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This Couple Wants You to Vote on Their Abortionnew

Pete and Alisha Arnold launched a website called birthornot.com, where they post news about the pregnancy and ultrasound photos of the fetus. They also posted a polldaddy.com poll asking, "Should We Give Birth or Have an Abortion?"
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Hart Van Denburg  |  11-18-2010  |  Children & Families

Michele Bachmann Was For The Stimulus While She Was Against Itnew

​Remember the Fox News gabfests, the D.C. rallies and the campaign ads where Michele Bachmann brags about voting against President Barack Obama's stimulus bill? Turns out she had her hand out at the same time. Saddling our kids with the federal debt is OK when she does it.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Hart Van Denburg  |  10-18-2010  |  Politics

Michele Bachmann Asserts Health Care Reform is Unconstitutional. Is She Right?new

"There is no precedent for requiring an American citizen, as a condition of citizenship, to purchase a product or service against their will because government mandates they must buy it," Rep. Michelle Bachmann said yesterday. She recently admitted she was wrong about another legal issue surrounding the health care debate -- the Slaughter Solution -- so we couldn't help wondering whether she was off base again.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Hart Van Denburg  |  03-24-2010  |  Politics

Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey Takes 16-year-old Fiancéenew

The smitten guy in this story is Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey, a 44-year-old self-described vampire from New Jersey. The object of his affection is 16-year-old Paige Brewer, a troubled kid who walked out on her mother, Jillian Moen, and their Mound home six months ago.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Hart Van Denburg  |  02-24-2010  |  Culture

'Vampire King' Jonathon Sharkey running for Minnesota governornew

Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey has big ambitions. The self-described king of the vampyres just got out of an Indiana jail cell after cooling his heels on a conviction for threatening a judge. He's resting up in Tampa before heading home to New Jersey.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Hart Van Denburg  |  01-20-2010  |  Politics

Twin Cities Musician Finds New Life - and a Kidney - Through Social Networkingnew

When Chris Strouth found out he had kidney disease, he named his sickness Harold. It was a way to deal with something that might kill him, and the name was a lot easier to remember than IGA Nephropathy. When Harold overstayed his welcome, Strouth turned to Twitter.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Hart Van Denburg  |  12-09-2009  |  Tech

'Conspiracy Theory' Host Jesse Ventura Talks 9/11, JFK, and Vietnamnew

Jesse Ventura wants to talk. He's growling. "You want an exclusive?" The guy hates the press. During his governorship, he famously printed press passes that read "Media Jackal." Why's he calling? "My new show on TV," he says.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Hart Van Denburg  |  12-08-2009  |  Politics

What Happens to a Reporter's Twitter Identity After a Job Move?new

In Minnesota, a reporter leaving the Pioneer Press for the Star Tribune won't be able to take her blog or Twitter along with her.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Hart Van Denburg and Kevin Hoffman  |  08-19-2009  |  Media

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