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FEMA

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Mpls housing director says tornado response has been "better than almost any community ever"

    On Tuesday, we told you about a handful of north Minneapolis residents who took to Facebook to express displeasure with the way city officials commemorated the one-year anniversary of the northside tornado -- with the symbolic planting of a single tree.Wrote one resident: "Trees are nice, but a lot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    Parts of downtown Moorhead "destroyed" by rampaging herd of deer

    On Saturday, WDAY TV news anchor Kelsey Roseth led the Fargo-Moorhead evening news with the following statement: "Parts of downtown Moorhead are destroyed when wandering deer ended up in the heart of the city."Before you call FEMA, understand that Roseth's statement is somewhat preposterous: video f ... More >>

  • News

    November 23, 2011

    North Minneapolis tornado victims have been forgotten

    Officials moved on, but neighborhood never got help

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    FEMA denies Minneapolis individual tornado victims aid

    Tony WebsterThe Minneapolis tornado struck May 22.​The Federal Emergency Management Agency has already awarded Minneapolis $16.33 million to help pay for tornado damage to public property, but that's where it's drawing the line. Private businesses, homeowners and renters found out yesterday ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Buffalo Wild Wings donates 10% of sales to north Minneapolis tornado relief

    Eat wings and help tornado victims​Eat dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings on Wednesday, June 1, and a portion of your bill will go to help the victims of the north Minneapolis tornado. The local company announced that it will donate 10 percent of money spent on food and nonalcoholic drinks at its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Minneapolis tornado assistance: Where to go

    Tony WebsterNorth Minneapolis is cleaning up.​Since Sunday's tornado hit north Minneapolis, people have been clamoring for a way to help the victims. Now, all that community spirit has been corralled into an organized, practical relief effort. The City of Minneapolis has set up a Disaster R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Homeless tornado victims move to North Commons

    Victims are going to be closer to their neighhborhoods.​The shelter set up by the city and Red Cross at the Northeast Armory in the immediate wake of Sunday's tornado is closing down and moving to the North Commons Recreation Center. The city made the move to keep those at the shelter closer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    FEMA starts Minneapolis tornado damage assessment

    Federal assistance could help homeowners, as well as renters.​The FEMA folks have arrived in north Minneapolis to help tally up a dollar amount on the tornado damage, a precursor to some city residents being eligible for federal disaster assistance. The threshold for aid is $6.4 million worth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Minneapolis City Council OKs disaster declaration

    The process of seeking federal assistance has started.​As expected, the Minneapolis City Council voted this morning to extend Mayor R.T. Rybak's disaster declaration in the wake of Sunday's tornado. It also heard that preliminary damage estimates are running north of $166 million.

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2009

    Scary things happen, so force kids to color out their pain

    Besides 9/11, what issues do children deal with that could be best explained in a coloring book? We found some suggestions.

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    FEMA yanks Minn. coloring book with 9/11 terror attack image

    A coloring book created by Minnesota's Freeborn County to help children cope with disaster has been removed from a federal government website after several complaints about the 9/11 illustrations.

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2008

    Department of Justice blacklisted Minnesota liberal groups

    A coloring book created by Minnesota's Freeborn County to help children cope with disaster has been removed from a federal government website after several complaints about the 9/11 illustrations.

  • News

    November 28, 2007

    Dead Meat

    Rushford turkey farmer Eric Hoiland lost everything in the floods

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2007

    Katrina refugee: A Q&A with author Michael Tisserand

    Rushford turkey farmer Eric Hoiland lost everything in the floods

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2007

    The Blue in the Red (Redux)

    Rushford turkey farmer Eric Hoiland lost everything in the floods

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2007

    A New Deal for the Gulf Coast

    Rushford turkey farmer Eric Hoiland lost everything in the floods

  • Music

    August 30, 2006

    J Dilla: The Shining, Donuts

    Rushford turkey farmer Eric Hoiland lost everything in the floods

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2006

    New Orleans: Putting liberals to sleep

    Rushford turkey farmer Eric Hoiland lost everything in the floods

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2006

    New Orleans House Party: How to find a filthy angel

    Rushford turkey farmer Eric Hoiland lost everything in the floods

  • Music

    April 5, 2006

    Can't Go Home

    Juvenile's New Orleans, the ghost town America made

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2006

    Calling all my people, come back home

    Juvenile's New Orleans, the ghost town America made

  • News

    March 22, 2006

    Bird Flu: "This thing just continues to march"

