David CazaresQuite a few instances lately of world authorities blaming technology (or shutting it down) for conflict. The latest: Police in Essex, England have charged a man for using the BlackBerry Messenger service and Facebook to organize a mass water fight. From guardian.co.uk: The 20-year-old from Colchester was arrested on Friday after Essex police discovered the Read more →
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Archives for August 2011
Taking a vacation when there’s a war on
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In Cannon Falls today, President Obama referenced a New York Times editorial by financier Warren Buffett to back his call for higher taxes on wealthy Americans.
Hart Van Denburg
PR battle for the face of a strike
Bob Collins
Steve Russell excels at proving Minnesota from a few hundred feet up is a breathtaking as anyplace.
Young men are under tremendous (self-imposed) pressure these days to propose to their girlfriends in ever-impressive ways.
Rising from the riots, Gavin goes clamming, the invisible artist, World War II reunion in Edina, and what if a comedian determined the next president.
Scott LeDoux, 1949-2011
Today in Oshkosh, a company test flew a jet it may offer as a kit to people who want to assemble it.
Social shaming
Is Iowa the Fairest?
Art or eyesore: The gum wall