Last week, Susanne DeWitt, an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor who later became a molecular biologist, spoke before the Berkeley, California, City Council to request a Holocaust Remembrance Day proclamation. After taking note of a “horrendous surge in antisemitism,” she was then … Continued
Tom Warth once visited a school library in Jinja, Uganda, that had nearly everything a library needs — except books. There was a librarian, a card catalog, tables, bookcases and students, but the shelves were nearly bare. What few books … Continued
Minnesota lawmakers are weighing a variety of gun-control proposals this year, but only a handful have a good chance of passing. Bills calling for a safe storage requirement, a requirement to report lost and stolen guns in a timely manner, … Continued
Alexandra Pennig loved and trusted Matthew Ecker — but he “ultimately scared her,” Assistant Ramsey County Attorney Ambrosia Mosby-Velasco said Wednesday in a downtown St. Paul courtroom. While Pennig knew to run from Ecker in the early morning hours of … Continued
In a throwback to some of Minnesota’s victories from two years ago, Wednesday’s blowout of Toronto quickly turned into a funfest for Timberwolves fans at Target Center. Numerous laps of the wave were completed in the second half of Minnesota’s … Continued
In another sign of his ascension in both play and notoriety, Anthony Edwards is creeping onto more ballots for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award as the regular season inches toward its conclusion. The final NBA MVP straw poll conducted … Continued