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In the rush of other events yesterday, I neglected to write a post I’ve had in my mental notes for years. July 2 was the 145th anniversary of the epic charge of the First Minnesota Regiment.
The charge was one of the pivotal moments in the Union victory in the [...]
It's almost Independence Day. To get our readers in the mood, here's Ray Charles singing "America The Beautiful."
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I’ve been receiving reports today that the section of Secretary of State Mark Ritchie’s website which publishes candidate filings has been down numerous times today. I checked the website a few times and in some instances, I was unable to view the most current candidate filings.
For example, [...]
Has Denver suffered through organic fanny-packs and color-diverse food just to get shortchanged by the Democrats? According to the Los Angeles Times, the DNC may lop off a full day from the convention, opting for only three days rather than four. Ostensibly, this is to give Obama more of [...]
A federal judge’s ruling on Wednesday allows the civil rights lawsuit filed by Sgt. Giovanni Veliz against the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) to go to trial, despite the city’s efforts to impede it.
That’s good news for Veliz, a 16-year veteran of the department who filed the suit [...]
Yesterday, Rush confirmed that Clear Channel had signed him through 2016. Now Vanity Fair contributing editor Michael Wolff says that it was a bad decision by Clear Channel. Here's one of his quotes:
"I think it's a monster error," Wolff said. "I know, I'm sitting here saying, 'What are these [...]
As gas prices have risen, Brian Davis, the endorsed GOP candidate for Congress, has escalated his attacks on DFL Rep. Tim Walz for opposing both offshore drilling and opening up ANWR to oil exploration. At a press conference today, joined by National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Cole, Davis reiterated [...]
A taste of the action to come this September: protesters under the Project to Stop The War bound themselves together (one attached herself to a sign with a bike lock) and blocked access at ATK in Anoka Wednesday. After protesters ignored a warning from police to leave, [...]
St. Paul – Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey today released the following statement following Al Franken’s appearance on MPR’s Midmorning.
“Al Franken’s performance on MPR is another reminder that he lacks the judgment and maturity to be in the United States Senate. As the host pressed for direct responses, [...]
With Boumediene rendering foreign detention moot, the usefulness of the prison at Guantanamo Bay appears to have outlived its legal usefulness. Both presidential candidates have declared their intention to close Gitmo rapidly, which makes its fate clear in any case. Why not shut it down now? That’s the question that [...]
A taste of the action to come this September: protesters under the Project to Stop The War bound themselves together (one attached herself to a sign with a bike lock) and blocked access at ATK in Anoka Wednesday. After protesters ignored a warning from police to leave, the [...]
by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet • July 3, 2008 • The Daily Planet’s offices are located on Franklin Avenue, in the Seward neighborhood. We take calls there, we have meetings there, and sometimes we even work there.
Well, I guess we're all pretty relieved we didn't drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge back in 2002. What a disaster that would have been.
The vote on ANWR was almost entirely along partisan lines, with all Republicans, except a handful of "moderates," voting for drilling, and [...]
Republican Senator Norm Coleman says high energy costs are "the biggest [...]
Saint Paul—Today Senator Norm Coleman held a press conference at the State Capitol to address Al Franken’s recent doublespeak on key energy issues. Yesterday, as cited in multiple news accounts, Al Franken attempted to change his position on the issues of domestic drilling, keeping a federal gas tax on the [...]
In this MnIndy-edited video excerpt from a recent park board meeting, Minneapolis Park Superintendent Jon Gurban and park commissioners share a laugh over what sounds like price-gouging of Republicans who will be in town for their national convention. The old tent fee of $60 is now $10,000—for a big tent. [...]
A report released on Tuesday by the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security looks at the deaths of detainees being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) through the lens of two particular cases. One of the spotlighted deaths occurred in St. Paul in April [...]
