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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2005 Stories by Paul Demko

• Big Ditch Road: Suicide Note Reader's Companions

  published November 16, 2005

  Big Ditch Road Suicide Note Reader's Companions Electone Records The first five words of Big Ditch... More >>

• Forte's Fiefdom

  published November 2, 2005

  Four city of Minneapolis employees say their boss wanted them out of his way. Now they've filed suit. More >>

• Casualty of War

  published October 26, 2005

  No peace at the Pioneer Press. More >>

• Short-circuited

  published October 19, 2005

  Minneapolis tried to cut its electrical inspectors. Then the union took it to court. More >>

• Randy Kelly R.I.P.?

  published October 12, 2005

  Can the St. Paul mayor rebound from an awful primary showing? More >>

• We Really Hope You Like This Story

  published October 5, 2005

  The Star Tribune braces for redesign, panders to subliterate youth. More >>

• Fighting the Blight

  published September 28, 2005

  St. Paul crusades against liquor, porn. More >>

• Dollars and Nonsense

  published September 14, 2005

  Boss Kelly's budget smacks of election-year politics. More >>

• Queer as a...

  published August 24, 2005

  Three Dollar Bill promised ads in GLBT publications. Then the publisher apparently vanished. More >>

• Exiled Off Main Street

  published August 3, 2005

  Rural and suburban communities have resisted housing sex offenders. A new program aims to change that. More >>

• Dough Boys

  published July 13, 2005

  Lawmakers wanted to reform campaign finance laws this year. So what happened? More >>

• Taxpayers wanted to line the pockets of multimillionaire developer. All citizens of St. Paul welcome to apply.

  published June 22, 2005

  The Lawson Commons deal: Norm Coleman gives...and Norm Coleman receives. More >>

• Still Smokin', Despite the Ban

  published June 22, 2005

  The Downtown Minneapolis strip club doesn't serve liquor or food. It's not a bowling alley or pool hall. Does that exempt it from the smoking ban? More >>

• The Barnstormer

  published June 15, 2005

  A few years ago, Doug Ohman was a theme-park executive with 600 employees. Today, he photographs barns. What happened? More >>

• Fixing a Leak

  published June 15, 2005

  What happens when a reporter doesn't keep his word to an anonymous source? More >>

• Ford Tough

  published June 8, 2005

  The Ford plant in St. Paul has been idle for half the year. And things aren't getting any better. More >>

• MPD Blues: Jeff Jindra is accused of misconduct--again

  published June 1, 2005

  A Minneapolis cop escapes frying pan, heads for fire. More >>

• Off-Track

  published May 25, 2005

  Many say Minneapolis desperately needs more affordable housing. So why did city leaders derail a low-income development near the LRT line? More >>

• Emmer Fists Minnesota AIDS Project

  published May 25, 2005

  State Rep. Tom Emmer continues to fight funding the Minnesota's largest AIDS service organization. More >>

• The Final (Ballpark) Solution: Does the Metrodome Roof Contain a Giant Swastika?

  published May 18, 2005

  Two teams enter, one team leaves. More >>

• Robbie Fulks: Georgia Hard

  published May 18, 2005

  Robbie Fulks Georgia Hard Yep Roc Records  Robbie Fulks achieved semi-stardom in the... More >>

• Centrist vs. Centrist

  published May 4, 2005

  St. Paul DFLers pick a well-heeled moderate to take on big, bad Randy Kelly. More >>

• Not in Service

  published April 20, 2005

  Will the Met Council's proposed solution to a $60-million funding shortfall end bus service as we know it? More >>

• The Great Minnesota Tax Dodge

  published April 13, 2005

  Meet 10 of Minnesota's most notorious state tax scofflaws. More >>

• Kelly Stirs Pot in St. Paul Mayor's Race

  published April 13, 2005

  Hizzoner thumbs his nose at DFL, assesses opponents. More >>