A drag performer who routinely poses half-nude recently performed for toddlers as part of Hennepin County’s “Stories Together with Drag Performers” series.
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American Inventor Series: Frank Zamboni
Frank Joseph Zamboni never played a second of professional hockey, but he was still inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009 for his vital contributions to the sport.
Read MoreAl Franken Faces New Sexual Misconduct Allegation As He Attempts Political Comeback
Former Sen. Al Franken is attempting to make a political comeback, but was accused of sexual misconduct by a ninth woman on Monday.
Read MoreLeading Schools Series: Clinton Community College Pioneers New Models for the Industrial Arts
Clinton Community College, a member of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, isn’t a traditional community college. Located just outside of Plattsburgh, New York and overlooking Lake Champlain, the school is redefining what it means to be a community college.
Read MoreStar Tribune Editorial Board Says Impeachment Inquiry ‘Desperately Needed,’ Claims Trump Went ‘Too Far’
The editorial board of The Star Tribune believes that an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump “is desperately needed,” saying his phone call with the president of Ukraine “crosses every ethical boundary an American president should have.”
Read MoreLeading Schools Series: St. Cloud State Stands Alone in Industrial Arts in Minnesota
St. Cloud State University’s Department of Environmental and Technological Studies is the only program in Minnesota preparing future career and technical education (CTE) teachers.
Read MoreAmerican Inventor Series: Garrett A. Morgan, a Son of Slaves Who Invented the Traffic Signal
Garrett A. Morgan was born on March 4, 1877 in Claysville on the outskirts of Paris, Kentucky to two former slaves. He was one of eleven children and his family was forced to live in a segregated portion of the city, so Morgan left for Cincinnati, Ohio at the age of 14 in search of better opportunities.
Read MoreAmerican Inventor Series: Benjamin Banneker, a Black Tobacco Farmer Who Surveyed the Nation’s Capital
Benjamin Banneker was much more than just an inventor. As a mathematician, astronomer, landowning farmer, writer, and surveyor, Banneker was one of the most influential African Americans alive during America’s infancy.
Read MoreLeading Schools Series: Cub Manufacturing Joins Revolution of Work-Based Learning Programs
Roger Williams first encountered Craig Cegielski at an October 2014 conference for plastics manufacturers in Indianapolis, Indiana. Cegielski was delivering a presentation on Cardinal Manufacturing, the revolutionary industrial arts program he started at Eleva-Strum Central High School in Strum, Wisconsin. Williams, president of the Indiana-based Royer Corporation, was in…
Read MoreAmerican Inventor Series: Hobie Alter, the Henry Ford of Surfing
Hobart “Hobie” Alter was born on October 31, 1933 in Ontario, California, though his family owned a summer home in Laguna Beach where he developed a passion for water sports.
Read MoreLeading School Series: University of Wisconsin-Stout, Educating the Educators
Schools like the University of Wisconsin at Stout are addressing the other side of the skills-gap equation. If public schools are going to bring back the trades, then they’ll need educators to teach them. The university’s Emerging Center for Career and Technical Education Excellence seeks to “serve the career…
Read MoreDean Phillips Calls Ukraine Transcript ‘Damning,’ Says He’s Willing to Lose His Seat Over Impeachment
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN-03) called the transcript of President Donald Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s president “damning,” saying he and his colleagues are “willing to lose our jobs” to pursue impeachment.
Read MoreAmerican Inventor Series: George Henry Corliss, the Man Who Powered the Industrial Revolution
George Henry Corliss’ steam engine powered the Industrial Revolution and solidified steam as the superior source of power over waterpower.
Read MoreTrump Campaign Announces October Rally in Omar’s District
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign announced Thursday a “Keep America Great rally” scheduled for October 10 at the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis.
Read MoreTrump Campaign Says the ‘Facts Prove the President Did Nothing Wrong’
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign released a statement Wednesday morning calling the impeachment efforts “just another hoax from Democrats and the media.”
Read MoreAmerican Inventor Series: Mary Anderson, Inventor of the Windshield Wiper
On August 14, the Northwest Ohio Classical Academy (NOCA) opened in Toledo for the 2019-20 school year. It is the culmination of five years of effort on behalf of a group of parents who were not satisfied with the current school options available to them.
Read MoreAl Franken Lands Weekly Radio Show with SiriusXM
Disgraced former Sen. Al Franken landed a new weekly radio show with SiriusXM on its Progress channel, the station announced Wednesday.
