Month: December 2011

    By Benjamin Todd Jealous Guest Commentator   In legislatures across the county, misguided state politicians have proposed, and ...

    PHOENIX — It’s the haves and the have nots, those that are going or at worst are in ...

  Degree of affluence, open enrollment are factors in league’s decline     Is the Minneapolis City Conference today a ...

    I was on my way to watch JOSEPH DOBY and DWIGHT ANDERSON help Minneapolis Washburn, coached by former ...

    By Charles Hallman Staff Writer   While most of her Minnesota Lynx teammates are now spending their wintertime ...

  Whether or not the last 334 days or so have been turbulent, static or somewhere in between, one thing ...

  By Charles Hallman Staff Writer   The 1997 Minnesota Legislature mandated that a computerized criminal gang data system be ...

    By Charles Hallman Staff Writer   Tough economic times these days have made work for many local nonprofits ...

    Planning your holiday shopping? Looking for a helpful holiday gift guide? Last year I wrote, “The holiday season ...

    While walking down the street last week, I heard a young man behind me on his cell phone ...

    A Hollywood casting crew is coming to the Twin Cities looking for Somali actors and extras for a ...

    People who think that the owners of big business newspapers like the Star Tribune don’t take the side ...

    Black unemployment in Minneapolis was 20.7 percent in 2010 (nearly four times that of Whites) and even higher ...

  Its potential influence at the legislature is exactly what our community needs now   In this column we will ...

  By Charles Hallman Staff Writer     Although her taller teammate 6-8 junior center Brittney Griner typically draws most of ...

  INDIANAPOLIS —Reportedly, $18 million was generated from last Saturday’s inaugural Big Ten football championship game. Whenever I hear or ...

    My father KWAME MCDONALD never let an opportunity slip by when it came to supporting the youth of ...

    PHOENIX — So much is going on in sports, and it’s happening so fast, and it’s both good ...

      News Analysis By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota has initiated MN Girls Are ...

    Local violence reflects climate of ‘transphobia’ News Analysis By Andrea Jenkins Contributing Writer   Imagine being stared at ...