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Family says former Vice President Walter Mondale has died at 93 Mondale made his biggest mark as the vice president who converted that office from a historical joke — Vice President John Nance Gardner famously described it as a job that wasn’t “worth a pitcher of warm spit” — to one of the vital centers in American government. Written By: Bill Salisbury / St. Paul Pioneer Press | 8:12 pm, Apr. 19, 2021 × Former Vice President Walter Mondale listens to speakers d...

A Timeline of Minnesotas Alternative Media Last fall the Star Tribune Media Company scapegoated the coronavirus and unceremoniously pulled the plug on alt-weekly City Pages after a 41-year run. The only appropriate tribute? A snarky history of alternative presses in the Twin Cities. Expand Images courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society ( Goodhue, Der Wanderer, U of M team, Roy Wilkins); StudioSmart (gavel), Robuart (peace), Nito (flag); Deb Hopp (Twin Cities Reader); from Alamy stock photo: Ev...