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Enjoying bouja and arts reciprocity in and around St. Joseph
This past weekend, I was able to get out of town for a few hours to eat bouja in an American Legion Hall and see an ambitious new art project by two ceramic artists named Anne Meyer and Domonique...
View ArticleMinnesota newspapers on marriage, voting amendments: a resounding 'No'
Minnesotans may be split on this fall’s two proposed constitutional amendments, but Minnesota’s newspapers are not. Through Wednesday, no paper has endorsed Minnesota’s anti-gay-marriage amendment, and...
View ArticleMinneapolis' 'antiquated facilities' can’t match suburban recreation attractions
When the suburb next door has a very fancy aquatic park, Minneapolis residents are willing to forget about the ukulele lessons and ballet classes offered for 3-year olds at their neighborhood...
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My Republican friends, the system is broken
politics.mn Election Day is one week away from today and by all available public polling, coffee shop talk, water cooler chatter and blunt common sense, the Republican endorsed candidate for the U.S....
View ArticleHennepin County Board votes to oppose voting amendment
The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to oppose the voting amendment that will be on the state-wide ballot next week.The resolution passed by the board makes these points: The...
View ArticleTwo new studies, including one from Mayo, vindicate workplace smoking bans
Two new studies appear to offer vindication for health officials and others who advocate laws banning smoking in public places, including here in Minnesota.In a meta-analysis published in the American...
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Exploring the other vote-yes ad campaign
This pro-marriage amendment ad appeared in the Savage Pacer on October 13.Have you seen the latest ad campaign on the proposed amendment to Minnesota’s constitution banning same-sex marriage?No, not...
View ArticleEn France: presidential campaigns
In France, a presidential election lasts about four months, from beginning to end. (Ours has no official starting date other than the Iowa caucuses, in January. But at least for the party that has a...
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Mobilize the power of youth: Cycles for Change
Cycles for Change is an organization whose mission is straightforward: they teach youth the skills needed to repair bicycles. The impacts of this simple mission go farther, as the Cycles for Change...
View ArticleBrad Pitt gives $100,000 for gay marriage ballot efforts in Minnesota and...
Part of actor Brad Pitt's $100,000 contribution to the Human Rights Campaign will be used to help the effort in Minnesota to defeat a marriage amendment that would place a ban on gay marriage in the...
View ArticleLive-stream of final Cravaack-Nolan debate
Rep. Chip Cravaack and Democratic challenger Rick Nolan debate at noon on Wednesday in Virginia, Minn. This is the final debate in the 8th District congressional race.
View ArticleRochester woman says chair hanging from noose represents Obama but isn't hate...
A Rochester woman has hung a chair from a tree with a noose and says it refers to President Obama.Laura Mulholland told the Rochester Post-Bulletin that she and her husband got the idea from Clint...
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Remembering Ambassador Christopher Stevens
Ambassador Christopher Stevens was a conscientious, well-informed, and engaging diplomat who served our country exceptionally well. He earned the right to be called a hero. His status as a hero...
View ArticleSt. Charles mayoral candidate keeps running but couldn't serve because of...
A candidate for mayor in St. Charles, Minn., has been convicted of felony marijuana possession charges, but says he'll keep campaigning for the next week.But the Winona Daily News says that if Stephen...
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Report: Menards 'class' for workers favors Romney
At the progressive/lefty site AlterNet, Adele Stan has a piece up on Menards’ not-so-subtle election message to employees: “This January, as the Iowa Caucuses were underway, Menards began encouraging...
View ArticleCravaack, Nolan mine Iron Range and mining issues in final debate
VIRGINIA, Minn. — Republican U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack and DFLer Rick Nolan talked mining during their final debate in this Iron Range city on Wednesday.Over an hour and a half, the two debated...
View ArticleVladimir Putin to get a new, Russian-made ride
President Vladimir Putin has decided to ditch the foreign-made armored limousines that have served Kremlin leaders since the collapse of the USSR, and get himself a patriotic Russian ride.Mr. Putin,...
View ArticleJapan’s tsunami funds were misspent, government audit finds
Japan’s tsunami funds were misspent by the government on unrelated projects, from advertising the country’s new tallest building to whaling, an audit has found.The government-funded audit into the...
View ArticleSouth Africa's Jacob Zuma spent $28 million of public money to make his house...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — To most South Africans, it is an unimaginable expense: $28 million in upgrades to President Jacob Zuma’s rural homestead, with taxpayers footing the bill.The revamp of...
View ArticleWill Pakistan release its Osama bin Laden Abbottabad report?
A year and a half after the Pakistani government said they would find out exactly what happened and who was responsible for failing to catch the most wanted man in the world – Osama bin Laden – hiding...
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