Hunting: It’s more sublime than you might think
Theoblogy Here’s the text of the pecha kucha talk I gave at Emergence Christianity last week:The joy of hunting is sublime. Surprisingly sublime, when you consider that the climax of the endeavor...
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DFL senators speak at MinneMinds rally for early education
On Monday, members of the group MinneMinds rallied at the capitol in support of the needs of low-income kids in Minnesota. The video below excerpts the speeches of four DFL senators — Chuck Wiger,...
View ArticleMinneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak outlines ambitious final ‘to do’ list
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak has an ambitious 2013 “to do” list.His fills a white board in a work room adjacent to his office and is the focal point of staff meetings. The board is almost filled, but...
View ArticleState Capitol chandelier, all cleaned and polished, will rise and shine again
The historic chandelier in the Minnesota State Capitol will return to action Thursday afternoon after an extensive cleaning and repair process. There will be a public ceremony at 4 p.m. that includes...
View ArticlePresident Obama 'has my full support' on gun proposals, says St. Paul Mayor...
Following President Obama's announcement Wednesday morning that he's taking executive action on many fronts to confront gun violence, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman said he's with the president on...
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Pitches to extend sales tax to online purchases and clothing aired
Sen. Ann RestDemocrats are beginning to flesh out the tax proposals they listed as a priority heading into this legislative session.A key Senate committee heard plans Wednesday to tax clothing and...
View ArticleCandidates set for state House special election in St. Cloud area
Todd McKee of Waite Park has filed as an Independence Party candidate to run for the state House District 14A election next month.With the deadline for filing now past, McKee will be on the Feb. 12...
View ArticleFour DFLers face primary in Mankato-area House special election
Four DFLers have filed to run for the state House special election in the Rochester-area District 19A.So the four — North Mankato teacher and union head Robin Courrier, Minnesota State University...
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Lung Association 'flunks' Minnesota
Nice going, Minnesota! The American Lung Association has downgraded us to an “F.” At MPR, Tom Weber says:“Minnesota received two failing grades in the American Lung Association's ‘State of Tobacco...
View ArticleNRA video: Obama thinks his kids deserve protection, not yours
In a video on its website, the National Rifle Association accuses Pres. Obama of hypocrisy and elitism because he is skeptical of the NRA's proposal to put armed guards in every school. After all,...
View ArticleUnveiling gun control initiative, Obama cites 'common-sense measures'
President Obama unveiled a sweeping initiative Wednesday aimed at reducing gun violence in America, including proposals to ban military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines and...
View ArticleEfforts should intensify to sustain fresh-water supplies
The continuing drought in much of the United States has raised real concerns about long-term fresh-water supplies. 2012 was one of our country’s driest years since official records began in 1880....
View ArticleMinnesota DFLers mostly support Obama gun initiatives
The Strib’s Jim Ragsdale reports on state Capitol reaction to the Obama administration’s push for effective gun control:“Gun-control activists and police officers took a cue from President Obama’s gun...
View ArticleJackie Chan to America: ‘It’s not me. It’s you.’
HONG KONG — Jackie Chan may have stirred up a maelstrom in the US, but inAsia, he’s laughing all the way to the bank.Last month, the 58-year-old action star claimed in an interview that the US is “the...
View ArticleOprah interview: Can Lance Armstrong rehabilitate his image?
Can Lance Armstrong rehabilitate his image?Yes, say public relation and image specialists. Think Marion Barry – the Washington mayor caught on video smoking crack in a room with a prostitute, who came...
View ArticleRomanian orphans fend for themselves
Editor's note: Following the Christmas Day execution of Romania’s long-time communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in 1989, the outside world first saw images of tens of thousands of abandoned children...
View ArticleEgyptians begin to take back their clunker classrooms
In Cairo, Egypt's center of gravity for centuries, the marble halls of the Ministry of Education echo with the footsteps of important visiting entourages.But the mundane also finds its way into this...
View ArticleFrance gets deeper in Mali war: Are they ready?
French ground troops in Mali advanced north today toward the tiny hamlet of Diabaly, preparing to engage Islamic rebels in a shooting war whose duration and success are still a question mark.What began...
View ArticlePentagon a quiet force in gun-control debate. What does it want?
Even as President Obama announced sweeping gun-control initiatives Wednesday, one little-discussed contingent has been quietly influencing the debate behind the scenes: current and former US military...
View ArticleObama's gun-control proposals: Will Republicans get on board?
President Obama's gun-control proposals are getting a mixed reception on Capitol Hill, where there appears to be bipartisan support for universal background checks but little appetite for banning...
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