Carl Pohlad

As we reported last week, the bathroom stall made famous by former U.S. Sen. Larry Craig may not be for sale, but it looks like the airport it’s in soon could be. An effort to privatize the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is ready for takeoff in the new session of the state Legislature. At the same [...]

Nine Minnesotans made Forbes’ richest Americans list this year. Most of them are peeling off small-fractions of their wealth to support political parties and candidates for national office–shoveling a total of $245,000 into the game since Election Day 2006. A little number crunching turns up a few surprises, like conservative broadcasting magnate Stanley Hubbard giving more to Senator Amy Klobuchar than he did to Norm Coleman.

Carl Pohlad, it is said, first broke into the banking business by foreclosing on family farms during the Great Depression. For most people, that would be a difficult job, but I almost suspect that Pohlad enjoyed the business. Certainly, in his time as owner of the Minnesota Twins, he has shown a great willingness to [...]