Duty to Warn
Gary G. Kohls, MD
The recall election of Wisconsin Republican governor and preacher’s kid Scott Walker will be held next week. Several of Walker’s fellow NeoConservative legislators are also on the recall ballot for betraying many of their constituents by…
The Gadfly
Ed Raymond
The death of the black teenager Trayvon Martin, shot to death by a private “security” guard in an Orlando, Florida “gated” community, not only is a deadly comment about our society, it reminds all of us that we are building a…
Nukewatch
John LaForge
In the war fever being ramped up against Syria, there is broad public indignation over the massacre of over 100 civilians in the town of Houla last weekend.
Would that the U.S. diplomatic corps and the commercial press were equally…
From the Side
Forrest Johnson
The boys at Camp Shack are currently seeking investors for an ambitious project that will eventually unearth and expose some of the finest and most useful minerals available on this or any other planet.
The Camp Shack Mining and Minerals…
Nature
Ralph LaPlant
Interestingly, Minnesota was the first state to choose a state flower. It was decided, back in 1893, that Minnesota should have a floral emblem at its exhibit at the Chicago World’s Fair.
The Ladies’ Auxiliary of Minnesota’s World’s…
Ramblings
Paul Ryan
Every June, assuming I’m sober enough to remember what month it is, I give advice to graduating students. These students then base their entire lives on my advice, succeeding or failing in life only because of how closely they followed my…
Culture Vulture
Mark Jeneson
It’s nice talking with people who are well-spoken. Especially sincere people. It’s a refreshing quality and can even be pleasant to the ears. Nick is a pretty well spoken guy. The fact that he graduated Summa Cum Laude from Gustavus…
Stage
Kriss Osbakken
Given the stage name of Cavendish and tagged as royalty in the play, “The Royal Family”, the famed, theatrical Barrymores provided fodder for authors George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber. The Duluth Playhouse resurrects their 1927 comedy…
Music Reviews
Paul Whyte
Back in 2010 a mysterious and rocking group popped up in the Twin Cities and began releasing EP albums, each packaged in neat and modest cardboard cases made out of recycled materials. The CD cases were each marked with a number and the…
Music
Andrew Olson
It seems like each week a new brewery is opening up in the Northland, making the area like the Napa Valley of beer.
Sports
John Gilbert
Once again, the Indianapolis 500 exceeded expectations. For the second year in a row, and under nearly identical circumstances, a finish that might have been the most astounding in the race’s history wound up being crushed by a cruel twist,…
The Masked Fan
Marc Elliott
LESTER PARK… The NHL Conference Finals are complete, and we will have the Los Angeles Kings from the West meeting the New Jersey Devils from the East. The Kings have basically steamrolled their way to the Cup final, going 12-2 in…
