Twin Cities’ first kicksled shop opens in downtown St. Paul as the sport gains traction
When Melisa Christensen first hopped on a kicksled and slid happily across a frozen pond in West St. Paul, she thought to herself, “Why isn’t...
Diamond industry takes radical steps to stem price decline – Bloomberg
Sales have plunged in 2023, following massive increases during the Covid-19 pandemic The world’s biggest diamond companies have made a series of increasingly desperate moves...
Readers and writers: Celebrating Minnesota Native authors — in several genres
November is Native American Heritage Month so today we’re saluting Minnesota Native authors whose new books in several genres remind us that Native people are...
Trudy Rubin: In the war between Ukraine and Russia, which side is the GOP on?
The “party of Putin,” also known as the Republican Party, seems determined to help Vladimir Putin defeat Ukraine. By boosting the Russian president, the GOP...
Skywatch: A lion spewing shooting stars
From this coming Friday night to Saturday morning, Nov. 17-18, there’s going to be a fairly nice show happening in the sky. It’s the annual...
US credit card debt hits historic high – data
Balances have soared by a record $150 billion year-on-year US credit card debt continued to surge in July-September this year, marking the eighth consecutive quarter...