Two books that explore the deep flaws in our health care system are top of the pile today, along with fiction set from St. Paul’s Seventh Street to Vietnam. The authors are Minnesotans or have regional connections. “Because We Must”: … Continued
BEMIDJI, Minn. — Erik Flowers has frequented Bemidji a time or two. One of Brainerd’s paid on-call firefighters routinely finds himself in Beltrami County each spring for his day job. So when Flowers volunteered for a day-long firefighting shift in … Continued
Sitting in the chair at Accolades Salon Spa in St. Paul, Nabella Grijalva held out her phone to show the hairstylist some of the ideas she had for her big day on June 27. On the other side of the … Continued
(Courtesy of HarperCollins Publishers) SALLY FRANSON: Minnesota author discusses her novels “Big In Sweden” and “A Lady’s Guide to Selling Out” in the Union Depot’s Stories at the Station reading series presented by Story Line Books. Free. 6 p.m. Thursday, … Continued
This Thursday we’ll have our first full moon of astronomical summer but for all practical purposes the moon will be pretty much full all week long. As much as full moons louse up the skies for real stargazing and astrophotography, … Continued
Oklahoman Fred Newton swims down the Mississippi River near Inver Grove Heights on his way to New Orleans from the Ford Dam in this July 1930 clipping from the St. Paul Dispatch. (Pioneer Press files) The Mississippi River runs 1,826 … Continued