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Woodbury man with rare skin condition recovering from ICE detention, still ‘scared to go out’
10+ hour, 43+ min ago (1656+ words) Brothers Mohamed Duklef, 36, and Hani Duglof, 32, came to the U.S. from their home country, Libya, in 2014, looking for a solution to a health issue the two have lived with since birth. Their skin is as fragile as a ripe peach, Duklef…...
Real World Economics: Follow the money down the river
11+ hour, 5+ min ago (551+ words) You can take an applied economist away from their computer but you cannot stop their brain from recognizing economics as they travel our nation. Here are examples from rambling from St. Paul to Austin, Texas. Overlooking the Missouri River in…...
How Alex Pretti’s Death Became a National Tipping Point
13+ hour, 45+ min ago (931+ words) Renee Good was killed on Jan. 7. Alex Pretti on Jan. 24. Federal agents killed both of them, and the administration labeled both of them terrorists " labels that quickly fell apart when the public learned more about each case and saw videos…...
Mark Glende: How much do I love ‘I Love To Read Month’? Well …
19+ hour, 24+ min ago (486+ words) So naturally, this was the month I decided to stand on the roof of the school in nothing but a diaper and a red cape. Yes. A diaper. And a red cape. In sub-zero weather. Let that sink in. It…...
Readers and writers: An eye-opening read of people who are homeless, plus fiction and history
19+ hour, 38+ min ago (716+ words) Take your pick of genres this week. We've got nonfiction about homelessness and St. Paul's early settlers, plus fiction from a bestselling Norwegian writer. "Not So Far From Home: Owning Homelessness in My Own Backyard: by Charlie Quimby (Small Pond…...
St. Paul: A look at the report on Victoria Crossing mall
19+ hour, 46+ min ago (400+ words) To justify offering tax incentives to a developer to replace three properties at Grand Avenue and Victoria Street, the city of St. Paul hired consultants to evaluate whether the buildings would be considered "structurally substandard" by the state definition. In…...
Trump says feds won’t intervene during protests in Democratic-led cities unless asked to do so
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (336+ words) On his social media site, Trump posted that "under no circumstances are we going to participate in various poorly run Democrat Cities with regard to their Protests and/or Riots unless, and until, they ask us for help." He provided…...
Joe Soucheray: Even the country’s best water needs to breathe sometimes
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (34+ words) "The unspoken charm of our town is the water. And I have gone to the taps all over Europe and the United States, finding no equal to what awaits me at home," Soucheray writes....
Catherine Thorbecke: Forget DeepSeek, dying alone is China’s latest tech obsession
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (411+ words) This time last year, the hottest Chinese tech product was DeepSeek's market-moving artificial intelligence model. In 2026, it's something far simpler: an app for people worried about dying alone. The bluntly named "Are You Dead?" platform rocketed to the top of…...
Judge calls Justice Department’s statements on slavery exhibit display ‘dangerous’ and ‘horrifying’
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (529+ words) The sharp exchange erupted during a hearing in Philadelphia over the abrupt removal of an exhibit on the history of slavery at the site of the former President's House on Independence Mall. The city, which worked in tandem with the…...
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