William O’Brien State Park in northern Washington County recently underwent a $5.25 million renovation to make the park’s day use area, campground and park office more accessible to people with mobility issues. The park’s Walter F. Mondale Day Use Area … Continued
In recent weeks, the nation’s most selective universities have been waking up to a new reality: the billions of dollars in federal funding that have long sustained them now come with strings attached. The Trump administration has put Columbia, Harvard, … Continued
The bare-knuckled tactics of Trump 2.0 have brought some once-mighty companies and institutions to their knees. Many of the nation’s most prominent places of higher education such as Columbia University improbably have agreed in the face of federal funding threats … Continued
The new Bloomberg Originals documentary “Can’t Look Away,” which follows parents suing tech companies after the deaths of their children, is difficult to watch. It should be. The film lays bare what many parents already know: Social media is rewiring … Continued
So much crazy happens with the Trump administration every day that some downright weird but incredibly telling stuff gets lost in the noise. A recent example was the scene on April 8 at the White House where, in the middle … Continued
I love downtown St. Paul. But let’s be honest: it’s in bad, bad shape — like a beautiful old stage set abandoned after the final curtain. Sometime this past fall, I went to meet a friend who still keeps an … Continued