by the Night Writer Having lived in St. Paul for a number of years, including a stretch in the Selby-Dale neighborhood, I am very familiar with Tiger Jack’s Store on Dale St. next to the northern entrance to Highway 94. Tiger Jack Rosenbloom was a black entreprenuer who, along with his wife Nurceal, sold a [...]
by the Night Writer I came across this story from the New Orleans Times-Picayune as part of my day job. It cites a study in the May issue of Risk Assessment by two Dutch researchers from Delft Univesity and two researchers from LSU (emphasis mine): Four years later, researchers still count New Orleans’ Katrina dead, parsing [...]
by the Night Writer The big news for us is that Faith and Ben finally got back from their honeymoon yesterday. Of course, there are other things going on in the headlines, but it’s hard not to see everything in terms of the kids being back. For example, I’m so happy I’m thinking about turning [...]
by the Night Writer The adventures of pirates have been much in the news in recent months, and it has nothing to do with Johnny Depp or box-office hits. Whether it’s hijacking of a ship loaded with Russian tanks, to the latest misadventure with an American-flagged cargo ship, pirates are becoming good copy. One might [...]
Gino, here are a 24 to 50 more reasons to come to Minnesota for the wedding… Pet Pigs Go Hog Wild in Western Minnesota Officials recently discovered that pot-bellied pigs — a southeast Asian species imported to the United States, often as pets — have been roaming wild and apparently reproducing for the past few [...]
Satellite photos show Lake Superior nearly iced-over on March 3, 2009. Image from N.O.A.A. Reportedly, this phenomenon happens about every 20-30 years. Another source reports that global floating sea ice levels this year are as high as they were in 1979, using data and a chart from the University of Illinois’ Arctic Climate Research Center: [...]
Obama: It’s a Good Time to Buy Stocks President Obama said Tuesday that now is a good time for investors to buy stocks if they focus on the big picture. The Dow plunged Monday to its lowest level in 12 years. “What you’re now seeing is a profit and earnings ratios get to the point [...]
Bob Greene is a master, and writer who’s style influenced my early days. He’s done a number of tributes over the years, but none have been better than the one he just offered to Paul Harvey who passed away Saturday at the age of 90: I’ve never been one to attend the performances of symphony [...]
The Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, The Hon. Eric Magnuson, is unhappy that the man who appointed him to office, Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty, has asked him to cut his budget by five percent. To do so, the judge and the StarTribune allege, “could leave our courts in chaos.” Apparently the Chief Justice [...]
“A million trillion here, a million trillion there; pretty soon you’re talking about real money.” — Everett Dirksen $2 TRILLION? White House’s $2.5 trillion plan draws criticism over lack of details. By EDMUND L. ANDREWS and STEPHEN LABATON, New York Times WASHINGTON – The White House plan to rescue the nation’s financial system, announced Tuesday [...]
