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NEW PLATEAUSIn the Not-Now
What does it say about Americans that the public is already starting to talk about candidates for president for 2016? Eckhart Tolle wrote in his book The Power of Now that mankind is threatened by ou...
2/18/13 at 11:27 AM 50 Shades of Shame 10/12/12 at 11:09 AM
The Lesser of Two Evils = Vote Third Party 9/6/12 at 10:25 AM
STAFF BLOGBEYOND THE PAGEHappy New Year
Every year, as we say goodbye to one year and hello to another, it seems customary for people to look back and reflect on the happenings of the past 365 -- or 366 this year -- days. People often ma...
1/2/13 at 4:50 PM The election is over... now what? 11/13/12 at 5:44 PM
Candidates finally address negative ads 10/26/12 at 4:54 PM
OH LOOK! A SHINY THINGHating the Player, Hating the Game
I'm very definitely not picking a political side here, but I do want to bring to your attention this: a political advertisement attacking a candidate for playing World of Warcraft. Not for being an ad...
10/7/12 at 5:30 PM What Will You Do to Fight Silver Carp? 9/17/12 at 3:58 PM
Hating on Iowa 1/8/12 at 5:22 PM
CAPITOL CHATTERJudges tweak Minnesota congressional districts
Minnesotas best-known U.S. House member will seek re-election in a district where she does not live and its top-ranking federal representative will run in slightly less friendly territory after a five...
2/21/12 at 11:29 PM Republicans hope to get noticed in precinct caucuses 2/6/12 at 5:18 AM
Timeline of Minnesota legislative-related events this year 1/20/12 at 1:35 PM
STAFF BLOGTALES FROM THE CHIEFCounting the days
As Aaron Hagen and I drove to Windom Friday morning to sample the recently opened River City Eatery and talk a little shop outside the office, he told me that today marked a personal milestone of sort...
1/7/12 at 7:22 AM Speaking with Matt Entenza 7/8/10 at 11:05 AM
Into the fray 5/14/10 at 5:23 PM
REPRINT1961: Handsome, Personable Governor Visits
These days we don't call governors handsome unless they've won a handsomest governor contest or something a little more... objectively assessed....
6/19/11 at 11:00 AM 1986: Yeltsin, Communist Party Chief 5/26/11 at 6:00 PM
1940: Republicans to Convene 5/26/11 at 12:00 AM
MUTTERINGS OF A MINNESOTAN MUZUNGU"If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development." - Aristotle
Perhaps a little background on the genocide might be nice. I havent put too much of the history of the genocide up here, and it is entirely relevant (and not at all boring, so stick with me on this)....
11/17/10 at 2:49 PM The world is hard. 11/4/10 at 12:44 PM
Genocide:Everybody Loses. 10/22/10 at 10:03 AM
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