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Tim Pawlenty: Jilted for Sarah Palinnew

Like John McCain's first wife, Carol, who waited faithfully as her husband endured five years in a North Vietnamese prison camp, Pawlenty stood by his man. And like Carol, his loyalty was not repaid; he was cast aside for a younger woman.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Jonathan Kaminsky  |  09-04-2008  |  Politics

Those Hoping to Rent Out Their Apartment During the RNC Face a Glut in the Marketnew

In the past few weeks, more than 700 would-be landlords have posted ads to Craiglist hoping to rent their homes to visiting Republicans during the first week of September. Yet of the more than three-dozen Craigslisters contacted by City Pages not a single one has rented out so much as a broom closet.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Jonathan Kaminsky  |  08-13-2008  |  Politics

The Surging Commodities Market Could Bring Prosperity to the Iron Rangenew

But it might also threaten one of Minnesota's greatest natural resources.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Jonathan Kaminsky  |  05-08-2008  |  Environment

St. Thomas Law School Bans Public Service at Planned Parenthoodnew

The controversy is just the latest political dust-up at the embattled Catholic university.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Jonathan Kaminsky  |  04-30-2008  |  Education

Will Minneapolis Pioneer Instant Runoff Voting?new

It's no sure bet, and a legal fight looms.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Jonathan Kaminsky  |  03-19-2008  |  Politics

Al Jefferson: Minnesota's Franchise 2.0new

The Timberwolves believe in life after Kevin Garnett.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Jonathan Kaminsky  |  02-27-2008  |  Sports

Shopping While Black?new

Four Liberian women accused of shoplifting at Guess? say they were targeted because of their skin color.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Jonathan Kaminsky  |  12-05-2007  |  Race & Class

Up in Smokenew

Minnesota's smoking ban is putting local hookah bars out of business.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Jonathan Kaminsky  |  10-10-2007  |  Policy Issues

Father David Roney's Taste for Children Went Unpunishednew

The mountain of documents constituting Roney's personnel file paints a deeply disturbing picture of a pedophile priest who went unchecked and unpunished for decades -- and it doesn't end in Minnesota.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Jonathan Kaminsky  |  10-03-2007  |  Religion

A Kinder, Gentler Smokestack?new

Critics say a Minneapolis power plant designed to reduce carbon emissions could be a cancer-causing boondoggle.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Jonathan Kaminsky  |  09-05-2007  |  Environment

Everything We Know About Security Is Wrongnew

So says counterterrorism contrarian Bruce Schneier -- and the Transportation Security Administration is listening.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Jonathan Kaminsky  |  08-22-2007  |  Crime & Justice

Mondo Condonew

When apartments are converted, renters don't have many rights.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Jonathan Kaminsky  |  08-15-2007  |  Housing & Development

Paul Engh, Devil's Advocatenew

What would a lawyer do to clear his client of child sex abuse charges?
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Jonathan Kaminsky  |  07-11-2007  |  Crime & Justice

Super Lawyers Unmaskednew

The small Minneapolis start-up has become a certified nationwide blockbuster -- can it survive success?
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Jonathan Kaminsky  |  05-31-2007  |  Business & Labor

Steal This Housenew

Minnesota was the first state to ban equity stripping -- so why is it still happening?
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Jonathan Kaminsky  |  05-16-2007  |  Economy

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