Amy Lindgren The holidays already? Or, as the Grinch might say, “Again??” Luckily, the Grinch isn’t writing my column today, so I can share the joy of books that might give you a lift over the dark days of winter. … Continued
By STEPHEN WADE TOKYO (AP) — I speak decent Spanish, picked up working several decades ago as a news and sports reporter in Spain, Mexico and Argentina. Related Articles Tanning bed users have nearly twice as much damage to skin … Continued
Apparently, we are supposed to believe that the northeast corner of Grand Avenue and Victoria Street is blighted and therefore the developer wishing to build there is eligible for tax increment financing, or TIF. No, he isn’t. Neither the corner … Continued
Pioneer Press staffers who cover the Vikings take a stab at predicting Sunday’s game against the Giants in New Jersey: Dane Mizutani Vikings 23, Giants 16: J.J. McCarthy has shown growth over the past couple of games while facing some … Continued
It’s been almost exactly 20 years since the last time diehard Vikings fan Bob Repin missed a game. He wasn’t in attendance on Christmas Day 2005 when the Vikings suffered a 30-23 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on the road. … Continued
A relatively mundane middle-aged rite of passage — shingles vaccination — might offer an added benefit: protection against, or even the slowing of the progression of, dementia. Over the past several years, a growing body of research has suggested that … Continued