(PHOTO ESSAY) Occupy Minnesota’s Morning in America
By Jon Collins |
10.07.11 | 2:58 pm
The demonstrators were the outgrowth of an Occupy Wall Street movement that started in New York more than three weeks ago.
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Minnesota Independent wins three Society of Professional Journalists awards
By Paul Schmelzer |
06.08.11 | 11:43 am
At Tuesday night’s annual Society of Professional Journalists awards banquet, the Minnesota Independent was honored with three Page One Awards, including first place prize for “Best Independent News Blog.”
Minnesota Independent wins journalism prizes for coverage of Christian ministry, Obama rally
By Paul Schmelzer |
05.24.10 | 8:55 am
The Minnesota Independent took home three prizes — including two first place awards — at the Minnesota Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalist’s Page One Awards banquet. The Friday night dinner, featuring a
‘Fired up’: Scenes from Obama’s health care rally
By Paul Schmelzer |
09.13.09 | 11:36 am
President Obama’s health care rally in Minneapolis on Saturday brought out both foes of the Democrat and fans who often ribbed the other side through pithy signs (one man carried a placard that read “Angry white people against everything!”). But inside the Target Center is where the real action happened: Nearly 20,000 people turned out, including a cast of national and local officials and a 7-foot, 8-inch-tall Rochester man dubbed the “World’s Biggest Obama Supporter.” Photojournalist Kathy Easthagen was there to capture the scene for the Minnesota Independent.
