Email Author Paul Demko

Awards

• 2008 - Page One Contest/Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists, published July 25, 2007

  "Trials & Stribulations"

• 2008 - Page One Contest/Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists, published April 18, 2007

  "Newspaper War"

• 2006 - Investigative Reporters and Editors, published July 20, 2005

  "The Hit Parade Revisited"

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2001 Stories by Paul Demko

• For Love of Labor

  published December 26, 2001

  An odd-jobber chronicles an ugly chapter in Minneapolis union-busting More >>

• Mea Culpa, Culpa, Culpa

  published December 19, 2001

  A Hmong woman sues an apologetic Pioneer Press for libel. More >>

• KSTP Sued, Runs Story Anyway

  published December 12, 2001

  On November 15 KSTP-TV (Channel 5) was sued in United States District Court by anonymous plaintiffs charging defamation, libel, and invasion of... More >>

• The New Guard

  published November 21, 2001

  The race to replace St. Paul mayor-elect Randy Kelly illustrates how much the city's east side has changed. More >>

• Organized Slaughter

  published October 24, 2001

  The union fight no one is talking about, and the South St. Paul company that wants to keep it that way. More >>

• State of the Ward

  published October 10, 2001

  City council member Brian Herron's disgrace left a vacuum in his Minneapolis district. More >>

• There's No Place Like Prison

  published October 3, 2001

  A house full of sex offenders, a landlord, and a neighborhood's worst nightmare. More >>

• Saloon Blues

  published September 12, 2001

  Lucy's has neighbors in Frogtown clamoring for closing time. More >>

• Junk Mail

  published August 29, 2001

  Advocates fight against predatory lenders and for regulatory relief. More >>

• That's All, Fulks!

  published August 29, 2001

  Robbie Fulks tries to leave his trademark alt-country style behind. But he'll still sing about pig nipples. More >>

• Tainted Love

  published August 22, 2001

  Plans to open a West Bank homeless shelter hit another snag. More >>

• Dreams of Field

  published August 1, 2001

  The Twins stubbornly fight for the right to spend your money. More >>

• Rental Anguish

  published July 11, 2001

  The City of Minneapolis owed Patricia Fields $5,000. She had to sue to collect it. More >>

• House or Home Depot

  published June 13, 2001

  The city and neighborhood activists fight over a blighted corner in St. Paul. More >>

• Fouling the Air

  published May 30, 2001

  Black employees say a job at Northwest Airlines can be a bumpy ride. More >>

• Damned Ole Opry

  published May 30, 2001

  With their croaking vocals and enormous belt buckles, Nashville's neglected veterans seek shelter at the Midwest Country Music Theater-- a little... More >>

• Here We Go A-Caucusing

  published April 25, 2001

  A few days at the races with St. Paul mayoral candidate Jay Benanav. More >>

• Home Wreckers

  published April 11, 2001

  A developer makes an offer to move 68 homes out of Richfield. Best Buy favors demolition. More >>

• Labor Drive

  published March 28, 2001

  Twin Cities school-bus workers vote to unionize--again. More >>

• A Narrow Escape

  published March 21, 2001

  The University of Minnesota wrestling team captures its first championship. More >>

• Title Fight

  published March 7, 2001

  The Minnesota Gophers wrestle for a national championship— and the future of men’s sports More >>

• The Employer of Choice

  published February 14, 2001

  The St. Paul City Council wants to keep Dayton's downtown. But at what price? More >>

• Take Me for a Ride

  published February 14, 2001

  Why City Pages won't be using this space to write about racial profiling from the cops' perspective. More >>

• Pupsicles

  published January 24, 2001

  Freeze-drying: It's not just for pets anymore. More >>

• Burned

  published January 10, 2001

  It took ten years, but the St. Paul Fire Department finally promoted two women from within. They barely lasted a month. More >>