Energy companies pass cost increases, not profits, on to the customer
For those of us living in the real world, when the price of something goes up, we have to factor...
A sports reporter’s spring notebook cleaning
Marlene Stollings’ second hire on her Gopher women’s basketball coaching staff is Nikita (Niki) Dawkins.
It’s hard being a Black coach — and harder yet as a Black female coach
The firing drum that has slowly banged for Mike Woodson since mid-winter reached its crescendo Monday when he was fired...
Big Ten hockey tournament a success
The first season of Big Ten men’s hockey is now history. It finished with Minnesota as regular season...
Gophers focus on Hockey Frozen Four
It was like Bachmann-Turner Overdrive last week for the Minnesota women’s hockey team, and this week it’s the Isley Brothers.
President Obama visits St. Paul
President Barack Obama, in St. Paul on Wednesday, reiterated his vow he made earlier in his State of the...
Record win streak ends for Gopher women’s hockey
Now that “The Streak” is snapped, will it be truly recognized as a historic feat? Minnesota’s 62-game women’s hockey win...
Conference shuffle the big news for U-M men’s hockey
College sports in recent years have seen conferences either expand or implode both in football and basketball. Now it’s trickled...
Family suspects police cover-up in Terrance Franklin shooting
Uncle says ‘crazed individual’ profiled in media is not his nephew Something happened May 10 after he allegedly was earlier involved...
KFAN post Henry Lake is now all white
Joni Mitchell once sang that you don’t know what you’ve had until it’s gone. “We’re glad to get him,” admits...
How is Dred Scott connected to MN history?
Many people don’t know that for a time, Dred Scott lived in Fort Snelling, where he met and married his...
Second Chance advocates ‘make some noise’ on the Hill
When Sarah Walker first lobbied the Minnesota Legislature on behalf of former offenders, she didn’t see it going over very...
Don’t fall for the ‘deception’: Lack of Blacks on TV still a ‘scandal’
Meagan Good (Deception) and Kerry Washington (Scandal) are two Black women who are starring in their respective prime-time dramas. LL...
Activist initiates call to action in MSR — Spike Moss speaks ‘Straight Talk’ to the Black community
Spike Moss has been long known to speak his mind, and now he lends his voice to the MSR as a...
Black lawmakers almost killed Title IX
Landmark bill caught in race vs. gender equity wrangling Long before Title IX, Black females have been participants in sport....
St. Cloud’s new police chief aims to ‘make things better’
He promises to be a very visible leader in this city undergoing rapid change William “Blair” Anderson was sworn in August...
Laila Ali one-on-one
Editor's Note: This story originally ran June of 2012. We are highlighting it again due to the recent passing of boxing legend Muhammad...
Community mourns passing of Southside’s ‘Mom’
Clarissa Walker under the watchful eye of son Bret Rogers Clarissa Mae Rogers Walker’s home-going celebration was held Monday at...
MLK Park: How can it better honor Dr. King?
Dr. Martin Luther King Park should better honor the legacy of the person for whom it is named, say community...
Don’t mess with Detroit
For too many years my hometown, Detroit, has been much maligned by nighttime comics and knuckleheaded sportswriters.
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