Email Author Jonathan Kaminsky

Awards

• 2009 - Page One Contest/Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists, published January 30, 2008

  "The Slumlord of South Minneapolis"

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2007 Stories by Jonathan Kaminsky

• Hockey Fight

  published December 19, 2007

  When Sidney Orchard entered the Parade Ice Garden in late November to watch her son's Minneapolis East hockey team open its season against... More >>

• Shopping While Black?

  published December 5, 2007

  Upon arriving at the sprawling Albertville outlet mall on a balmy morning in April, Albertha Thomas had two objectives, she says. Accompanied... More >>

• Last Call

  published November 21, 2007

  To all outward appearances, the bucolic town of Harris, 45 miles north of Minneapolis, has changed little in the 130 years since it became a... More >>

• Hung Up

  published October 31, 2007

  It was early one afternoon in mid-October, and Gabriel Keith, newly appointed as an assistant editor at his college newspaper, was not happy.... More >>

• Thy Neighbor's House

  published October 17, 2007

  To the casual observer, the row of compact, well-kept houses on Alabama Avenue in St. Louis Park is nothing remarkable. Fronted by modest lawns... More >>

• Up in Smoke

  published October 10, 2007

  On a balmy Saturday night late last month, Yafa Grill in Columbia Heights was filled to capacity.Scores of mostly young, mostly Muslim... More >>

• Unforgiven

  published October 3, 2007

  On a warm summer day nearly 40 years ago, Father David Roney, the widely revered parish priest in Willmar, took a sprightly six-year-old girl... More >>

• Par's Parting Shot

  published September 26, 2007

  The fates of 14 Star Tribune reporters who work for the newspaper's soon-to-be-defunct weekly suburban editions have been in limbo in... More >>

• Monkey’s Uncle

  published September 5, 2007

  Darwin denier misses link between free speech and common sens e More >>

• A Kinder, Gentler Smokestack

  published September 5, 2007

  Critics say a power plant designed to reduce carbon emissions could be a cancer-causing boondoggle More >>

• Wage War

  published August 29, 2007

  On the eve of a new school year, a historic strike threatens to throw the U of M into chaos More >>

• Everything We Know About Security Is Wrong

  published August 22, 2007

  So says counterterrorism contrarian Bruce Schneier. And the Transportation Security Administration is listening. More >>

• Mondo Condo

  published August 15, 2007

  When apartments are converted, renters don't have many rights. More >>

• Devil's Advocate

  published July 11, 2007

  What would a lawyer do to clear his client of child sex abuse charges? More >>

• WCAL: A Trust Betrayed

  published June 13, 2007

  Nearly three years after St. Olaf sold its radio station to MPR for a pile of cash, it's a long way from living the decision down. More >>

• Super Lawyers Unmasked

  published May 30, 2007

  The small Minneapolis start-up has become a certified nationwide blockbuster. Can it survive success? More >>

• Steal This House

  published May 16, 2007

  Minnesota was the first state to ban equity stripping. So why is it still happening? More >>