Culture
This time it’s personal
January 22, 2020 by John Hinderaker
Mass communication has never been a substitute for personal contact.
January 22, 2020 by John Hinderaker
Bemidji
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 7/26/19
July 27, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
July 27, 2019 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 1/18/19
January 19, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
January 19, 2019 by John Phelan
Governance
Is Government Shutdown New Business as Usual?
December 30, 2018 by Tom Steward
In case you hadn’t noticed, the federal government remains shut down, sort of. More than a week later, it’s hard to get a handle on the impact of the latest…
December 30, 2018 by Tom Steward
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 12/28/18
December 29, 2018 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
December 29, 2018 by John Phelan
Energy & Environment
Minnesota’s Rich Mining Tradition Still Runs Deep
September 1, 2018 by Tom Steward
Phil Warwas has punched in for the last time after more than half a century in the mining industry. But his story in the Duluth News Tribune points to the…
September 1, 2018 by Tom Steward
Energy & Environment
Two Dozen Anti-Pipeline Protesters Arrested in Bemidji: They Aren’t The Heroes They Think They Are
August 30, 2018 by Isaac Orr
Anti-pipeline activists forget that engineering is a science, and that it allows us to transport oil and natural gas safely through pipelines more than 99.999 percent of the time. These…
August 30, 2018 by Isaac Orr
Energy & Environment
Bemidji Police Break Up Pipeline Protest
August 30, 2018 by Tom Steward
It’s still not clear which route the recently approved Enbridge 3 replacement pipeline will take through northern Minnesota. It doesn’t really matter. Regardless of the pipeline’s ultimate path, activists will be…
August 30, 2018 by Tom Steward
Governance
Public Pools to Robotic Mowers: The Minnesota Bonding Bill
July 9, 2018 by Kyle Hooten
Minnesota's current bonding bill allocates $825 million, derived from the issuance of state bonds. Eventually, these bonds must be payed back with interest, making this funding scheme expensive for the…
July 9, 2018 by Kyle Hooten
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/4/17
May 5, 2018 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
May 5, 2018 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/23/17
March 24, 2018 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota
March 24, 2018 by John Phelan
Education
The Many Virtues and Similarities of Transatlantic Plumbing
February 3, 2017 by Mitch Pearlstein
The British government announced last week that it would spend 170 million pounds (the equivalent of about $213 million) developing a series of “Institutes of Technology” intended as “credible alternative[s]”…
February 3, 2017 by Mitch Pearlstein
Energy & Environment
Cops Clamp Down on Bemidji Pipeline Protesters
December 16, 2016 by Tom Steward
The bad manners on display by pipeline protesters in North Dakota the past few months appear to have inspired their counterparts across the border this week in northern Minnesota. But…
December 16, 2016 by Tom Steward
Education
Students need to take responsibility, too
September 26, 2016 by Tom Steward
It’s not exactly rocket science. Students can’t learn much if they skip class. More than 100,000 Minnesota students were AWOL for 15 days or more in the 2013-14 school year–nearly 13 percent…
September 26, 2016 by Tom Steward
Energy & Environment
State Agency Spending $350,000 to Implement Environmental Regulation Blocked by Supreme Court
March 28, 2016 by Tom Steward
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is spending hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to comply with controversial federal greenhouse gas regulations that have been temporarily blocked by the US Supreme…
March 28, 2016 by Tom Steward