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Business

Dee DePass

Reporter  |  Economy

DePass covers how Minnesotans and Minnesota companies are coping with the economic downturn. She also writes a weekly fitness column, Sweat Equity, for the Variety section.
Dick Youngblood

Dick Youngblood

Columnist  |  Small business

Dick Youngblood, a former business editor, writes about small businesses on Wednesdays.

Gene Walden

Columnist  |  The Minnesota Investor

Harvey Mackay

Harvey Mackay

Columnist  |  Outswimming the Sharks

Kara MGuire

Kara McGuire

Columnist/Reporter  |  Your Money

Kara McGuire covers personal finance and the stock markets. She writes a Sunday column on topics ranging from saving for retirement to kids and money and blogs on personal finance issues.

Liz Reyer

Columnist  |  Coach's Corner

Liz Reyer's Corner column, which advises executives, managers and workers on making positive changes, appears Mondays in the Star Tribune's Business Insider section.
Lou Gelfand

Lou Gelfand

Columnist  |  Talking Ethics

Lou Gelfand writes a business ethics column Mondays in the Star Tribune.

Neal St. Anthony

Columnist  |  On Business

Neal St. Anthony writes business columns and articles weekly.

Stephen Wilbers

Columnist  |  Effective Writing

Stephen Wilbers teaches seminars in effective business writing. His column appears on the first and third Monday of each month.
Steve Alexander

Steve Alexander

Columnist/Reporter  |  Technology

Steve Alexander follows consumer and business technology trends, and writes a weekly question and answer column for consumers. He also is a general-assignment reporter for business news.

Cars

Paul Brand

Paul Brand

Columnist  |  Cars

Paul Brand writes about autos for the Star Tribune.

Entertainment

C.J.

C.J.

Columnist  |  The Dish

C.J. is a columnist in the Star Tribune's Twin Cities section. Her column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Chris Riemenschneider

Columnist/Reporter  |  Local Music

Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough to earn a shout-out from Prince during “Play That Funky Music (White Boy).” The St. Paul native was also a

Claude Peck

Senior arts editor  |  Fine arts, features

Senior arts editor Claude Peck spent most of his journalism career in the pre-blog era, but will try to keep up. After all, he’s already embarrassing his nieces on Facebook and dressing inappropriat

Colin Covert

Columnist/Reporter  |  Movies

Colin Covert has covered films for the Star Tribune for 20 years, interviewing Peter Jackson, Kate Winslet, Steven Spielberg, Cate Blanchett, Quentin Tarantino, Neil Gaiman and John Travolta, to name

Don Lindich

Columnist  |  Consumer electronics

Don Lindich writes about consumer electronics. Submit questions at www.soundadviceblog.com.

Neal Justin

Columnist/Reporter  |  Television

As TV and media critic, Neal Justin has had the good fortune to interview David Letterman, Amy Adams, Howard Stern, Robert Redford, Mary Tyler Moore, Ben Kingsley and Urkel from “Family Matters.” Bef

Randy A. Salas

Columnist/Reporter  |  Technobabble

Randy Salas is the assistant features editor of the Star Tribune. When he's not watching DVDs, he's playing video games -- occasionally even both at the same time. (It can be done.) He's been writing

Rick Nelson

Columnist/Reporter  |  Dining and Food

Rick Nelson is a restaurant critic and food writer, and he and Claude Peck are the "RN" and "CP," respectively, of Withering Glance, a Sunday column in variety. He also blogs with Lee Svitak Dean in

Tom Horgen

Columnist/Reporter  |  Nightwatch

Tom Horgen has covered nightlife for the Star Tribune since 2005 – a dream job by anyone’s standards. If only he could hold his liquor and didn’t dance like Carlton from “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

Homes

Karen Youso

Columnist/Reporter  |  Fixit

Karen Youso writes Fixit, a column that answers readers questions on any subject; and also writes feature stories on consumer issues, especially about the house and yard.
Kelly Klein

Kelly Klein

Columnist  |  Renting and the Law

Kelly Klein is a Minneapolis attorney who writes the Renting and the Law column in the Homes section.

Kenneth Harney

Columnist  |  Homes

Kenneth Harney is a nationally syndicated real estate columnist.

Jobs

Kevin Donlin

Sales + Marketing Columnist  |  Jobs

Kevin Donlin is Creator of TheSimpleJobSearch.com. Since 1996, he has provided job-search help to more than 11,000 people. Author of 3 books, Kevin has been interviewed by USA Today, The New York Tim

Liz Reyer

Columnist  |  Coach's Corner

Liz Reyer's Corner column, which advises executives, managers and workers on making positive changes, appears Mondays in the Star Tribune's Business Insider section.

Matt Krumrie

Sales + Marketing columnist  |  Careers

Matt Krumrie answers readers' questions about job-hunting the first Sunday of each month. Matt has 10 years of experience reporting on the employment industry.

LIfestyle

Al Sicherman

Columnist  |  Tidbits

Al Sicherman writes the Tidbits column for the Taste section. He is a retired columnist for the Star Tribune.