    The CP interview: Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy talks about the flu bug that could bring the world to its knees

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2005

    11/25: Morning Communique

    The CP interview: Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy talks about the flu bug that could bring the world to its knees

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2005

    11/18: Morning Communique

    The CP interview: Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy talks about the flu bug that could bring the world to its knees

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2005

    11/04: Morning Communique

    The CP interview: Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy talks about the flu bug that could bring the world to its knees

  • Music

    November 2, 2005

    David Banner: Certified

    The CP interview: Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy talks about the flu bug that could bring the world to its knees

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2005

    10/21: Morning Communique

    The CP interview: Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy talks about the flu bug that could bring the world to its knees

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2005

    10/05: Morning Communique

    The CP interview: Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy talks about the flu bug that could bring the world to its knees

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2005

    9/22: Morning Communique

    The CP interview: Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy talks about the flu bug that could bring the world to its knees

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2005

    Drained but still marching

    The CP interview: Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy talks about the flu bug that could bring the world to its knees

  • Unknown

    September 14, 2005

    FEMA slow to respond to public relations disaster at the White House

    Anonymous White House source claims photo ops came too little too late

  • Columns

    September 14, 2005

    Let Them Eat Brownie

    It's not about FEMA--it's about the president and the black hole of "Homeland Security"

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2005

    Katrina tra-la-la-la: Hip-hoppers rock you like a...

    It's not about FEMA--it's about the president and the black hole of "Homeland Security"

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2005

    R. David Paulison to replace Brown at FEMA

    It's not about FEMA--it's about the president and the black hole of "Homeland Security"

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2005

    9/9: Morning Communique

    It's not about FEMA--it's about the president and the black hole of "Homeland Security"

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2005

    9/8: Morning Communique

    It's not about FEMA--it's about the president and the black hole of "Homeland Security"

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2005

    Arrival of evacuees confirmed

    It's not about FEMA--it's about the president and the black hole of "Homeland Security"

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2005

    I get up early, early in the morning...

    It's not about FEMA--it's about the president and the black hole of "Homeland Security"

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2005

    FEMA: no pictures of the dead

    It's not about FEMA--it's about the president and the black hole of "Homeland Security"

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2005

    The aftermath of Katrina in punditry

    It's not about FEMA--it's about the president and the black hole of "Homeland Security"

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2005

    Bush to Pelosi: "What didn't go right?"

    It's not about FEMA--it's about the president and the black hole of "Homeland Security"

  • Columns

    September 7, 2005

    Many Thousands Gone

    The first disaster was the hurricane. The second was the federal government's response.

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2005

    New Orleans: day 5

    The first disaster was the hurricane. The second was the federal government's response.

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2005

    New Orleans is gone. Please help New Orleanians

    The first disaster was the hurricane. The second was the federal government's response.

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2005

    More scenes from Lake New Orleans

    The first disaster was the hurricane. The second was the federal government's response.

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2005

    New Orleans is drowning

    The first disaster was the hurricane. The second was the federal government's response.

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2005

    Trent Lott works through anger issues in new autobiography

    The first disaster was the hurricane. The second was the federal government's response.

  • News

    October 6, 2004

    Special Agent Jane Turner vs. The FBI

    Before Coleen Rowley, another whistleblower rose from the ranks of the Minneapolis FBI division. Retired agent Jane Turner talks at length for the first time about the Bureau's good old boy management culture--and how it goes about silencing its internal

  • Books

    April 15, 1998

    Chapter and Verse

    Before Coleen Rowley, another whistleblower rose from the ranks of the Minneapolis FBI division. Retired agent Jane Turner talks at length for the first time about the Bureau's good old boy management culture--and how it goes about silencing its internal

  • News

    July 9, 1997

    The Hot Zone

    Global warming isn't just a theory anymore. Now the arguments are about how dire the changes in world climate will be, how soon they'll come--and what, if anything, can be done to moderate them.

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