Leila’s reminiscences are a part of a series of recollections about the place we called “STC” back in the late 1950s to early 1960s. The originating post is found here, at January 2, 2013. (click on photos to enlarge) Memories of Valley City State Teachers College By Leila Whitinger, B.S. 1963 I attended VCSTC from […]
A fellow Franco-American, Jerry Foley, sent around an interesting letter from a Quebec visitor which he saw in the February 11, 2013, St. Paul Pioneer Press, entitled Sahn Pahl. Several of us, all with an interest in the general topic of being of French ancestry, or speaking or familiar with the language, weighed in with […]
UPDATE Feb. 24, 2012: Brief comments and photos from today at State Capitol at the end of this post. February 3 I published a post about Guns. You can find it here, with an important update on February 11. An additional update was published on February 23, here. Last night came an e-mail announcing hearings […]
Early today a friend sent a link to a commentary about massive world-wide demonstrations against the pending War against Iraq on February 15, 2003. It brought back memories of those times for me. There was a big march in Minneapolis (photos included in this post) in which I participated. (click to enlarge) The actual bombing […]
Now and then we go to watch 8th grader Ryan and his B-squad teammates play basketball. We’ve done this since he started in Woodbury Athletic Association (WAA) a few years ago. Odds are that we haven’t watched a future State All-Star in any of these years. These are kids who like to play basketball, and […]
Note to reader: Note: There are six other posts about Sykeston: There are several other post I have done about Sykeston: May 4 (the main article): Thoughts on Sykeston High School at its Centennial May 9 A 1957 Social Studies Test June 12 Remembering Sykeston in late 1940s June 28 Snapshots in History of Sykeston […]
Al Gore was in Minneapolis on Thursday, and while I’ve been to lots of speeches, including by Mr. Gore, and didn’t really need to go, there is something that draws me to such events. I got to Westminster Presbyterian Church an hour early, but turned out to be a half-hour late: I got a seat, […]
My sister, Mary Ann, decided to begin her retirement years by taking her skills as Nurse Practitioner to the Peace Corps. Since early October she’s been in the south Pacific island country of Vanuatu, a remote place east of Australia that I had never heard of. Since November 10, 2012, I’ve been sharing her experiences […]
UPDATE February 11, 2013: February 8 I posted a very brief survey to 46 persons on my long standing peace and justice mailing list. The survey was about Guns. Ultimately, 23 responded to the questions, and the entire compilation can be read here: Gun Survey Feb 82013R1. I was surprised both by the number of […]
Yesterday I was at a local restaurant having a cup of coffee, and writing some letters. It’s a very ordinary activity for me. For some reason, I ‘ve always worked best where there’s some hubbub around. At the next table, very close by, four men, obviously friends, and probably in their 50s, were conversing about […]