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Sweet St. Paul
If you want to surprise your mom with a very sweet gift on her day, St. Paul offers locally-made chocolate and candies. Here are three shops that I explored this week, each of them delightful in their own way. MORE »
All signs point in the wrong direction
U.S. economic growth estimates released for the first quarter of 2008 show that all parts of our economy experienced slower growth compared to the previous quarter, even exports, which is especially troubling given the overall weak performance of all other sectors. MORE »
Minnesota's bubble economy: the critical need to prevent our farmland boom from busting
Minnesota agriculture is riding high — perhaps too high to be sustainable. Clearly, price bubbles are forming around farmland and commodities that threaten the long-term health of Minnesota’s huge food and agriculture economy. MORE »
A promise is a promise
When Northwest Airlines was in financial trouble, the Metropolitan Airports Commission and the state helped the airline make it through. The airline kept going; the state got a promise of jobs.
But now that the airline is close to a merger — a deal that would dramatically change its presence in the state — everything is not so clear. MORE »
