Reader Roundup: Franken, press freedom among comment topics
Al Franken’s first-ballot DFL endorsement in the U.S. Senate race dominated recent MinnPost comments, inspiring dozens of readers to air their views.
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Virtual schools, light rail draw comments — and, of course, politics, politics, politics
MinnPost readers were moved to comment recently on virtual schools, light rail issues, a potential war with Iran and turmoil in the Attorney General’s office, among other topics. And politics — lots of politics…
Pieces on Ron Paul, Mike Hatch elicit comments
Ron Paul’s snubbing by the GOP, Mike Hatch’s era in the Minnesota attorney general’s office, persistent racism and Arne Carlson’s take on this year’s legislative session were among the issues prompting MinnPost readers’ recent comments…
Golf as interactive art, political commentary — and cultural history
Play the Walker Art Center’s “art as golf” exhibit and you’ll find that some holes are fairly easy; some are impossible. Some are labor-intensive, and more than a few will make you stop and think.
Whistling past the graveyard
I’ve written this before, but one of the most formative musical experiences of my life was having Peter Jesperson play “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” from “Monty Python’s Life of Brian” at the end of the night at the old Longhorn Bar in do
Statement issued by Mike Hatch
I had misinterpreted my secretary’s message, and thought that you were with the Rochester Post. I checked around about you and your blog last night.
Video report: How do spring temps this year stack up?
Many people have told me they can’t remember the last time we were this cool for this long into the spring season. But really, how cool has it been compared with previous springs? By Dave Dahl
Heard any good sermons lately?
The old saying about preachers is that they work only one hour a week. That’s the one hour preaching on Sunday morning. Read more… By Steve Scott
End of session, name changes (or not) attract comments
Analyses of the legislative session and married women keeping their birth names were among recent MinnPost topics drawing reader comments. Here is a sampling:
Video: Art on Wheels lights up the night
The Minneapolis Art on Wheels (MAW) project creates illuminated works of art using three broadcasting units designed by students during a University of Minnesota course.
Child abuse is more prevalent than most understand
The last couple of months have provided frightening evidence that too many children and adolescents live in dangerous situations. Read more… By Ted Thompson and Mary Gail Frawley-O’Dea
Here’s how to make Minnesota a better place
How would young people make Minnesota a better place to live? That’s the question a group called Students Speak Out put to members of Generation Y as part of a video-blogging contest to celebrate Minnesota’s 150 years of statehood.
Superdelegates, soccer spur readers to comment
MinnPost commenters had lots to say about counting in recent days — adding up convention delegates, taxes, D.C. living expenses and electoral votes. Other popular topics ranged from genetically modified food to a soccer move. Here’s a sampling:
Remembering Stephen Feinstein
Colleagues and friends of the founder and director of the U’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, who died in March, gathered to recall his passion and humor in words and video.
U of M Alumni Association: A Guest in Their World
Annie Griffiths Belt, a National Geographic Society photographer, recounts through stories and pictures three decades of traveling to nearly 100 countries, often with her two children in tow.FROM THE U OF M ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
The DFL culture wars of 1978
At next month’s DFL convention in Rochester, the main order of business will be the endorsement of a Senate candidate to challenge Sen. Norm Coleman in November.
Teens stats, ethanol bring reader comments
The merits of ethanol fueled a spate of recent comments, along with such topics as teen drivers, Iraq, department stores and Twins closer Joe Nathan. Here’s a selection from MinnPost readers…
Something speeding drivers are sure to love
Tucked away deep in the transportation policy bill now under scrutiny in a House-Senate conference committee is a fun little item for speeding drivers: It would help hide even more speeding tickets from insurance companies. Read more…
Reader Roundup: Franken’s taxes, Tom Swifties among comment topics
Topics as varied as Al Franken’s tax-filing troubles, exercise balls, the vitality of the religious right and Tom Swifties inspired MinnPost readers to comment recently. Here’s a selection of their thoughts…
How you’ve been misled on teen driving fatalities
By Eric Black | Friday, May 2, 2008 An utterly misleading statistic — that Minnesota has the highest teen fatality rate from motor vehicle crashes in the nation — has been spreading virally in the Minnesota news media and on the floor of the Legislat
