Some stories have links to the online version.
Strib=Star Tribune
PPD=St. Pauo Pioneer Press Dispatch
Strib, 6/10, p. B1. "Chasing a cold case" is a story that illustrates the importance of retaining old records in criminal matters.
http://www.startribune.com/467/story/1235628.html
Strib, 6/11. p. A8. "Immigration judges often picked based on GOP ties, records show" is a story based government data.
Strib, 6/11 p. B1, "Drivers, MnDOT feel more bumps in the road" is a story based on government data.
Strib, 6/11, p. E4. In the "Fixit" column, which is headlined "Road repair crews are on a roll with TP", there is a question about access to police incident data. The answer says nothing about the access under the
Data Practices Act. Another teaching moment lost.
Strib, 6/12, p. B1. "Integration effort can't stop old patterns" is a story based on government data.
Strib, 6/12, p. D1. "Farm subsidies for the rich" is a story based on government data.
PPD, 6/12, p. 1C. "Who gets all that farm aid" is a story based on government data.
PPD, 6/12, p. 2A. "Official accused on unlawful advocacy" is a story based on government documents.
PPD, 6/12, p. 3B "Two arrested in master key prank" includes information about police refusing to release public arrest data.
Strib, 6/12, p. A11. In a column headlined "Shine more light on drug clinical trials", a Minnesota legislator advocates establishment of a publicly accessible data base.
PPD, 6/13, p. 2A. "Congressmen question FBI's proposed data base" is about a plan to create a terrorism data base that would have six billion records. A similar story appears in the Strib, on 6/13 at page A12.
PPD, 6/13, p. 1A. "State cops seize more property, cash in '06" is a story based on government data.
PPD, 6/13, p. 5A. "Hurricane satellite on last legs" is a story based on government documents.
PPD, 6/13, p. 8B. "Agency: Drinking water in good shape" is a story based on a government report.
PPD, 6/13, p. 1C. "State jobless rate edges up" is based on a government report.
Strib, 6/13, p. B1. "A big disparity in graduation rates: is a story based on government data.
Strib, 6/13, p. A1. "State tops U.S. jobless rate for first time in 31 years" is based on government data.
http://www.startribune.com/535/story/1241106.html
Strib, 6/13, p. A11. "Poisoned patriots" is a story based on government data.
PPD, 6/14, p. 1A. "Drivers shun car pools despite high gas prices" is a story based on government data. A similar story is in the Strib. for 6/14 at p. B5.
PPD, 6/14, p. 3A. "House votes to fix gun check system" is a story about a development that will enhance government data collection and sharing. A similar story appears in the Strib. for 6/14 at p. A3.
PPD, 6/14, p. 6A. "FBI finds it overstepped bounds in data collection" is a story based on government data.
http://www.twincities.com/searchresults/ci_6135147
Strib, 6/14, p. A1. "Victims' advocate being investigated for selling government data" is a story about the alleged theft of government data.
Strib, 6/14, p. E5. In "News of the Weird" there is an item about the malfunction of computerized data in Alaska which results in two months of round the clock work to use paper records to re-create a data base.
PPD, 6/14, p. 1C. "Farm subsidy database is only part of the story" is an opinion column based on government data.
http://www.twincities.com/searchresults/ci_6134394
PPD, 6/14, p. 1C. "IRS to revive random tax audits" is a story based on government data which tells us that the IRS often uses random audits not to check on tax compliance but to collect personal data to build better tax compliance systems.
http://www.twincities.com/searchresults/ci_6134420?nclick_check=1
Strib, 6/14, p. D1. "Fed survey sees solid growth, including in Upper Midwest" is a story based on a government report.
PPD, 6/15, p. 3A. "Money rolls in for Clintons" is a story based on filings with the Federal Elections Commission.
PPD, 6/16, p. 5A. In "Nation and World Briefing" section is a story headlined "Intern loses device with state data" about a missing disc with social security numbers and other information about Ohio state employees.
PPD, 6/16, p. 8B. "Scientist says state retaliated against him" includes an allegation that a fired state employee destroyed government data.