J. Patrick Coolican

Opponents of legalizing marijuana in Minnesota are seizing on the recent outbreak of vaping-related illnesses and teen nicotine addiction to urge caution on the cannabis front.

Vaping epidemic complicates marijuana legalization in Minnesota

November 1, 2019 at 10:40 a.m.

Opponents of legalizing marijuana in Minnesota are seizing on the recent outbreak of vaping-related illnesses and teen nicotine addiction to urge caution on the cannabis front — even as advocates...

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn, leaves the Senate floor after delivering his resignation speech in December 2017.

Al Franken regrets resigning, and seven senators regret calling for him to leave, report says

July 22, 2019 at 12:54 p.m.

Former Sen. Al Franken, who resigned in late 2017 after multiple women accused him of unwanted touching or kissing, received a measure of redemption Monday with the release of a...

Critics get steamed over naked sushi `art’

August 19, 2021 at 1:52 p.m.

Saturday night at Bonzai in Seattle's Pioneer Square, a nearly naked woman is laid out on a table. A chef slices sushi behind her, to be arrayed on her torso,...

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