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Two Minnesota fighters compete at UFC 106 on Saturday
Minnesota fighter's Brock Larson and Jacob Volkmann face tough competition at UFC 106 in Las Vegas this weekend. Also, a Brock Lesnar health update
Kickin' it MexaRican Style: Remembering Judy Ojeda
Tonight: A Hip-Hop concert and memorial for Human Rights-Health Care advocate and Latina business owner Judith Orea Ojeda, who passed away on October 19th, 2009 unexpectedly. All proceeds from the event go to the Judith Ojeda Memorial Fund, to assist her husband and 6 children with funeral and other expenses.
In a Global Climate Crisis Are Holiday Lights Irresponsible?
Before you string your holiday lights this weekend consider your options for reducing your lighting display's carbon footprint.
Problems facing Hennepin Medical Center demonstrate need for reform
What is wrong with this picture? In the richest country in the world and in a state that’s traditionally committed to providing help to those in need, Minnesota’s biggest safety net hospital is going to stop serving the uninsured in non-emergency situations, close two clinics and lay off up to 200 people.
Think about your food. And enjoy.
Inspired by the season but put into practice all year long, my recipe for eating and living well is part love, part appreciation, and part thanks - mixed well, stirred often, and shared with everyone around me.
There is the Goldstone Report and then there are the facts
Along the lines of the critique of the Goldstone Report, I have included a number of resources used by Dore Gold, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations from 1997 – 1999, in a debate with Justice Goldstone at Brandeis University. The information contained in this posting is a dramatic refutation of the allegations contained in the Goldstone Report.
The best team in the NFL: The Vikings
This is how many Vikings fans feel: They will rip our hearts out just like they did during the 1998 season. While possibly true, and I am not here to make any playoff guarantees, I will tell you this: The Vikings are the best team in football. People magazine has Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in its "Sexiest Man Alive" edition. We all have to take chances. The pieces are in place for the Vikings to have no players taking part in the Pro Bowl in Miami. That's because it's the week before the Super Bowl. The Vikings are that good.
D.C. Council and Catholic Charities Argue Gay Marriage
Catholic Charities is framing the same-sex marriage debate in Washington, D.C. as a religious freedom issue when really it comes down to the rule of law. And money.
Brock Lesnar has surgery, illness revealed
UFC President Dana White reports this morning that Brock Lesnar underwent minor surgery today in Bismarck, ND.
My First Protest: Asian Americans and Activism, Part 1
Local and national Asian American activists and organizers talk about the first time they remember making a stand, in their own words. This is part 1 in a hopefully ongoing series.
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