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Church behind anti-Islam ad to host national anti-gay marriage group

By Andy Birkey | 07.01.10 | 8:49 am

The National Organization for Marriage, a group targeting Minnesota as a battleground over same-sex marriage this summer, is hosting an anti–gay marriage rally at Granite City Baptist Church in St. Cloud this month. The church and its pastor, Dennis Campbell, were at the center of controversy earlier this year over a newspaper ad it placed that claimed “Moslems [sic]… will destroy the constitution.”

Pastor behind controversial ad ‘not a racist,’ seeks to convert Muslims

By Paul Schmelzer | 06.02.10 | 1:27 pm

“I am not a racist,” says Rev. Dennis Campbell of the response to an ad he placed in the St. Cloud Times in March that stated, “Moslems [sic] seek to influence a nation by immigration, reproduction, education, the…

Feds to investigate anti-Muslim activity at Minnesota schools

By Andy Birkey | 05.26.10 | 11:07 am

The U.S. Department of Education is investigating anti-Muslim activities at public schools in Owatonna and St. Cloud, according to the Minnesota Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Recent…

Muslim group counters St. Cloud pastor’s anti-Islam ad

By Andy Birkey | 04.06.10 | 3:17 pm

The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is launching an ad of its own to counter an ad in the St. Cloud Times last month that the group deems anti-Islam. Baptist pastor Dennis Campbell’s ad for the

St. Cloud church buys anti-Islam ad

By Andy Birkey | 03.25.10 | 10:42 am

Granite City Baptist Church raised some eyebrows this weekend when it bought an ad (pdf) in the St. Cloud Times that questioned whether Muslims are a “threat” to America. “How do Moslems seek to take control of a…

New ads to target Bachmann on Social Security privatization

By Andy Birkey | 02.18.10 | 8:40 am

bachmanngodamericaAmericans United for Change is launching a one-minute radio ad attacking Rep. Michele Bachmann’s recent statements about wanting to “wean” Americans off Social Security. The ads will play on Thursday and Friday in St. Cloud on stations WWJO-FM, KZPK-FM…

Anti-Muslim fliers surface in St. Cloud

By Andy Birkey | 12.10.09 | 5:40 pm

St. CloudAt least two fliers mocking Islam have been found near Somali-oriented businesses in St. Cloud, the St. Cloud Times reported Thursday. The images included swastikas and the Muslim prophet Mohammed in sexualized situations.

Bachmann to host town hall with Rep. Ron Paul

By Andy Birkey | 08.24.09 | 3:03 pm

In an interview with AM 1280 on Saturday, Rep. Michele Bachmann announced that she will have Rep. Ron Paul as her guest for a September town hall forum in St. Cloud.
“I’ll be doing another town hall up in…

Local government aid cuts: Which cities will lose the most?

By Paul Demko | 06.17.09 | 1:35 pm

pawlentyvpGov. Tim Pawlenty wants to cut nearly $200 million from the Local Government Aid program as part of his plan to eliminate the state’s $2.7 billion budget deficit. While…

Live video: Joe Biden in St. Cloud

By Chris Steller | 03.19.09 | 11:20 am

Vice President Joe Biden held a town-hall meeting on beefing up the middle class in St. Cloud today. Watch live streaming video via the UpTake after the jump.