If you live in Minnesota or vicinity, and you give even the tiniest bit of attention to news, you will know that THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS NEED A NEW STADIUM (or so they claim). What is more real is that they WANT a Stadium. MN Gov. Mark Dayton has called for a Special Session of the […]
Judging by the response last evening, this new book by Shawn Otto – its title describes it well – will not only be worth the read, but will provide a very useful springboard for informed discussion. And there is a great need for informed discussion. Acknowledgment: while I have the book, I just purchased it […]
Recently House of Representatives Whip Eric Cantor admitted that there is a problem with the disequity in wealth in this country. The brief commentary, here, is worth reading. Probably a more honest assessment of who has, and who deserves, and how they get what, was this letter to the editor in yesterday’s Minneapolis Star Tribune. […]
This entire program is accessible here. In all, the program is nearly four hours, but worth a watch.
Message to the assorted groups that make up the Peace and Justice community (of which I am a part): this is a time of opportunity to convey your message; but it is long past time to change tactics and strategies. Public attitudes have changed pretty dramatically, but our approach has not. We need to act […]
As I write, October 13, the Occupy Wall Street initiative seems to be gaining momentum. Two weeks ago, September 30, I submitted an opinion piece on the issue to my local newspaper at a time when the metro newspapers were ignoring the happenings in New York. I was motivated by the video clip of the […]
Related posts: here and here and here. Earlier this summer I more or less formally resigned my volunteer position as family historian. Thirty years and several books was enough, I reasoned. But one just doesn’t “resign” from such a “career”, I’ve learned, and the past week, which began with publication of this October 5 post […]
Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Wangari Maathai died September 25, 2011, in a Kenya hospital. I never met her, or knew much about her. I wish I had. My friend Lynn Elling asked retired Minneapolis teacher Nancy Paxson to send along Ms Maathai’s obituary and her wonderful and inspirational recitation “I will be a Hummingbird”. […]
UPDATE September 7, 2013: This post has evolved into time into a series of posts directly related to Heritage. Directly related post are here. Also related is a post on Tin Type photographs accessible here. Also see Part 3 here, and Part 4. Also at Nov 3, 2011; Dec 22, 2011; Apr 7, 2012; Sep […]
Related posts here and here. On my father’s death in 1997, I became custodian of our family photos. While he came from an ordinary North Dakota family of French-Canadian descent, the family had an inclination to take pictures documenting important events, such as weddings, new births and such. Within the box of photos was a […]