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Two Decades In The Making: Graco Park near Boom Island now open to the public
Graco Park near Boom Island and under the Plymouth Avenue Bridge is now open to the public. The opening is actually a major milestone considering it took two decades for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s vision to become reality.
Minnesota on track to have the driest September on record
MINNEAPOLIS — How quickly things change after our soggy summer. So far this month, MSP has only seen .06" of rain — enough to have us on track for our driest September on record. Yards are turning brown and the plants aren't happy. "It's kind of hard for perennials and shrubs to be so dry right before they're about to go dormant and withstand the wintertime," said Theresa Lindblad, a manager at Mother Earth Gardens in Northeast Minneapolis. She says that means it's time to pull out the hose."Otherwise, they're struggling. Their roots are dry, and then the cold hits and there's no...
Warmer temps, plenty of sunshine in Twin Cities Wednesday
MINNEAPOLIS — Wednesday will bring a boost in temperatures, bright sunshine and blue skies.Expect temperatures to top out in the upper 70s in the Twin Cities. It will be even warmer to wrap up the week, with highs around 80 — well above average. We're likely to stay dry through the weekend, with the next chance of rain arriving Monday. With only six-hundredths of an inch of rain recorded at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, this is likely to go down as the driest September on record.More seasonable temperatures will return by the middle of next week.
Out-migration is a problem, but tax cuts won’t help
We recently got our annual reminder to argue about “tax flight” — the assertion that Minnesota’s relatively higher taxes are causing the state to lose population and wealth. The latest attempt by Andy Brehm in the Star Tribune is more reasonable than last year’s epic Minnesota goodbye from Howard Root, but the logical response is […]
International Ataxia Awareness Day: Alexis Rogers celebrates a friend who inspires
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Ataxia is a rare, progressive and particularly cruel disease that, for KARE 11 News at Noon anchor Alexis Rogers, is also extremely personal. Wednesday marked International Ataxia Awareness Day, and Alexis took the opportunity to celebrate a young woman who is a dear family friend who is actually more like a sister. Cameryn Cobb is just 23 years old but is fighting the effects of Ataxia, which impacts routine movements like walking, talking and eating. It leaves Cam feeling constantly off-balance, as if her body is refusing to cooperate.
How celebrity endorsements can impact elections
MINNEAPOLIS — From star-studded conventions to social media endorsements, pop culture and politics have crossed over for more than a century.In 1920, singer Al Jolson endorsed Warren Harding for president. By 1960, Frank Sinatra sang his praise for John F. Kennedy.But do celebrity political endorsements matter in an election?"The received wisdom and evidence is no," said Hamline University political science professor David Schultz.However, there have been exceptions."We do have evidence in 2008 that Oprah Winfrey's charisma, her star quality, helped win Barack Obama the Democratic primary over Hillary Clinton," Schultz said.Schultz says if an election is close, a celebrity endorsement...
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