limits
Health
While millions are spent to fight the opioid epidemic, a meth crisis quietly grows in Wisconsin
Artscape
‘The Hollow’: a ‘live music/movement mashup’
Second Opinion
Alcohol industry often omits and misrepresents risks of alcohol during pregnancy, study finds
Community Voices
Why Social Security should be expanded
Environment
One issue that unites Republicans and DFLers in Minnesota? Biofuels
As farmers have suffered under U.S. trade policies, a push to invigorate the biofuels industry in Minnesota has gained new momentum.
Environment
Why Minnesota is particularly hard hit by bird declines
A recent report found major declines in U.S. bird populations. Two of the most affected habitat-types cover most of Minnesota.
Artscape
Twin Cities Film Fest: 120 films in 11 days
ALSO: Fred Hersch and Julian Lage at the Dakota; Mark Guiliana’s Beat Music at Icehouse; and more.
MinnPost Picks
MinnPost Picks: on fixers, garbage fires, and why you never see your friends anymore
Our weekly roundup of great stories from around the web, as recommended by MinnPost’s staff and contributing journalists.
Second Opinion
Local amenities encourage people to walk more
If neighborhoods also offer good access to public transportation that can take their residents further afield, people are apt to walk even more, the study also found.
Community Voices
Recalling Dad’s take on impeachment: ‘It is not festive’
After Nixon resigned to avoid imminent impeachment, I thought Dad would leap from his lounge chair, shout a stream of “I told you so’s” at the TV then take his wife to dinner to celebrate. But he didn’t.
Inside MinnPost
MinnPost is hiring a finance director
The Director of Finance & Operations is a leader in our business staff, overseeing MinnPost’s finance, business planning and budgeting, human resources, administration, and IT activities.
Inside MinnPost
MinnPost Social: Oct. 28 election preview sells out during member presale
MinnPost members and nonmembers who didn’t get tickets may add their names to the waitlist now.
State Government
How well is Minnesota government prepared to weather the next recession?
A recent assessment gives the state relatively good marks when it comes to Minnesota’s fiscal health, at least compared to other states. But that doesn’t mean the state is immune to serious economic threats.
