Par for the course

For some of the best — and most disturbing — local writing to be found these days, follow this link:  http://media.startribune.com/smedia/2007/04/12/21/pplawsuit.source.prod_affiliate.2.pdf
 This should take you to a PDF copy of the lawsuit filed by the Pioneer Press April 12 against The Star Tribune, Newspaper of the Western Milky Way and Leveraged Buyout Mistress of Avista Capital [...]

U.S. Bancorp — shame on you!

Choice.  Just choice.
A bit old, but let us today linger for a moment on a story printed in the Pioneer Press on February 28 by banking and finance reporter Nicole Garrison-Sprenger, noting the fact that the “short interest” in the stock of U.S. Bancorp had nearly doubled between mid-January and mid-February — to 37.5 million  from [...]

An Open Letter to Nancy Barnes

Dear Nancy,
Good interview in Sunday’s paper (Opinion Exchange, page 2).  Your answers to Kate Parry’s questions were thoughtful and encouraging, and good responses to the many questions people have about the future direction of our local paper, The Star Tribune.  I only hope they weren’t overly optimistic.
Of all the executive editors the paper has had [...]