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Brian Rice

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Lake Calhoun name change: Park Board powerless

    John C. Calhoun, senator, statesman, slavery proponent.​The Minneapolis Park Board doesn't have the power to rename Lake Calhoun even if it wants to, according to a letter filed by the agency's attorney, Brian Rice. In fact, it's not clear that anyone can change the lake's name. Minnesota' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Park Board supports anti-gay activist at Pride Fest

    Photo: Pride FestivalWho gets to hang out in Loring Park during Pride Fest?​Minneapolis Park Board President John Erwin said on Tuesday that the Twin Cities Pride Festival can decide which organizations are allowed to set up booths in Loring Park during their event, but the board can't stop an ... More >>

  • News

    January 27, 2010

    Readers respond to "Smoke Signals"

    Photo: Pride FestivalWho gets to hang out in Loring Park during Pride Fest?​Minneapolis Park Board President John Erwin said on Tuesday that the Twin Cities Pride Festival can decide which organizations are allowed to set up booths in Loring Park during their event, but the board can't stop an ... More >>

  • News

    January 20, 2010

    The 10 most influential lobbyists in Minnesota

    Meet the invisible hands behind some of the state's biggest bills

  • News

    November 16, 2005

    Nine Things We Learned Last Tuesday

    Some highlights from the city elections that time (and voters) forgot

  • News

    November 2, 2005

    Park and Wreck

    This election season, the dysfunctional Minneapolis Park Board is ripe for reform

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2005

    Follow the money: City campaign contributions

    This election season, the dysfunctional Minneapolis Park Board is ripe for reform

  • Books

    October 7, 1998

    Borrowed Time

    Skip Humphrey has spent years building a politically connected staff in the attorney general's office. Now it's payback time.

  • News

    September 4, 1996

    A Changing of the Guard?

    Retiring pols and a shifting could change the of politics on Minneapolis's long-entrenched north side.

  • News

    November 22, 1995

    Machine Nightmares

    Retiring pols and a shifting could change the of politics on Minneapolis's long-entrenched north side.

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