Thursday’s Table serves supper and support to Northfield families in need
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Apron? Check. Nametag? Check. Plastic gloves … where are they?
A staff person pointed back in the kitchen next to the tray of grilled cheese.
The Great Gaski; or, does Twila Brase still need to find a Democrat fretting about death panels?
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In today’s Mankato Free Press coverage of the Quist health care reform forum, staff reporter Mark Fischenich writes:
Quist, who promised to have details of his fiscal analysis of the bill on his Web site in the next five days, was joined by a Minnesota nurse who issued even more alarming warnings about the health-care reform bills before Congress.
My kind of health reform
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The tell-tale sign we’re entering into the cold weather, holiday gift-buying season here in the Twin Cities is evident with increased airplay of certain commercials. One in particular, a female voice echoes in my ear, long after turning off the radio or television, informing everyone: “What you do in your bedroom, is our business!”
Brown Bag Lunch With Nick Coleman Wed. October 28
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Veteran Twin Cities journalist Nick Coleman will be the featured guest at the Twin Cities Media Alliance’s October Brown Bag Lunch With A Journalist, at noon Wednesday, October 28 at the East Lake
Anoka County seeks speedier delivery
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Seeking to gather information from the public about their experiences with broadband service and discuss the possibility of improving and expanding high-speed access, a group of community leaders recently held a series of forums called called Connect AnokaCounty .
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The community of gamers
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The Internet can be seen as one huge community, where all of those who happen to play games online can commune. I’m going to focus here on a select few places where the gaming general public tends to come together to exchange ideas and thoughts on games or otherwise.
Our last hurrah
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I had a chill while reading to the girls tonight. So cold. After putting them to bed, I padded downstairs to do dishes and watch the Colbert Report. While fumbling with the remote, the house phone rang. It was the evening nurse, and she wanted to confirm if my mother had a change to her Healthcare Directive. I immediately assumed the worst. Continue Reading
Twin Cities is Daily Beast’s 4th smartest metro
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The Daily Beast has ranked America’s 55 largest cities in order of smartest to dumbest. Continue Reading
Are we all war criminals?
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I am amazed. Our government has tortured in our names, and the streets are empty, the campuses are calm. Our President wants only “torture-plus” investigated for possible prosecution. Arguably, not to investigate credible claims of torture is itself a war crime. But hardly a peep.
Off-leash: Dogs, Paris, Heaven-on-Earth
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by Rich Broderick | September 28, 2009 • The first off-leash dog park I ever visited was a 10 acre forested site centered on a bowl-shaped meadow in the middle of Battle Creek Regional Park.