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Archives for July 2012
Does having it all require money, the Olympic mom, the sons of the Kent State generation at Penn State, when the water recedes in Duluth, and another look at the Boy Scout decision.
You may have seen the story that the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled against the families of people killed when their Cirrus plane crashed. I won’t jump into the analysis of the incident in question, because I already had when the Appeals Court ruled in the case. You can find it here. There’s discussion in the Read more →
The SpaceX people have just released this video of last May’s launch of their privately-built spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station.
John McCain vs. the people who fear Muslims
Rob Portman, the Ohio senator, is going off at 7-to-4 odds, but former Minn. Gov. Tim Pawlenty is drawing in the railbirds, too. Betting on either one will not pay for medical school.
A story in a Winona newspaper today might make you pause to wonder how much disaster aid the federal and/or state governments distributes, actually goes to fixing the damage of disasters.
Getting the last word, the land of the weather wimps, the simpler times weren’t that simple, why they call it the Big 10, and next month’s seven minutes of terror on Mars.
Adam Kraemers of Denver and Chase Higgins of Minneapolis could be forgiven if the idea hatched at the Metrodome years ago seemed like a better idea at the time than in the execution this summer.
David CazaresFormer Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty on MSNBC this afternoon refused to comment on whether he’s gotten “the call” from Mitt Romney for a possible spot on the Republican ticket. Pawlenty says the VP process will unfold in due course. He said he’s focused on yard work and other business this week. — tomscheck (@tomscheck) July Read more →
DFL Governor Mark Dayton appeared on The Daily Circuit this morning. Here’s an account via local reporters on Twitter: Gov. Dayton says to @kerrimpr MN will do “anything within reason” to help get the Verso Paper Mill in Sartell back online. — Conrad Wilson (@conradjwilson) July 17, 2012 Gov. Dayton tells @kerrimpr Verso Paper is Read more →
A victory for the urbanist ideal? Biking for Baseball hits Minneapolis, Zen of the town pool, the life of a mayfly, and what hath Tommy John wrought?
The woes of a drought