Saturday January 5, 2013
James Shiffer
Team leader | Minneapolis and Whistleblower
Phone: 612-673-4271
James Eli Shiffer supervises coverage of the city of Minneapolis, overseeing a team of reporters assigned to City Hall, city schools, public safety and general news. He also oversees Whistleblower column and blog, which investigates reader complaints about injustices, rip-offs and red tape. Shiffer joined the Star Tribune in 2005.
A native of Scarsdale, N.Y., Shiffer previously worked at The News & Observer of Raleigh, N.C. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Wesleyan University in Connecticut.
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Recent content from James Shiffer
Minneapolis home looks dam site better
Insurance dispute resolved over a couple's dripping ice.
Updated: February 28, 2011, - 09:32 AM
Still slippery after 2 years
Denny's settled a slip-and-fall case, but the source of trouble at a Coon Rapids restaurant remains.
Updated: February 13, 2011, - 03:49 PM
Realtor steps down from leadership post
Pat Paulson said he resigned because of work, not an ethics complaint.
Updated: February 11, 2011, - 07:37 PM
Failure to pay water bill results in icy waterfall
Gusher demonstrates problems with enforcing little-known rule in Minneapolis.
Updated: January 30, 2011, - 06:42 AM
Bad e-romance kindles love of fighting fraud
Woman who lost $10,000 now helps other online-dating victims.
Updated: January 25, 2011, - 12:25 PM
Few limits on private towing
Some motorists are shocked by what it costs to get cars back when towed from private property.
Updated: January 09, 2011, - 12:17 AM
People-search website accused of deception
It took nearly a year before Isaac and Mika Turner of Northfield, Minn., noticed the $19.95 monthly charges on their credit card. Now the couple has sued Intelius, a popular people-search website, for signing them up for a service they never wanted.
Updated: January 03, 2011, - 01:04 PM
Catching up on the stories of 2010
Whistleblower heard this year from hundreds of people who wanted us to look into their situations. Here's an update on a few we wrote about in 2010.
Updated: December 26, 2010, - 08:33 AM
Lung patients are left in the lurch
The sudden departure of Healthworks exposes tension between Medicare and medical providers.
Updated: December 21, 2010, - 09:42 AM
FBI seeks victims of 'cramming'
Officials want to hear from people who think Alternate Billing Corp. put suspect charges on their phone bills.
Updated: December 16, 2010, - 11:21 PM
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