Star Tribune cartoonist Steve Sack painted Speaker of the House -- and DFL gubernatorial hopeful -- Margaret Anderson Kelliher in a not particularly flattering light in a cartoon published on the newspaper's Sunday opinion page.
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Star Tribune surveying gov candidates on substance use and mental health
Following Mark Dayton's holiday disclosures, the Star Tribune has sent a survey to all Minnesota gubernatorial candidates asking them whether they have ever had substance abuse or mental health problems.
Read More »Calendar cat fight
The latest take on Minnesota political civility...direct from the Star Tribune's gossip columnist, CJ (Cheryl Johnson). On this morning's Fox Nine news program, when asked about her thoughts about U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R MN6) being featured as "Miss November" in the "2010 Great American Conservative Women Calendar,"CJ said, "Like most women who appear on calendars she doesn't have a coherent thought in her head."
Read More »Lopez new political editor at Star Tribune
Pat Lopez has been chosen by Star Tribune Editor Nancy Barnes to be the paper’s new political editor. She replaces Doug Tice, who moved to ...
Read More »Star Tribune union supporters to hit the airwaves
Avista Capital Partners’ ownership of the Star Tribune has been bruising for the once-mighty workforce there. However, to date, despite the layoffs and cutbacks, the ...
Read More »Media notes from inside the X
No one’s been a tougher critic than me when it comes to lamenting the dramatic decline in the public affairs news coverage of our state’s ...
Read More »R.I.P.: The Political Impact of the Newspaper Institutional Editorial
A fascinating exchange between MinnPost‘s media writer David Brauer and Star Tribune editorial board writer Jill Burcum flagged an important milestone in Minnesota public affairs.We ...
Read More »Lots of Eyes on the Prize
I’ve written before how vested the Star Tribune has become in trying to win a Pulitzer or two from the paper’s coverage of the I-35W ...
Read More »MnDOT Under Siege: All the Competing Agendas
MnDOT Under Siege: The Star Tribune’s Agenda Why the I-35 Bridge fell has become a war game in both the journalism and political worlds. The ...
Read More »More Bad News for the Star Tribune
The Audit Bureau of Circulations just released numbers for the last six-month reporting period. The Star Tribune continues to lose subscribers, and big-time by industry ...
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