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The 1948 Mall of America Hubert H. Humphrey Address on Naming Rights

By Chris Steller | 10.13.09 | 7:53 pm

We crossed a line in the turf this month when the publicly owned place where the Minnesota Vikings (alone, now) play football was renamed “Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.” Let the re-branding of one of…

State fair poll: Medical marijuana draws support, but not dual-rod fishing

By Paul Demko | 09.08.09 | 10:14 am

The vast majority of Minnesotans — or at least those who participate in polls while attending the Minnesota State Fair — believe medical marijuana should be legalized. Nearly 70 percent of those surveyed at the Great Minnesota Get-Together indicated support…

AM.MN: Vikings get stadium-funding on ballot (at State Fair)

By Chris Steller | 08.25.09 | 8:30 am

am.mn logoPublic funding for a new Vikings stadium didn’t get far at the state Legislature this year, but lobbyists didn’t come up completely dry either: The Minnesota House of Representatives has put the issue on its annual State

Lean times mean slow justice for accused criminals and Vikings stadium advocates

By Chris Steller | 02.12.09 | 3:27 pm

courthouse-stadiumTwo news stories today show the toll that leaner and meaner state budgets are taking on two long-established state functions: providing a functional court system and building stadiums for professional sports teams.

The Business End of the Vikings

By Jeff Fecke | 11.09.07 | 5:36 pm

Ladies and gentlemen, your team with no basic humanity: the Minnesota Vikings.

Troy WilliamsonVikings wideout Troy Williamson’s grandmother died last week; she had raised him. At the same time his brother has been in the hospital, going in…

Vikings Draft RB Adrian Peterson, WR Sidney Rice

By Jeff Fecke | 04.28.07 | 3:55 pm

The Minnesota Vikings selected running back Adrian Peterson on Saturday.  The Vikes used the seventh overall pick in the 2007 draft on Peterson, a standout junior at Oklahoma who is coming off an injury-plagued senior year.

In the second round,…