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William Levin

Minneapolis, MN
Commenter for
5 years 18 weeks

Recent Comments

Posted on 08/12/11 at 12:20 pm in response to Computer 'porn' policies at metro public libraries are strict but not foolproof

Mr. Moufang: Take a trip to the Hennepin County Libraries like Minneapolis Central, or neighborhood libraries like Franklin or Sumner. You'll see adults at work on citizenship and/or job searches and/or self-improvement, and you'll see kids at Homework Hub. The future of the public library is already here; it looks good!

Posted on 07/21/11 at 04:00 pm in response to Michele Bachmann's migraines: Just how incapacitating are they?

As has been stated above, this is an attempt to discredit her by someone acting on behalf of another Republican candidate. Plenty of people function just fine with migraines. And even if she was able to reduce her own migraines, she'd still be a carrier!

Posted on 07/07/11 at 04:31 pm in response to Molnau says T-Paw wouldn't keep aides who criticized him

Perhaps Brian Lambert could take note of today's MinnPost headline on Susan Perry's column about things at Medtronic taking a "nasty, personal turn" and review his column today to excise the snarky comments that don't relate to issues but rather to personalities.

Posted on 06/22/11 at 07:55 pm in response to Dale Connelly named KFAI news director

Best wishes to Dale. The local news programming has a snarky edge that could hardly be described as objective; that could be fixed. But as a contributor and listener for 25 years, I miss the music in the morning and the shortened drive-time evening programs are not what they could be (and once were).

Posted on 05/11/11 at 12:09 pm in response to Surprise amendment stuns Senate during debate over health care for poor

Perhaps this could work in Congress also. The Federal Employee Health Benefits Program means our elected officials are better covered at lower cost than most of us are, with more choices, no waiting period, no precondition requirements...and the government (us) pays 75% of the premium!

Posted on 04/13/11 at 11:39 am in response to What if the South had won the Civil War?

In November, 1960, Look Magazine commissioned a well-known Civil War expert MacKinlay Kantor, to write a lengthy article called "If The South Had Won The Civil War." It was accompanied by color illustrations of what-ifs, including Lincoln being taken away to an unknown fate. I was ten years old at the time and still remember the effect the article had on me. It must have had a similar effect on others, as the article was republished as a book and it is still available on Amazon today.

Posted on 04/04/11 at 06:28 pm in response to Videos explore life in Twin Cities' skyways

Many very thoughtful comments here. Refreshing! What about other cities? Houston has tunnels, which are useful to urban pedestrians during the sweltering summer because Houston is built on a swamp. Is it a relic of the '70s too?

Posted on 02/22/11 at 09:22 pm in response to Bill would spare church dinner fare from state inspections

Church dinners? Who's gonna protect those of us who partake at synogogues or mosques?

Posted on 02/22/11 at 09:14 pm in response to 'The King's Speech' is good film-making but not updated science

"Good filmmaking but not updated science" is a headline that will probably scare fact-benders like Oliver Stone into making movies like "Your Friend the Postal Service Delivery Person."

Posted on 01/03/11 at 08:17 pm in response to Positive economic indicators for the Upper Midwest

Cute comment, Brian. Maybe you should go beyond Rocky and Bullwinkle. See http://www.potawatomi.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=...