BY ADAM MICHAEL SCHENCK Literary echoes seem to have passed their high-water mark generations ago. Few quote Shakespeare anymore, and as an atheist I am disappointed that those with “sincerely held religious beliefs” (as Justice Samuel Alito put it in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby) often fail to quote the Bible…
BY AMY BLUMENSHINE Southside neighbors are organizing to challenge sex trafficking. Nearly 100 concerned citizens turned out in early February for the informational event at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, “Shining a Light in the Darkness: A Faith-Based response to sex trafficking.” Experts in “The Life,” either as survivors or interveners,…
BY MICHAEL LIVINGSTON Soon after President Trump took office General John Nicholson, the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, told Congress that the U.S. faces a stalemate and needs several thousand more troops (New York Times, 2/10/2017, p. A3). The seemingly endless wars in the Middle East continue under Trump…
BY JOHN KARRIGAN As it has been for most of the 2016-17 winter, I am not finding many small birds in the park to write about. The backyard birds are doing well as usual. The regulars—Northern Cardinals American Goldfinches, Black-capped Chickadees, English Sparrows, Dark-eyed Juncos, Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers White-breasted…
The Longfellow Community Council will host a community input meeting on the proposed 46th Street/Snelling Avenue development on Thursday, Feb. 23, at Hiawatha Park Rec. Center (4301 E. 42nd St.) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., with representatives from the developer, city planning and the park board present to answer questions.…
BY CARLA WALDEMAR Costa Blanca Bistro 2416 Central Avenue NE 612-789-9295 www.costablancabistro.com Well, it’s finally here. And worth the wait. Here’s what I wrote for this newspaper back in 2015 about wunderchef Hector Ruiz and his Latin-flavored dining empire: “They call it Rincon 38. I call it tapas heaven. It’s…
BY BENJAMIN MERRILL Headlines about fraud within for-profit education businesses appeared frequently in 2016. Stories of long overdue regulatory action conceal a history of regulatory inaction regarding fraud in for-profit education, which has both allowed and rewarded one of America’s biggest systems of consumer abuse. One of the largest accreditors…
Things are happening in Minnesota as some lawmakers have introduced the first “legalization” bills, as you may have heard on the news. Please right away call your state rep and state senator asking them to End Prohibition! Tell them that public opinion wants Minnesota to follow Colorado, California, Oregon, and…
