Inside the Daily Planet, 8/21/07

The State Fair is coming! And we are looking for good articles from YOU! Go to the Fair — write about something wonderful, something awful, something hilarious. Write about politicians, baby animals, quilts and the Midway. We’ll publish the best stories we receive during the Fair. Send them to editor@tcdailyplanet.net. Charities Review Council: When disaster strikes by Catharine Axley, KFAI How can you help most effectively? Minneapolis master barber applies a vintage touch to sculpting hair by Raymond Jackson, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder Eric Blair has been a master barber for 15 years. Annual Picnic Becomes Festival of Thailand by Tom LaVenture, Asian American Press The Thai Association of Minnesota (TAM) holds an annual summer picnic event to celebrate Mother’s Day in Thailand, a National Holiday which is also the 75th birthday of Her Majesty Sirikit, Queen of Thailand. The Queen of Thailand is considered the mother of all Thai people. NEW IN VOICES Eating Liberty by John Van Hecke, Minnesota 2020 I live in St Paul and my taxes are going up. A primary problem Staff, Minnesota Daily There might be a regional solution to the primary arms race. NEW IN BLOGS Reflexiones: Big and Small by Louis Mendoza, A Journey Across Our America