Alicia Ross

Columnist  |  Desperation Dinners

Alicia Ross is coauthor of "Cheap. Fast. Good!" with Beverly Mills. Reach them at www.desperationdinners.com.

Amy Dickinson

Columnist  |  Advice

Ask Amy appears on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Bill Ward

Reporter/Columnist  |  Lifestyle/Entertainment/Wine

Bill Ward is a reporter for the daily Source section and writes a weekly wine column, Liquid Assets, for Taste. He also has a blog, Ward on Wine.
Carolyn Hax

Carolyn Hax

Columnist  |  Relationships

Carolyn Hax is a 40-something repatriated New Englander with a liberal arts degree and a lot of opinions and that's about it, really, when you get right down to it. Oh, and the shoes. A lot of shoes.
Chris Farrell

Chris Farrell

Columnist  |  Your Money

Chris Farrell is economics editor for American Public Media's weekly "Marketplace Money" show. Send questions to cfarrell@mpr.org and put "Your Money" in the sub

Christopher Elliott

Columnist  |  Travel Troubleshooter

Christopher Elliott is ombudsman at National Geographic Traveler magazine.

Chuck Shepherd

Columnist  |  Weird news

Chuck Shepherd writes the syndicated column News of the Weird.

Claude Peck

Senior arts editor  |  Fine arts, features

Senior arts editor Claude Peck spent most of his journalism career in the pre-blog era, but will try to keep up. After all, he’s already embarrassing his nieces on Facebook and dressing inappropriat
Deb Brown

Deb Brown

Columnist  |  Digging In

Deb Brown is a garden writer and former extension horticulturist with the University of Minnesota. To ask her a question, call 612-673-9073 and leave a message. She will answer questions in her colum

Local

Barbara Flanagan

Barbara Flanagan

Columnist  |  The Flanagan Memo

Barbara Flanagan writes her Flanagan Memo column on the first Monday of each month.

Gail Rosenblum

Columnist  |  Metro

Gail Rosenblum is a metro section columnist.

James Lileks

Columnist  |  buzz.mn

James Lileks writes a metro column and is an anchor/producer for NewsBreak, the webcast on startribune.com. He also blogs under The Blog O'Things.

Jon Tevlin

Columnist  |  Metro

Jon Tevlin is a metro section columnist.

Patrice Relerford

Reporter  |  Minneapolis Schools

Patrice Relerford covers schools and community issues in the city of Minneapolis.

Steve Brandt

Reporter  |  Minneapolis City Hall

Steve Brandt covers Minneapolis City Hall and city issues.

Opinion

Lori Sturdevant

Lori Sturdevant

Editorial Writer/Columnist  |  

Lori Sturdevant is an editorial writer and weekly columnist covering state politics and government.

Science + Technology

Don Lindich

Columnist  |  Consumer electronics

Don Lindich writes about consumer electronics. Submit questions at www.soundadviceblog.com.
Steve Alexander

Steve Alexander

Columnist/Reporter  |  Technology

Steve Alexander follows consumer and business technology trends, and writes a weekly question and answer column for consumers. He also is a general-assignment reporter for business news.

Shopping

John Ewoldt

John Ewoldt

Columnist/Reporter  |  Shopping/Consumer affairs

John Ewoldt finds great deals and shopping strategies for Twin Cities residents and beyond in Dollars & Sense on Thursdays in Source.

Sports

Dennis Anderson

Dennis Anderson

Columnist  |  Outdoors

Dennis Anderson is outdoors editor and columnist.
Gary Roach

Gary Roach

Columnist  |  Fishing

Gary Roach writes fishing tips in the Star Tribune outdoors section during the summer months.
Jim Souhan

Jim Souhan

Columnist  |  Sports

Jim Souhan is a sports columnist who writes three to four columns per week. He also can be heard Sundays from 10 a.m.-noon on AM-1500 KSTP.
Judd Zulgad

Judd Zulgad

Reporter/Columnist  |  Vikings/NFL/Broadcast Sports

Judd Zulgad covers the Minnesota Vikings and writes a weekly sports radio/TV column.
Mark Craig

Mark Craig

Reporter/Columnist  |  Vikings/NFL

Mark Craig covers the NFL and the Vikings.
Patrick Reusse

Patrick Reusse

Columnist  |  Sports

Patrick Reusse is a sports columnist who writes two to three columns per week. He also can be heard on AM-1500 KSTP from 5:30 to 9 a.m. weekdays.
Rachel Blount

Rachel Blount

Columnist  |  Sports

Rachel Blount is a sports columnist and general assignment reporter, with a particular emphasis on Olympic sports.
Ron Schara

Ron Schara

Columnist  |  Outdoors

Ron Schara has been writing for the Star Tribune since 1968 and can be seen locally on KARE-11's "Minnesota Bound" as well as ESPN2 and the Outdoors Channel.
Sid Hartman

Sid Hartman

Columnist  |  Sports

Sid Hartman is a sports columnist. He also can be heard weekdays on WCCO AM-830 at 6:40, 7:40 and 8:40 a.m.
 
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