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Waiting for an addict to hit bottom is a death sentence, say Moyers and Scheff

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:06:00 -0500

Authors suggest that the "bottom" is one of the myths about addiction and recovery.

Nazi SS commander living in Minnesota since WWII

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:06:45 -0500

A top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children lied to American immigration officials to get into the United States and has been living in Minnesota since shortly after World War II, according to evidence uncovered by The Associated Press.

Minn. solar power outlook sunny; Xcel forecast uncertain

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:06:00 -0500

The solar industry and others who advocated for a new law are confident that more Minnesotans are willing to invest in renewable energy, and are excited about a section of the law that allows for community solar installations.

Vince Flynn, best-selling Minnesota author, dies

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:06:05 -0500

Minnesota author Vince Flynn's publisher, Simon and Schuster, has confirmed that Flynn has died.

Pilgrim Baptist Church, founded by former slaves, celebrates 150 years

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:06:38 -0500

The faces in stained glass that inspire worshippers at the Pilgrim Baptist Church aren't those of a white Jesus and the saints. Instead, they're the faces of the black ministers who led the church, and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dishing up trash: New look for sustainable seafood

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 05:06:00 -0500

Most people have only ever seen a scorpion fish in an aquarium. Unless they dine at Carolina Crossroads Restaurant in Chapel Hill, N.C., where they'll find the spiny, venomous creature on the menu.

23 authors whose books could change your life

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:06:00 -0500

Summer reading can often be the most memorable: long, hot afternoons reading a great novel in the backyard or on the beach. What summer books changed you?

Alleged Nazi commander living in Minneapolis could face deportation

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:06:00 -0500

Michael Karkoc, 94, has lived most of his life in Minneapolis. The AP says he lied to get into the United States.

MNsure call center will answer health plan questions

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:06:00 -0500

A call center will be open later this summer to provide information to consumers about health plans, enrollment choices and procedures regarding Minnesota's new online health insurance marketplace.

Paid volunteer time increasingly common employee benefit

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:06:00 -0500

A growing number of employers are offering paid volunteer time as an employee benefit. A study to be released today says that 20 percent of the companies surveyed offer paid volunteering time, a share that has increased over the past few years.

Advocates for poor say MNsure's 2-tier enrollment system is unfair

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:06:00 -0500

The state's new online health insurance marketplace, MNsure, is banking on community groups and other grass-roots organizations to help people sign up for health plans. MNsure will pay consumer assistants to help Minnesotans apply for and enroll in coverage. But MNsure has a two-tier payment system that advocates for low-income people call unfair.

'War Horse' puppet is more than the sum of its parts

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:06:56 -0500

If it walks like a horse and talks like a horse, and looks like a horse, especially from a distance, does that make it a horse? In the case of Joey the war horse the answer is no -- and yes.

Why the political differences between Wisconsin, Minnesota loom so large

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:06:00 -0500

These two states, so alike in some ways, are run by political leaders with radically different ideologies.

DFL lawmakers hint that some sales tax increases may go away

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:06:00 -0500

Some Minnesota businesses affected by a new sales tax expansion are complaining loudly about the recently passed law, and they want to see parts of it repealed next year.

Music writer Jim Walsh on The Replacements: 'Probably the greatest American rock and roll band'

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:06:58 -0500

The local music scene is buzzing about the news that the Minnesota '80s band The Replacements plans to reunite for several concertts later this year.