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Live at the LAMC: Latino Alternative Music Conference
Days 1, 2, and 3 at the 2009 Latino Alternative Music Conference celebrating the 10th Anniversary presented by Jack Daniel's at the Roosevelt Hotel, New York City.
Hitchhiking in search of stimulus funds
A report released today shows that less than half of the federal transportation-related stimulus projects authorized to date are bound for metropolitan areas; this could spell trouble for metro and rural Minnesota alike.
Selective speedbumps on the road to redemption
For some, the redemptive path is greased by success and fame, for others it's questionable whether one even exists.
June swoon doesn't carry over for Morneau
Twins first baseman Justin Morneau is quietly having a wonderful season. Maybe it's because his teammate, Joe Mauer, has been so brilliant. Maybe it's because another first baseman, Albert Pujols, has been absurd. While acknowledging how great those two have been, Morneau deserves some love.
Who will be the next head coach for the Wolves?
The search for a new head coach for the Timberwolves has me thinking of some of the great coaches I have met over the years.
Twins: stay interested, my friends
The Twins are 83-games into the season, just past the midway point. They're a season-high three games over .500...we examine if they'll be postseason bound in a few months...or lose out to Detroit or Chicago.
Summer in the City
You can have the stop-and-go traffic and the mosquitoes of a northern Minnesota get-away cabin. For me, there is no better place to spend a weekend in the summer than in the Twin Cities.
What It Takes To Become An Artist
A laundry list of qualities needed, suggested by students, to become an artist.
Why Sarah Quit the Guv’s Job in Alaska
It is virtually impossible to run a campaign for the 2012 Republican nomination when you are the governor of a state as far off the beaten path as Alaska. That and the fight that has been stirred up again about Gov. Sarah Palin's fitness to be the GOP standard bearer in the next presidential election made it unavoidable for Palin to continue being both governor and potential presidential candidate.
Friends Without Jobs
A few weeks ago I read an article in Slate Magazine written by Emily Bazelon entitled. “The Recession Wrecks Friendships: One friend gets poorer, the other stays the same.” I remember thinking, the recession sucks, but can we blame it for everything?”
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