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Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton wonders why the guy in the funny hat has his arm around his his shoulder at the Minnesota State Fair, Aug. 23, 2014. It was my good fortune that the governor granted me an interview at the end of my run as political newspaper reporter for Capitol Report/Politics in Minnesota. Photo: Matt Swenson

08/30/2014 0

The Guv & Me

This photo was taken at the Minnesota State Fair, summer ... [Continue]

08/29/2014 0

KevPage Updates

Thought I’d point out what isn’t necessarily obvious if you are entering this site through the front page. I have recently updated two of ... [Continue]

Photo originally published July 16 in Capitol Report and Politics in Minnesota. Machine operator Ningzhung B. Lee prepares to feed mail into an optical character-recognition scanning machine at the Minnesota Department of Administration’s Mail Services office. The operation is housed inside the Department of Transportation building in St. Paul, Minn. Photo: Kevin Featherly.

08/28/2014 0

Photo of the Week: Distant Sorter

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Mark Ritchie, Minnesota's Secretary of State, works at a stand-up desk terminal in his office in St. Paul. This photo was taken during what is my second-to-last reporting assignment as a correspondent at Capitol Report and Politics in Minnesota, where I have been a contributor since 2008. Is that a hint that I'm looking for something new to do? Indeed it is. Photo: Kevin Featherly.

08/20/2014 0

Photo of the Week: Mark Ritchie

Another in my occasional series of feature photos. This time it’s Secretary of State Mark ... [Continue]

Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidates held a press conference Wednesday to demonstrate party unity in the wake of Tuesday's primary elections. Pictured, left to right are Kurt Zellers, Jeff Johnson, Marty Seifert and Scott Honour. Johnson, a Hennepin County commissioner, won Tuesday's primary with 30 percent of the vote. He will square off in the race for governor against incumbent DFLer Mark Dayton in the November general election. Photo: Kevin Featherly

08/13/2014 0

Photo of the Week: A United Front

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06/08/2014 0

‘Michael’

I felt compelled to create a music video tribute to my dear friend Michael Olk, mainly because I wasn’t through with him yet. I began writing ... [Continue]

06/05/2014 6

Michael Olk: ‘Thank You’

Michael Olk died Wednesday—almost precisely 24 hours ago at this writing—from a massive stroke. The brain infarction hit him at roughly 4:30 a.m. ... [Continue]

The Oarsmen, left to right, Kevin Featherly, Mike Olk, Barron Whittet and Scott Maida, outside Lee's Liquor Lounge, where the benefit will be held. Photo by Dave Wildermuth.

06/05/2014 0

Michael’s Gone

O brother, sleep ye well. Michael Olk ... [Continue]

05/29/2014 0

H&B: Music From a More Permissive Era

My mini-documentary on Adam Levy’s cover band par excellence, H&B, is live online. Big ups to Mike Olk’s magic camera. The video was ... [Continue]

04/28/2014 0

Photo of the Week: Dreamy, Dreary Minneapolis

A dreamy, dreary, rain-soaked Minneapolis morning, photographed on April 24, 2014, along the Hiawatha bicycle trail near the site of the former ... [Continue]

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