Hart Van DenburgAir Force personnel were informed that if they or their family members access WikiLeaks on a government or personal computer it would “subject the violator to prosecution for violation of espionage under the Espionage Act.” Some academics are also steering clear of the leaked documents. Is this good for security?
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for February 2011
David Cazares
Now that Huffington Post, a site that sometimes make insignificant stories look like big news, is owned by the same company that owns Patch, a network of hyper-local news sites, what if Patch adopted the design aesthetic of HuffPo? Voila! Haugen’s Fridley Patch is born, HuffPo-style.
Bob Collins
The only question remaining from the Super Bowl, the great Ziploc controversy, the South Shore gets its day, snowblowing the roof, and should college kids be allowed to rent in your neighborhood?
Times were bad when President Reagan said ‘it’s morning in America.’ What would he say now?
Should we feel sorry for the people who rubbing our noses in their plans to head to a warm Texas?
Necessity birthed a new fashion in Egypt today as tens of thousands of protesters hit the streets again, many prepared to be hit.
Nye’s loses its star, the airline monopoly in the Twin Cities, racism and the false police report, the obligatory Super Bowl ad post, and hunting via the Internet
Why is a cut in child protection in Minnesota in the first budget bill to be debated in the state Senate, and not the last?
Now that the access to the Internet has been eased somewhat in Egypt, more video is starting to make its way out of the country.
The cookie revolution, where does Minnesota’s toxic waste go, redefining rape, football skeet, and the battle of Lake Shore Drive.
An Iowa Senate politician may be all that’s preventing an end to same-sex marriage in the state.