Read MoreSen. Tina Smith Supports Impeachment, Leaving Just One Minnesota Democrat Against Probe
Sen. Tina Smith, who’s up for reelection in 2020, released her first statement in support of an impeachment inquiry Tuesday morning, leaving just one Minnesota Democrat against an impeachment probe.
Read MoreWhite House Releases Unredacted Transcript of Ukraine Call: ‘If You Can Look Into It’
The White House released a full, unredacted transcript Wednesday morning of President Donald Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Read MoreAmerican Inventor Series: Glenn Hammond Curtiss, the ‘Fastest Man on Earth’
Bicycles, motorcycles, blimps, and planes – Glenn Hammond Curtiss was “always eager for speed” and “obsessed with the idea of traveling fast,” according to an autobiography Curtiss wrote with friend Augustus Post. Before the age of 30, Curtiss received the informal title of “fastest man on earth” for his motorcycle races.
Read MoreLeading Schools Series: Iowa’s Rocket Manufacturing, a Student-Run Business
Like Cardinal Manufacturing in Strum, Wisconsin, Rocket Manufacturing in Rock Valley, Iowa takes “hands-on learning” to a whole new level. Both programs run actual manufacturing businesses with real clients, providing students with work experience in the trades before they even graduate from high school.
Read MoreAmerican Inventor Series: Dave Goode, Skiing Pioneer
Michigan native David Goode launched one of the country’s most successful snow and water ski companies in 1975 when he was just 19 years old. He was a member of the U.S. downhill ski team at the time, but his career was sidetracked by an ankle injury.
Read MoreCraig and Phillips Call for Immediate Action on Impeachment Following Ukraine Allegations
Reps. Angie Craig (D-MN-02) and Dean Phillips (D-MN-03), representing suburban swing districts, both released statements Monday in support of pursuing impeachment.
Read MoreAmerican Inventor Series: Josephine Cochrane, Inventor of the Dishwasher
Josephine Cochrane, born March 8, 1839, was born in Ohio but spent most of her adult life living in Shelbyville, Illinois as the wife of a wealthy politician named William Cochran. Josephine spelled their name with an “e” at the end to give it some extra pizzazz.
Read MoreMinneapolis and St. Paul School Districts Allowed Students to Skip Class for Climate Strike
The Minneapolis and St. Paul school districts reportedly alerted parents that their children would not be disciplined for participating in Friday’s global youth climate strike.
Read MoreSt. Thomas Shuttle Driver Suspended for Asking Muslim Students for Student IDs
A University of St. Thomas bus driver was suspended last week for asking two Muslim students for their IDs when they boarded a campus shuttle.
Read MoreCardoza-Moore Exposes Monopoly of Pearson Publishing and Its Pro-Islamist Indoctrination in Minnesota Speech
Laurie Cardoza-Moore, founder of Proclaiming Justice to the Nations, spoke to a massive crowd Saturday gathered for Olive Tree Ministries’ “Understanding the Times” conference in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
Read MoreAmerican Inventor Series: The Wright Brothers
How do you tell the story of the brothers who gave mankind the gift of flight? The men who realized ancient man’s distant dream of taking to the sky? It’s a daunting task, but luckily other gifted historians have attempted to tell their story.
Read MoreMinnesota State Rep. Drazkowski Slams Rep. Ilhan Omar for Violence in Her District
State Rep. Steve Drazkowski (R-Mazeppa) joined Laura Ingraham on Fox News this week to discuss the rise in crime in Minneapolis, represented in Congress by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05).
Read MoreAmerican Inventor Series: Cyrus McCormick, the Man Who Freed America from Famine
Cyrus Hall McCormick was born in 1809 on his father’s rural farm tucked between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains in an America that was still developing “beyond the struggle for food.”
Read MoreCongregant Involved in Latest St. Paul Shooting Had Legal Permit to Carry, Returned Suspect’s Fire
A St. Paul man was murdered Wednesday night outside of his church, though there could have been more victims were it not for one congregant’s legal permit to carry a firearm.
Read MoreLawmakers Renew Calls for Privatizing Minnesota’s Twin Cities Public Television After Station Destroyed Embarrassing Footage of First Lady Walz
Minnesota Republicans are renewing their calls to privatize public television stations after new reports revealed that Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) deleted embarrassing footage of First Lady Gwen Walz at the request of the governor’s office.
Read MoreAmerican Inventor Series: Harvey S. Firestone, Ohio Farm Boy Turned Tire Tycoon
Harvey S. Firestone was born on December 20, 1868 in Columbiana, Ohio to a family of farmers who had resided in the region since the early 19th century. He was an Ohio farm boy who went on to become one of the greatest industrialists of the modern world.
