Today in the Daily Planet, 8/7/07

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HEADLINES

“Responding to disaster”:https://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/5972
By Jake Weyer, Michelle Bruch, Kari VanDerVeen, Downtown Journal
Noah Kunin was stark naked and ready to get in the shower when his apartment started to shake around 6 p.m. on Aug. 1.

“Saint Paul Public Schools passes the 2007-2008 Budget”:https://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/5978
by Betsy Mowry, Twin Cities Daily Planet
Budget designates 77% of funds for classrooms, 12% to buildings and faciliteis, 8% to transportation and meals, 3% to administration.

“FISA amendment passes, MN reps criticized for support”:https://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/5965
by Joe Bodell and Jeff Fecke, Minnesota Monitor
Several Democrats in both houses broke with their parties to support the measure, including Minnesota’s Amy Klobuchar.

“Bridge collapse coverage”:https://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/5936
Additional and earlier coverage of I-35W collapse.
Staff, TC Daily Planet and community media partners

INSIDE THE DAILY PLANET

“Phillips-area nonprofit provides sports, mentoring for youth”:https://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/5984
by Jamal Denman, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
The East Phillips Park Sports Association provides team sports for youth.

“Hiawatha beach closed and re-opened”:https://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/5985
by Dennis Geisinger, Southside Pride
Elevated E. coli levels blamed on animal waste.

“Artist housing moves forward on Jackson Street”:https://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/5850
by Gail Olson, Northeast News
Affordable housing and studio space planned for Minneapolis condo project.

NEW IN VOICES

“Blaming and Gaming the Blame Game”:https://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/5964
by Eric Black, Minnesota Monitor
For obvious reasons and in roughly 100 percent of cases, the party that truly doesn’t want something politicized is the party that expects to lose politically by said politicization.

“This time, ‘those people’ are us”:https://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/5968
by Jeff Fecke, Minnesota Monitor
Those people have their hands out again.

NEW IN BLOGS

“On taking the bridge collapse personally”:https://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/5987
by James Clay Fuller, Rants & Ruminations

“I know just who Hillary Clinton is”:https://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/5976
By Stephen B. Young, The Fifth Column