In March, Patrick Bollom sued the city of St. Paul, as well as the director of the city’s Department of Safety and Inspections and a plan review supervisor, claiming he had been overcharged for $1,960.78 in building permits to perform … Continued
For every man older than 110, there are nine women. Before she died in August at age 117, supercentenarian Maria Branyas — the world’s oldest verified person — credited her bonus years not to any high-tech interventions but to eating … Continued
Should the U.S. and Russia resume nuclear testing? The answer to that question must be a resounding “No.” Yet President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, eager to project strength, have raised fears that they may be moving to … Continued
I write today about an epidemic. It’s not biological. It’s an epidemic of cowardly, immoral and unprincipled decisions by leaders across the political spectrum. Our last biological epidemic — COVID-19 — was a tiny invisible pathogen that made us physically … Continued
The Bloomington Police Department is reporting that a federal immigration agency employee based in the Twin Cities was among 16 men arrested in a child sex trafficking sting operation. Alexander Steven Back, 41, of Robbinsdale, was arrested Nov. 13 when … Continued