Read MoreOmar Tells Crowd That God ‘Expects’ Them Not to Vote for Her Political Opponents
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) told a crowd gathered for a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation forum that God “expects” them to vote a certain way.
Read MoreAmerican Inventor Series: Margaret E. Knight, the ‘Lady Edison’
Margaret E. Knight, born in York, Maine in 1838, preferred a “jack-knife, a gimlet, and pieces of wood” to dolls as a young girl. Her amateur woodworking skills made her sleds the “envy of the town’s boys” while her kites were famous throughout the community, according to Henry Petroski’s account of the young inventor in The American Scholar.
Read MoreIlhan Omar Claims She’s Only Controversial Because People ‘Want Controversy’ in Explosive Interview
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) appeared on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday where she said that she’s only controversial because “people seem to want the controversy.”
Read MoreUnited Auto Workers Calls National Strike Against General Motors
The United Auto Workers announced Sunday that local union leaders from across the country voted to go on strike after its collective bargaining agreement with General Motors expired Saturday night.
Read MoreIncreasing Opt-Out Rates for ‘Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments’ Making Test Irrelevant Performance Measure
More and more parents are electing to opt-out of having their children take the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs), making the exam irrelevant as a performance measure in some districts.
Read MorePoll Shows Trump Struggling in Key Battleground States, Slight Edge in Michigan
A new poll released last week by the public affairs firm Firehouse Strategies shows President Donald Trump either statistically tied or behind three top Democratic candidates in key Midwest states.
Read MoreAmerican Inventor Series: William H. Miner, Inspiration for Rural Americans
William H. Miner was born during the Civil War and died during the Great Depression. He was orphaned at the age of 10 after the death of his father and his only son died a week after birth. He nonetheless exhibited an “unswerving optimism, iron will, dogged determination, meticulous management, and supreme self-confidence,” according to Miner biographer Joseph C. Burke.
Read MoreAngie Craig Assures Constituents She Supports Impeachment Inquiry
Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN-02) assured her constituents last week that she supports an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.
Read MoreAmerican Inventor Series: Thomas Alva Edison, Father of the Modern World
Thomas Alva Edison, born February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio, was fired from two jobs before the age of 18 for causing explosions in his places of work.
Read MoreMinneapolis Police Bust Gang Members for String of Violent Beatings as Police Chief Pleads for More Officers
Minneapolis Police have arrested more than a dozen suspected gang members involved in a string of violent robberies and beatings in the downtown area.
Read MoreLeading Schools Series: Wisconsin School Runs a Manufacturing Business Within its Doors
Machine shop training in public high schools has dwindled nationally either because of a lack of funding or no funding at all. So in 2006, instructor Craig Cegielski approached the Eleva-Strum School Board in Strum, Wisconsin with an odd request. Rather than asking for money, Cegielski instead requested permission to launch an in-school manufacturing business.
Read MoreAmerican Inventor Series: William Harley, Motorcycle Icon
Two kids from Milwaukee with a dream of attaching an engine to a bicycle were the unlikely founders of one of America’s most iconic companies: Harley-Davidson.
Read MoreDFL Rep Resigns from University of Minnesota Position Allegedly Created to Influence His Fellow Lawmakers
A DFL state representative has resigned from a research position at the University of Minnesota after it was discovered that the position was created explicitly for him and with his input.
Read MoreSteve Bannon to Attend Eagle Council in St. Louis
Eagle Council, the annual training conference born out of Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagle Forum, announced Wednesday that Steve Bannon will be in attendance at this year’s event.
Read MoreAmerican Inventor Series: Benjamin Franklin, American Printer
Before anything else, Benjamin Franklin was a printer. It’s difficult to imagine now, but printing was a strenuous trade in Franklin’s time, requiring late hours, heavy lifting of various lead types, and long shifts operating the manual presses. Franklin, however, loved to read, which suited him well in his career as a printer.
Read MoreACU Honors Minnesota’s New House GOP Caucus at Special ‘Some People Did Something’ 9/11 Event
The American Conservative Union, the organizer of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, was in Minnesota Wednesday evening for an event honoring conservative members of the Minnesota House and commemorating the tragic events of 9/11.
Read MorePhysician-Assisted Suicide Debate Heads to the Minnesota Legislature
A bill that would bring physician-assisted suicide to Minnesota is scheduled to receive its first informational hearing Wednesday.
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