AltWeeklies Wire
Have Foreclosures Pacified Minneapolis' Most Dangerous 'Hoods?new
Murder rates are down and sketchy spots are seeing crime overall dip. Could it be because there are simply fewer people to commit crime or be victimized by it?
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Bradley Campbell |
08-06-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Battered Woman Becomes American Refugee in Amsterdamnew
A wanted fugitive and kidnapper in the United States, Holly Collins was granted refugee status in the Netherlands in 1997. She fled the US to keep her husband -- who beat her -- from taking custody of their kids.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Walton |
07-31-2008 |
Children & Families
Starbucks Baristas Union Drive Comes at Key Timenew
The effort to organize Minnesota latte-slingers could hurt the ailing chain.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
07-24-2008 |
Business & Labor
Your Friendly Neighborhood War Profiteernew
Across Minnesota, from the Twin Cities to the smallest rural towns, are often-scrappy companies with a handful of employees who work contracts from the low thousands to the low millions. Some estimate the number of companies doing defense-related business in the state at numbers as high as 2,000.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jeff Severns Guntzel |
07-02-2008 |
Business & Labor
Chronic Underfunding is Leading Rural Schools to Desperate Measuresnew
Most rural districts are graduating more students than they are enrolling because of the declining and aging population in outstate areas. Because Minnesota funds schools on a per-pupil basis, declining enrollments can affect small schools disproportionately. But schools still have to heat the buildings; they still have to staff the school. And rural schools often have higher transportation costs.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Walton |
07-02-2008 |
Education
Lawyer Makes Dirty Debt Collectors Paynew
Pete Barry goes after those "who live off the misery of others" and wins millions in damages.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jonathan Caminsky |
06-04-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Minnesota Offers Treatment to Vets Who Commit Crimesnew
Minnesota became the second state in the nation to pass a sentence-mitigation bill for veterans facing criminal prosecution who suffer from combat related mental health disorders.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Walton |
05-23-2008 |
War
Mystery Illness Fells Young Mannew
In a matter of months, his parents and doctors watched as Cole Haakana regressed from a healthy 11-year-old into a big kid with the mentality of a four-year-old. But to get her son's mysterious malady diagnosed, a mother must battle some of Minnesota's top hospitals.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Walton |
05-14-2008 |
Science
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
The Star Tribune's Debt is Selling at Less than 60 Cents on the Dollarnew
The Minnesota newspaper's lien value has plummeted over the past year, showing flagging investor confidence.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jeff Shaw |
05-08-2008 |
Media
University of Minnesota's Campus Con Mannew
Drinking buddies and ex-girlfriends were surprised to discover that the "Daniel Gonzalez" was 39 years old.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andy Mannix |
05-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
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
www.citypages.comnew
AltWeeklies Award - Web Site Design
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
City Pages staff |
04-21-2008 |
Media
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True Believernew
AltWeeklies Award - Religion Reporting
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
David Schimke |
04-21-2008 |
Media
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I'm All Earsnew
AltWeeklies Award - Music Criticism
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Melissa Maerz |
04-21-2008 |
Media
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