Politics plaguing school lunches
Nick Stumo-Langer If you haven’t heard, the national 2010 legislation requiring schools to include more whole grains, vegetables and fruits at the cost of gradually reducing starch, sodium and...
View ArticleGoing to jail as solidarity
Steve ClemensI spent 20 hours on the boundary between discomfort and pain. I thought of Martin Luther King writing about redemptive suffering and offered my time in the noisy, cold, boring void of the...
View ArticleHappy Hour and Pizza Cruise
1403894118-3894115-boats_060714_temp.jpgp1 At the end of your busy day, wind down with a relaxing pizza party and happy-hour cruise aboard a luxurious yacht on beautiful Lake Minnetonka, a treasure...
View ArticleDeath of a Salesman
1403289075-salesman_062014_temp.jpgp1 Arthur Miller's iconic drama -- which won both the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Play when it debuted in 1949 -- still retains every ounce of its...
View ArticleSEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium: Sharks After Dark
shark.jpgp1 The Mall of America's SEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium invites you to party with more than 10,000 sea creatures after dark. Dance the night away to DJ tunes while surrounded by octopi, sea...
View ArticleEthnic Dance Theatre
1402683332-edt_061314.jpgp1 For the Ethnic Dance Theatre, dance isn't just choreography, it's a mirror that reflects the very soul of a particular culture. A company of musicians, dancers and singers,...
View ArticleDiamond Lake Neighborhood Ice Cream Social and Expo
Thu, 07/10/2014 - 4:00pm - 7:00pmSponsored by Diamond Lake Community Business AllianceHot dogs, ice cream, vendors and entertainment!Join us for a night of fun and getting to know your neighbors and...
View ArticleFigures and Faces: New Works by Michael Weatherly
Tue, 07/15/2014 - 8:00am - Wed, 08/13/2014 - 2:00amMichael Weatherly will show his latest series of prints at the "Figures & Faces" solo exhibition at the Nomad World Pub July 15-August 13, 2014....
View ArticleFigures and Faces: New Works by Michael Weatherly
Tue, 07/15/2014 - 8:00am - Wed, 08/13/2014 - 2:00amMichael Weatherly will show his latest series of prints at the "Figures & Faces" solo exhibition at the Nomad World Pub July 15-August 13, 2014....
View ArticleThe Great War and modern amnesia: Imperialism still coming home to roost
Rich BroderickExactly 100 years ago, on the morning of June 28, 1914, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and his wife Sophie were assassinated when two bullets were fired at...
View ArticleBEHIND THE STORY | Sense and sensibility
Sheila Regan Behind the Story There are times when my sensibility gets in the way of being able to carry out my job as a writer, and there are times when it works for me. I’m constantly either pushing...
View ArticleThe Great War and modern amnesia: Imperialism still coming home to roost
Rich BroderickExactly 100 years ago, on the morning of June 28, 1914, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and his wife Sophie were assassinated when two bullets were fired at...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY VOICES | Doug Mann, the Green Party's candidate for Minneapolis...
Mann for Mayor Community Voices There are a total of 7 candidates for Minneapolis School Board, citywide, who will be on the ballot in the primary election, to be held on the 2nd Tuesdays in...
View ArticleTo work or not to work, that is the question
Michael StoeszMy kid: “I’m bored.”Me: “Well it is summer. Did you drop off that application at the ice cream place down by the Guthrie where your friend works?”My kid: “Uhh … not yet.”Me: “To work...
View ArticleBullwinkle's Saloon
POINT(-93.2480322 44.9729148) "...a friendly Neighborhood Bar and Restaurant in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota! We are known for our affordable prices and relaxed atmosphere..."1429 S Washington...
View ArticleA "Fortnight for Freedom" and the tyranny of belief
Dick BernardAt the exact same time as the disastrous sectarian (religious) war in Syria and Iraq, another religious inspired event, an essentially covert religious “war” of its own, is being marketed...
View ArticleObama speaks at Lake Harriet
The Minnesota Daily President Barack Obama continued to denounce Republicans in the last speech of his two-day trip to Minnesota.In his address to 3,500 people at the Lake Harriet Band Shell late...
View ArticleOrange Line moves forward
Rico Morales KFAI Radio As part of a re-shaping of mass transit in the Twin Cities, Metro Transit is moving forward with plans to establish the Orange Line - a bus-based rapid transit link between...
View ArticleKSTP TV spreads voter fraud myth
Eric FergusonKSTP TV decided to shock its viewers with the news that 140 Somali voters registered to vote at the same address. OMG, massive organized voter fraud, finally proven! Just like all those...
View ArticleDoing time in Des Moines, part two
Steve ClemensJudge William Price bragged about the new, “at least 3 star”, jail that Polk County, Iowa runs. He smiles and exchanges pleasantries with us and our lawyers as the deputies are collecting...
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