Cory Zurowski
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Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Past articles by Cory:
A Minnesota town fights for its life against a factory farm
Economic development in eastern South Dakota can be explained in a word: udders. → Read More
Minneapolis police union finally gets its vandal
The vandal’s choices of weaponry were pretty harmless at first. … → Read More
'Go back to Mexico’: Video captures racist Menards shopper in West St. Paul
Guadeloupe Castillo walked into Menards on South Robert Street in West St. Paul last week. The 28 year old was on the market for a… → Read More
Edina developer Steve Minn calls Minneapolis campaign mail 'a public service'
A south Minneapolis citizen complains that someone who lives in Edina is 'not my neighbor.' → Read More
4 Native American statues Minnesota could do without
Some Minnesota towns' statues are more about obscuring the past than honoring it. → Read More
Minnesota counties to sue Big Pharma for profiting from opioid epidemic
They're the first two Minnesota counties to sue companies that made money off the opioid crisis, but probably won't be the last. → Read More
Fight over access to Minnesota's Black Lake comes down to a 116-year-old document
A township order from 1901 called for the road’s creation. But was it built in the right place? → Read More
Bemidji hopes new hockey rink loses less money than the one it already has
'What we used to use for police, parks, potholes, streets... that has now been diverted to the Sanford Center.' → Read More
Uptown Sons of Norway development boasts turreted lobby, ice rink, and 'fjord'
The Ryan Companies have unveiled their proposed development for the Sons of Norway site in Uptown. Fan or detractor, there’s no denying it’s bold and… → Read More
Shocking: Erik Paulsen backs a tax plan that helps his corporate supporters
Erik Paulsen: There for corporations when they need him most. → Read More
One weird trick to fix downtown Minneapolis
What if downtown Minneapolis felt more like Uptown? → Read More
Iida Dorsey's brothel and the heyday of Minneapolis' red light district
Brothels proliferated in Minnesota until Governor John Pillsbury's 'purity crusade'. → Read More
Rep. Mary Franson and the damage her bomb-throwing does to the LGBT cause
Their lives are spent being torn down by people like this, and then they face ridicule after being broken by the society that outcasted and broke them in the first place. → Read More
Why is it so hard to understand white privilege?
White privilege doesn't mean that you didn't have hardships. It means that you've had different hardships than a person of color. → Read More
The devil went down to Belle Plaine looking for $35,000
The silhouetted soldier, rifle in hand, kneels before a cross. Resident Joseph Gregory, an 87-year-old Army veteran made the statue. The Belle Plaine Vet's Club… → Read More
New Brighton Council meeting turns into 'white privilege' catfight
The meeting began as a cozy affair. Seven people occupied a table as New Brighton Mayor Val Johnson led the congratulations. Days earlier, Councilman Brian… → Read More
Zombie apocalypse homework at Minnesota school had students picking who to ‘sacrifice’
One parent did not appreciate the grim prompt. → Read More
Bloomington looks to sell public parkland, and people aren't happy
The nine-plus acres of green space along Normandale Boulevard in Bloomington lays torpid. In 2012, the city, "due to falling golf demand," consolidated Hyland Greens… → Read More
Commons park -- and Vikings welfare
It upsets me when big corporations, like the Vikings, get publicly subsidized handouts under the guise of economic impact. → Read More
UW-Superior courses cut because students are incapable of good decisions
The gales of November sweep across the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus with especial brutality this year. But Lake Superior isn't the culprit. The school administration… → Read More