Grant Hart Q&A: New day rising for Hüsker Dü co-founder
A new double album, “The Argument,” is set for release this summer, and a new documentary, “Every Everything: The Music, Life & Times of Grant Hart,” is in the works.
MinnPost Asks
MinnPost Asks is an occasional series that features Q&A interviews with interesting and newsworthy people with some sort of connection to Minnesota. Most will be from our community, but some will be Minnesotans living and working elsewhere. The folks will range from those with high-visibility positions to behind-the-scenes individuals who don’t get a lot of publicity but who are leading rich lives and who have something interesting and insightful to say.
Religion and politics 101: A Q&A with Rev. Steven Baines
An ordained Southern Baptist minister, Baines has a passion for the intersection of politics and religion and for issues involving the separation of church and state.
Talking with the taxman about poetry — and deductions
The couple, who were the subject of the 2004 documentary “Venus of Mars,” say the state is auditing their Schedule C deductions.
David Carr on alt-weeklies, phone apps and all things media
The New York Times’ culture and media columnist has a particularly acute radar for shifting currents in the news game.
N. Dakota’s anti-abortion moves growing, drawing backlash
Sarah Stoesz of Planned Parenthood talked to MinnPost about the changes, including planned legislative action today.
Benedictine nun offers insights into papal transition
Nancy Bauer is a canon, or church lawyer, a talented photojournalist and, from 2005 to 2011, was prioress of St. Benedict’s Monastery in St. Joseph, Minn.
TakeAction’s Liz Doyle Q-A: Health exchange must be consumer-friendly and help small businesses
The progressive coalition wants a “smart-purchaser” authority that can negotiate on behalf of Minnesota individuals and small businesses.
Chamber’s Kate Johansen Q-A: Business supports health exchange … but plan needs ‘ton’ of work
The four biggest concerns, she says, are its governance structure, the board’s powers, the financing and the accountability.
House Speaker-designate Paul Thissen: ‘First job is fixing the budget long term’
“Our goal really is to govern well, and hopefully with transparency and focused on the basics,” the DFL leader says.
LWV President MacNamara: Our goal is ensuring free, fair elections open to every eligible voter
The national League of Women Voters and its local chapter oppose Minnesota’s voting amendment as unfairly restricting access to the polls.
Maria Schneider on composing, her CDs, the SPCO — and her Windom roots
Maria Schneider, who has been called “the foremost big-band composer of her generation,” is recording and performing this week with the SPCO.
John Wodele: Experience dealing with hearing problems make him good fit for state commission duties
The former Ventura spokesman said he learned then of the group’s work in improving the lives of those with hearing and vision disabilities.
Mike Ciresi on education equity: ‘We’re in it for the long term’
“The emphasis almost from day one was on children’s issues. We gravitated toward education because it’s the civil-rights issue of our time.”
‘Lizz Free or Die’ is Winstead’s latest chapter of social activism and commentary
“My job is to parse through the wilderness of the world every day. It’s what I’m driven to do.”
Sister Brigid McDonald calls Vatican’s reprimand of U.S. nuns group a ‘misuse of power’
‘I think it is pretty impossible for us to all change our beliefs on these issues to coincide with his beliefs.’
Sarah Agnew reflects on her role in ‘Time Stands Still’
The Guthrie regular discusses her latest role as a journalist badly injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq.
‘Life With Asperger’s’ author to speak at MOA
Jesse Saperstein, author of “Atypical: Life With Asperger’s in 20 1/3 Chapters,” talks about his life in a Q&A.
Mitch Pearlstein: Connecting family and achievement gap
Pearlstein argues that the achievement gap will not be solved by educational reform.
Fanfare for the broken man: a Q & A with Brad Zellar
“House Of Coates,” a collaboration with Alec Soth, is the story of one broken man, the reclusive Lester B. Morrison.
Engaging congregations: A Q&A with Minnesotans United’s Grant Stevensen
Lutheran pastor will help facilitate faith communities’ conversations about the marriage amendment.
