UMD Weekend Bigger than Homecoming

Thu. Oct. 23rd, 2014  |  John Gilbert

This might just be the greatest sports weekend of the whole year. We’ve got so much going on in Duluth this weekend, that maybe this should have been homecoming week. Or maybe the Bulldogs should have two.

How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World

Thu. Oct. 23rd, 2014  |  Emily Stone

Brace for impact,” advised a gray-bearded man wearing wire-rimmed glasses. Shaggy, dark brown curls tumbled out from beneath his tawny, felted hat, and the hundreds of mycologists in the audience could feel his excitement.

A Must-Have IPA

Thu. Oct. 23rd, 2014  |  Jim Lundstrom

Dogfish Head Sixty-One, a “continually hopped India Pale Ale brewed with Syrah grape must.” Hmm, that doesn’t sound right, does it? Grape must? Must be one of those wino terms.

Diverting shareholder funds into “dark money” politics

Thu. Oct. 23rd, 2014

If corporations are people, as the Supreme Court pretends, they certainly are loudmouths, constantly telling us how great they are and broadcasting their brand names everywhere.

We Need Medical Boots On The Ground Now

Thu. Oct. 23rd, 2014

The headlines shift hourly between Ebola and ISIS. The question is often asked, “Should we put boots on the ground?”

Zombie Alert: Yucca Mt. Radioactive Waste Dump Not Dead Yet

Thu. Oct. 23rd, 2014

Just in time for Halloween, a real zombie. Having helped hammer nails in the coffin of the Yucca Mt., Nevada, project—for disposing high-level radioactive waste (uranium fuel rods) from nuclear reactors—I’m amazed at how the plan stays undead.

The Universe Guys Aren’t Even Saying “10-4’’

Thu. Oct. 23rd, 2014  |  Ed Raymond

I wonder if aliens have visited the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, NM. Corky loves the idea of UFOs, so we had to stop.

Don’t Vote for Your Future Oppressors

Thu. Oct. 23rd, 2014  |  Gary G. Kohls, MD

In the heat of the campaigns, we misinformed, dis-informed and oft-deceived voters must be careful lest we blindly allow our future oppressors – and that includes our politician’s paymasters - to win at the polls.

Election Section

Thu. Oct. 30th, 2014

2014 Minnesota Elections - Reader endorsements

Retiree healthcare update

Thu. Oct. 30th, 2014

Yes, sir—this town is the gift that keeps on giving. How could I possibly live anywhere else?