Journalist Spotlight

Christopher Vondracek

D.C. correspondent @StarTribune. Author of ‘Dancing with Welk’ (memoir), ‘Rattlesnake Summer’ (poems), and 'Redlin or Rodin' (essays, '26). Moonlights on piano.

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Minnesota Star Tribune

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Lost jobs could worsen USDA’s struggles in MN

Dwindling county staff threatens to slow greener farm practices.

View Front PageMinnesota Star Tribune • MAY 13, 2026

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CAMBRIA CAUGHT UP IN SILICOSIS CRACKDOWN

Mounting legal costs, tough regulations in California could exact heavy toll on company, which denies fault.

With:Mike Hughlett

Minnesota Star Tribune•AUG 30, 2026

Lost jobs could worsen USDA’s struggles in MN

Dwindling county staff threatens to slow greener farm practices.

Minnesota Star Tribune•MAY 13, 2026•Lead Story

The paper frames the geopolitical conflict primarily through its domestic economic consequences, focusing on the immediate impact on consumer prices. The angle emphasises structural economic data over military developments.

Star Tribune staff wins Pulitzer for Annunciation coverage

Newsroom last won the award in 2021 for George Floyd reporting.

Minnesota Star Tribune•MAY 5, 2026

A celebratory, self-referential report detailing the newsroom's own prestigious journalism award for local coverage.

As mining ban fell, lobbyists cleaned up

Twin Metals paid firm tied to president $380K in push to mine in forest.

Minnesota Star Tribune•APR 30, 2026

Investigates the financial connections between environmental deregulation in the state and a lobbying firm with ties to the presidency.

U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison to sell public, private stocks after trades scrutiny

With:Mike Hughlett

Minnesota Star Tribune•APR 23, 2026

Focuses on a local representative's reactive decision to divest her financial portfolio following ethics scrutiny.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Christopher Vondracek in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.