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A watchlist highlighting the nice, bad and ugly in U.S. politics

To assist sharpen your political acumen (or provide some distraction from the following wave of political chaos) over the following month leading as much as the election on November 5, we’ve assembled a listing of movies and TV shows...

Emmy-nominated actor John Amos, star of ‘Good Times,’ passes away at 84

John Amos, the Emmy-nominated actor and pioneering television star who delivered to life a few of the most beloved characters in entertainment history, died at 84. His son, K.C. Amos, confirmed in a press release that Amos passed away...

Letters: It’s all good until $200 million goes missing

A swipe of a card and every little thing’s good. Until … The quantity is actually staggering. (“Accountability in food fraud case mixed,” Oct. 20). Golden parachutes for a criminal few, while the taxpayer is on the hook for $200...

All looking good: South’s Tigers, homegrown NBA player, former girls star’s sons

Prep Scene This week’s column encompasses a Minneapolis City Conference team starting strong, a former metro star making it within the NBA, and connection to a former girls basketball star. South off to a fantastic start The Minneapolis South Tigers boys basketball...

Letters: Cover the great work that’s and will be done to maintain our region healthy

The great work to maintain our region healthy Thanks for the timely article about recycling within the Twin Cities. I appreciate the precise details about the best way to recycle holiday lights and other items. (Must drop off those Christmas...

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train pulling into the St. Paul’s Union Depot on Sunday for a great cause

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train, a mobile food bank that travels by rail through Canada and the northern and central U.S. yearly, will visit St. Paul’s historic Union Depot on Sunday. The free event will start at 5 p.m. inside...

Too Good To Go food waste app offers restaurant deals

Oh man do I like eating and dislike cooking. It’s a conflict-prone combination that lends itself to going out to eat way an excessive amount of, which has develop into prohibitively expensive in these inflationary times. Then there’s that...

No, turnstile gates on the sunshine rail usually are not idea

Light rail stations like Victoria Street in St. Paul are “split” on either side of intersections, extend across two full city blocks on either side of the tracks, and have low barriers by design. MinnPost photo by Bill Lindeke A transportation...

For ninetieth consecutive Thanksgiving, St. Paul family plays football together for ‘an excellent time’

There aren't any true sides and most definitely no scorekeeping, but there's a number of love and laughter every Thanksgiving morning when members of the Battis-Bohen family gather for his or her annual touch-football game in St. Paul. Thursday marked...

Despite the legal chum, increasing density in Minneapolis stays excellent for the environment

Scientific approaches to studying climate impacts of urban form are pretty clear about how urban density advantages nearly every environmental end result. MinnPost file photo by Peter Callaghan It’s an age-old American mistake to conflate green grass with “the environment,” and...
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St. Paul prevails in legal fight to raze, replace historic Hamline-Midway Library

Following 16 months of litigation, a Ramsey County district judge has given the town of St. Paul the go-ahead...
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St. Paul-based Securian Financial lays off 58 employees across departments

Securian Financial has notified 58 employees — roughly 2% of its total workforce — that their roles with the corporate are being eliminated in...

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum seeks thirteenth term in rematch with May Lor Xiong in 4th District

Longtime St. Paul Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum is in search of one other term in Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional District and again faces May...

Believed to have been the oldest working nurse in Minnesota, Joyce Gimmestad retired at 88. She reflects on 7 many years in healthcare

Joyce Gimmestad hoped to succeed in 90 before retiring from being a nurse. Still, she retired on June 22, at 88, attributable to a...

Family of 83-year-old St. Paul man killed in hit-and-run: ‘We’ll forgive you. … Please turn yourself in’

For 30 years, John Bidon took each day runs around Lake Phalen near his St. Paul home. He’d stretch it out to 5 miles...