Growing up in Wadena

I’m not going to lie—I hated growing up in Wadena. I couldn’t stand a thing about being a kid (except: Fear Street, Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, Daria and the X Files) but I kind of feel this is the plight of youth. Continue Reading

Inside the Daily Planet, 08/06/10

OPINION | Protecting the credibility of the MPD by Council Member Cam Gordon, Southside Pride • In general, we are served well by the large majority of police officers who work in our neighborhoods every day. The more that the police can build trusting and effective partnerships with the people they serve the better they will be able to help make this a safer, better city for everyone. OPINION | Is the MPD out of control? by Ed Felien, Southside Pride • Is the Minneapolis Police Department out of control? BOOKS | Post-punk poet Steve Healey on “unoriginality” and his new collection 10 Mississippi by Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet • Steve Healey’s volume of poetry, 10 Mississippi (Coffee House Press), has been well-recieved with glowing reviews. Continue Reading

Cat pride

Munchie wasn’t a bad cat, but he had a reputation. His name probably came from his habit of jumping up on counters and tables, eating anything that was left out. Bread, crackers, you name it – all for Munchie. When his second or third family were moving, Munchie was handed off yet again. Continue Reading

Obligations

In the ecstasy of the moments after the winning goal of the world cup, Andres Iniesta was outside of himself.  Yelling, screaming, mad with adrenaline and victory, he stripped off his shirt in a popular gesture.  But Iniesta had another shirt underneath that read Dani Jarque siempre con nosotros – Dani Jarque is always with us, a tribute to a teammate who died suddenly o Continue Reading