VIKINGS
Update: Smokers, corporations to provide stadium funding backup
By Danielle Killey and Don Davis Smokers will provide the backstop to Viking stadium construction funding, the governor and legislative leaders announced Thursday night. If that is not enough, elimin...
Posted on 5/16/13 at 10:35 PM
A long time away
It has been a long time. But I'm still here. I have taken quite a bit of time off in the month of August. Recently, I was gone for eight work days. I honestly don't remember the last time I had tha...
Posted on 9/4/12 at 10:16 AM
First you walk, then we talk!
Like many of us, I had my favorite teams to cheer for when I grew up in rural Minnesota. In the summer, there were the Twins in baseball; the winter time consisted of split shifts between the Timberwo...
Posted on 11/17/11 at 5:41 AM
Purple Power
To say the Vikings looked good on both sides of the ball in their matchup against the Cowboys last week is an overtly obvious understatement. While the result of Sunday's game wasn't too surprising to...
Posted on 1/21/10 at 5:28 AM
1984: The Suffering of Minnesota Sports Fans
This 1984 Pea Pod hits a little too close to home most years to be very funny. Is there anything more frustrating than being a Vikings fan? On the bright side, we have hands down the coolest mascot...
Posted on 11/16/09 at 7:00 AM
Cigarettes could back stadium construction
By Danielle Killey , May 16, 2013
As others see it: A stadium for the future
The new Minnesota Vikings stadium plan can be described in three simple letters — wow!By West Central Tribune , May 16, 2013
Capital Chatter: Vikings say seat licenses were part of the deal
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Vikings say Gov. Mark Dayton and others are jumping the gun in criticizing the idea of selling pricey seats to some season-ticket holders.By Don Davis , November 16, 2012
Column: A productive session
By District 22A Rep. Joe Schomacker, R-Luverne , May 23, 2012
As others see it: Stadium deal works
The biggest win for Minnesota in the Vikings stadium deal is that it finally got done.By The Free Press of Mankato , May 21, 2012
Legislature approves stadium bill
ST. PAUL – Lawmakers approved the final version of a Vikings stadium construction plan Thursday, sending it to the governor’s desk for approval.By Don Davis , May 10, 2012
Stadium passes House, on to Senate
By Don Davis , May 10, 2012
Senate passes stadium; bill pressed for time as it moves forward
By Don Davis , May 09, 2012
A decade later, House approves Vikings stadium
ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota House approved a new Vikings stadium late Monday. The 73-58 vote sends it to the Senate, where it could be debated Tuesday or Wednesday.By Don Davis , May 07, 2012
Vikings fight ramps up after Dayton veto
ST. PAUL — Monday’s Vikings stadium debate could be bruising and lengthy.By Danielle Nordine, Forum Communications Co. , May 04, 2012
Capital Chatter: Dean's stadium plan a diversion
ST. PAUL — The Dean plan will be an asterisk in the Great Stadium Debate of 2012, but it provided an interesting diversion while Minnesotans awaited a legislative vote about a new Vikings stadium.By Don Davis , May 04, 2012
Letter: Blame Democrats, not GOP, for stalled stadium effort
In response to Norman Larson’s letter published May 1, the Democrats had control of the Minnesota House and Senate for many yearsBy Eugene Stene, Alpha , May 04, 2012
Legislature to tackle stadium bill
ST. PAUL — It will be a Monday night football game like none other. The Minnesota Legislature plans to finally debate a Vikings stadium plan Monday, a debate many predict to last 12 hours in each chamber.
By Don Davis , May 03, 2012
Editorial: A stadium fumble
The Minnesota Legislature may be in overtime, but Republican lawmakers seem to be forgetting that getting things done requires teamwork — when it comes to moving a new Minnesota Vikings stadium forward, anyway.By Daily Globe , May 03, 2012
Letter: Hamilton casts blame in wrong direction
Rep. Rod Hamilton is trying to blame the Democrats for the failure of the Vikings’ stadium.By Norman Larson, Worthington , May 01, 2012
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