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Children's Health

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Minnesota hospital brings newborn to wrong mother, baby breast fed by unfamiliar teat

    What if the mother wouldn't have realized the hospital's mistake?A newborn baby born at the Virginia Regional Medical Center a few weeks ago was brought to the wrong mother, who breast fed her for a few minutes before the error was identified. In other words, the baby's first nourishment came from a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    New study: With our health care system, Minnesotans have no excuse to get sick or die

    ​The Commonwealth Fund just released its new Scorecard on Local Health System Performance, and it turns out we Minnesotans really have no good reason for ever getting sick or dying.How well Minnesota cities performed in the rankings is actually pretty ridiculous -- St. Paul ranked top in the natio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    "Pink slime" served up in school lunches

    It's enough to make Adam Sandler's song "Lunch Lady" sound like a utopian fantasy ("got no idea what the chicken pot pie is made of..."). Sadly, we do know what the hamburger patties served by the national school lunch program are made of, and it isn't pretty. A recent article from TheDaily.com re ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 14, 2011

    Entanglement: A Group Exhibition of Collage

    It's enough to make Adam Sandler's song "Lunch Lady" sound like a utopian fantasy ("got no idea what the chicken pot pie is made of..."). Sadly, we do know what the hamburger patties served by the national school lunch program are made of, and it isn't pretty. A recent article from TheDaily.com re ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 16, 2011

    M83

    It's enough to make Adam Sandler's song "Lunch Lady" sound like a utopian fantasy ("got no idea what the chicken pot pie is made of..."). Sadly, we do know what the hamburger patties served by the national school lunch program are made of, and it isn't pretty. A recent article from TheDaily.com re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Mrs. Potatohead: Michele Bachmann cites Constitution to defend spuds

    Michele Bachmann and Mrs. Potatohead: Friends forever​Michele Bachmann is known for tilting at windmills. She's launched crusades to protect old-timey light bulbs as well as assailed Michelle Obama for her stance on providing breast pumps to new mothers.But M-Bach may have just gone into overdrive ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 11, 2011

    James Blake

    Michele Bachmann and Mrs. Potatohead: Friends forever​Michele Bachmann is known for tilting at windmills. She's launched crusades to protect old-timey light bulbs as well as assailed Michelle Obama for her stance on providing breast pumps to new mothers.But M-Bach may have just gone into overdrive ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    New York Times quotes anonymous City Pages blog commenter on Michele Bachmann

    ​Holy mackerel! The New York Times has now resorted to quoting comments from this blog in its stories on Congresswoman Michele Bachmann.In Friday's New York Times, Reporter Kate Zernike wrote a story headlined, "A Breast-Feeding Plan Mixes Partisan Reactions." About halfway down, it features an od ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2011

    In New York Post, James Lileks complains about City Pages' coverage of Michele Bachmann

    James Lileks has a beef with Blotter.​In a New York Post article published today, Star Tribune columnist James Lileks complains about Blotter's dogged coverage of Congresswoman Michele Bachmann.The column for the Murdoch-owned paper is an attempt by Lileks to explain Minnesota politics, and Bachma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    Michele Bachmann: Lady Gaga's a mystery to me

    Michele Bachmann is clueless about Lady Gaga.​Lady Gaga headlined the Grammys. She's sold bazillions of records. An army of Little Monsters follows her every move and tweet. She's a bona fide cultural phenomenon. But Rep. Michele Bachmann, mother of five and foster mother to her own army, is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Michele Bachmann vs. Michelle Obama in breastfeeding war

    Michele Bachmann trashes Michelle Obama over breastfeeding.​When the teabaggers made Michele Bachmann their queen, were they hoping she'd start a war with First Lady Michelle Obama over breastfeeding?Because that's what she's doing.Mrs. Obama has promoted the idea of more flexible workplace rules ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Faces bakery, Wayzata High team up for better school lunches

    Michelle LeonFaces bakery offers students pizza, bread, and other favorites​Complaining about school lunches is a time-honored student tradition, but it's a lot harder for the students at Wayzata High this year. The school is teaming up with entrepreneur Kyle Hale and executive chef David Fhim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2010

    School of Seven Bells at the Entry, 9/19/10

    Photos by Benjamin Grimes​School of Seven Bells and Active ChildSeptember 19, 20107th St. Entry, MinneapolisDo the Twin Cities have an active enough concertgoing population to support three separate sizable touring bands on a chilly Sunday night? It turns out the answer is yes, judging from the fu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Al Franken declares Minnesota sweet corn the best in the world

    Senator Franken sans ear of corn​Minnesota Senator Al Franken may spend most of his time in D.C., but his mind is often on the state's food: getting it to needy children, pumping up farmers markets, and even bragging about the sweetness of our corn.

  • Calendar

    July 28, 2010

    Glamorama

    Senator Franken sans ear of corn​Minnesota Senator Al Franken may spend most of his time in D.C., but his mind is often on the state's food: getting it to needy children, pumping up farmers markets, and even bragging about the sweetness of our corn.

  • News

    May 26, 2010

    University of Minnesota professor's research hijacked

    Dr. Gary Remafedi says ACP knew better

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    School lunch bill puts 2% milk on the lam

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/chidorian/106713617/Mm . . . carbtastic. ​ In a surprising twist, the concern over childhood obesity does not lie in chicken nuggets, pizza poppers, or chocolate chip cookies baked just past raw. According to the government, the immediate culprit is that fatty, fatty 2 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2010

    Michelle Obama gives a shoutout to Minneapolis farmers markets

    Michelle Obama mentions Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak's efforts to bring healthy food to underserved communities in a recent speech.

  • Calendar

    August 12, 2009

    Glamorama

    Michelle Obama mentions Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak's efforts to bring healthy food to underserved communities in a recent speech.

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2009

    20th Anniversary Twin City Polo Classic

    Michelle Obama mentions Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak's efforts to bring healthy food to underserved communities in a recent speech.

  • Calendar

    April 29, 2009

    WineFest

    Michelle Obama mentions Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak's efforts to bring healthy food to underserved communities in a recent speech.

  • Calendar

    July 30, 2008

    Twin Cities Polo Classic

    Michelle Obama mentions Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak's efforts to bring healthy food to underserved communities in a recent speech.

  • News

    May 26, 2004

    Barely Legal

    In Minnesota, finding an abortion doctor gets harder all the time

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