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My radiant little heresy

by Emilio DeGrazia, 10/9/08 • Antinomianism: Belief that salvation comes by faith and Grace alone, not good works or obedience to moral law.

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Aunt #1

by Daniel Cubias, 10/7/08 • When I was a toddler, I couldn’t pronounce her name, so I came up with a garbled nickname that I no longer use. I’ve thought about bringing it back. I think she would like that.

Aunt #1 is the only sibling of my mother whom I have ever met. She came to America after my mother had established a beachhead of sorts in this nation.

Can’t Shake the Devil’s Hand and Say You’re Only Kidding

By Jeff Fecke, 10/11/08 • So as you know, the right has been getting a wee bit angry of late. It’s understandable; while elections are never over ’til the ballots are all counted, this one’s entering the late innings, and barring some sort of huge, game-changing event, it’s hard to see Barack Obama losing the election.

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Bankers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your ledgers!


By Jeff Fecke • 10/9/08 • So, we’re nationalizing the banks.

Having tried without success to unlock frozen credit markets, the Treasury Department is considering taking ownership stakes in many United States banks to try to restore confidence in the financial system, according to government officials.
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Minnesota Green Jobs National Day of Action

by Dan Thiede • Metro CERTS • On Saturday, September 27th a fired-up crowd gathered at the Minneapolis Urban League to help create a new clean, green, inclusive economy.

The Fertilizer Mafia?

by Ben Lilliston, 10/8/08 • Costs for farmers around the world have gone through the roof—particularly for fertilizer. As the New York Times reported in April, rising fertilizer prices are limiting the production of farmers in developing countries trying to respond to the global food crisis. Is this just a case of tight supplies and growing demand, or is something else going on?

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Things People Say

Readers comment on theater at St. Thomas

“Foley folly” ... “Tragic mistake” ... “Disappointment by St. Thomas choice” ... “Money isn’t everything.” Comments on St. Thomas’s plans to close its 80-year-old Department of Theater and tear down the Foley Theater show a depth of sorrow and disappointment. MORE »