AltWeeklies Wire
Explorer Returns to the Arctic to Take On Global Warmingnew
The story of true ice man Will Steger.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matthew Smith |
12-12-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Unfriendly Firenew
Duy Ngo will receive $4.5 million for getting shot by a fellow officer in the line of duty, but that won't restore his reputation.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Paul Demko |
12-05-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
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
Tags: race relations
Homewreckernew
Scott Sennes promised to build dream homes for his clients, but instead walked away with their money.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Paul Demko |
11-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
From the Brutality of Burma to Sanctuary in St. Paulnew
Karen immigrants describe their harrowing journeys.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rhena Tantisunthorn |
11-15-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration, Burma
Crossing Bordersnew
The agent who ordered the arrest of "20th hijacker" Zacarias Moussaoui joins a law firm known for its aggressive defense of immigrant rights.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jeff Severns Guntzel |
11-08-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'Manorexia' Isn't Just a Hollywood Illnessnew
Meet Jeremy, a 36-year-old man who weighs 88 pounds.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Kevin Hoffman |
10-31-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Death of Father Kaisernew
Was it a Kenyan assassin who killed the missionary, or was it madness? Seven years later, the verdict is in.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Aimee Levitt |
10-24-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
The Case of Minneapolis' Disappearing Sex Crimes Unitnew
With rapes on the rise, there's a shortage of resources in the department dedicated to solving them.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jeff Severns Guntzel |
10-17-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
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
Tags: public policy issues
Banning Desmond Tutunew
Put off by his controversial words on Israel, the University of St. Thomas snubs a Nobel Laureate.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
10-03-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
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
Tags: religion
Critical Mass Chaos May Be a Preview of the RNCnew
The extra police presence at last month's Twin Cities ride may have been due to the participation of the RNC Welcoming Committee -- a group organizing a mass protest at the 2008 Republican Convention in St. Paul.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
09-13-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Businesses Around Collapsed Bridge Sufferingnew
One month since the bridge's collapse, the cost to local businesses is starting to play out in stark economic terms, and many wonder whether they'll survive until a new bridge is built.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
G.R. Anderson Jr. |
09-05-2007 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
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
Tags: environment
