Jason DeRusha
Good Question: Does Insurance Cover Freak Weather Damage?
The cell phone video of a wall of ice marching towards Izatys Resort on Lake Mille Lacs is amazing. The slow-motion avalanche pierced the wall of at least one home. When the weather gets crazy, does insurance cover it? Much like the winds of a tornado tossing objects into homes and causing damage, the winds from the ice tsunami destroyed at least two boat houses, and sent ice inside at least one resort condo along Lake Mille Lacs.
Good Question: Same Medical Procedure, Different Price Tags?
When you have a heart attack and are rushed to the hospital, you’re not usually thinking about doing some comparison shopping on price. But for the first time Thursday, the U.S. government released pricing information from hospitals around the country. And that data showed vast disparities in the amount hospitals are charging for the same procedures.
Good Question: What Do We Tell Our Kids About Staying Safe?
The kind of kidnapping that captivates the country — and the media — is thankfully very rare. On average 115 children under the age of 18 are abducted by strangers each year, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Good Question: Why Do We Remember Some Things And Forget Others?
Maybe you remember Joe Mauer’s batting average, but forget your boyfriend’s birthday. Or you always remember a face, but never remember a name.
Good Question: Can You Be Fired For Off-The-Job Comments?
Whatever the real reason the Vikings had for cutting punter Chris Kluwe, every employee and employer struggles with the line between at-work conduct and off-hour behavior. Can you be fired for what you say outside of work?
Good Question: ‘Reply All’: Sidewalk Patios & Funny Bones
Heidi Jensen in St. Paul wondered: Can restaurants just put chairs and tables wherever they want?
Good Question: Should We Force People To Save For Retirement?
In a time where individual choice rules the way Americans save for retirement, Americans are making a lot of bad choices.
Good Question: How Strict Are Minnesota’s Liquor Laws?
No one at Haskell’s in downtown Minneapolis or at The Four Firkins in St. Louis Park expected Minnesota’s liquor laws to change Tuesday.
Good Question: How Often Do Appeals Work?
For almost every criminal convicted in the state of Minnesota, the Court of Appeals is their last and only shot.
Good Question: When Can We Start Planting?
The long winter has meant frozen lakes, iced-over garden beds and many questions about when we can put the spade to dirt and start planting the garden.
Good Question: Why Does Nursing Home Care Cost So Much?
With the Baby Boomers aging, elder care is a reality that almost every American is going to have to deal with. According to Genworth Financials 2013 Cost of Care study, nearly seven out of 10 Americans older than age 65 will spend time in an elder care facility.
Good Question: Why Do We Spend So Much On Prom?
It’s more money than most adults would spend on themselves for one night, but parents are spending an average of $1,139 per family on prom in 2013, according to a new survey from Visa.
Good Question: Is ‘Global Warming’ The Wrong Term To Use?
When the Twins repeatedly have April snow-outs, and Duluth gets a record 50 inches of snow during spring, it makes it challenging to convince people to change energy policy because of the threat of global warming.
DeRusha Eats At Parka In Longfellow
When you run one of those top bakeries in town, one of the top coffee roasters, and one of the top restaurants, you’d think you’d have enough to do at your own business.
Good Question: Why Can’t The Twins Play In The Dome?
This Minnesota April has been highly unusual for the Minnesota Twins.
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