The Edufication of a Minnesota Catholic Boy
My old Catholic grade school, St. James, on Randolph and View in the West Seventh neighborhood of St Paul, is on the ropes: School and...
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Tears, Cheers, High-Fives, Hugs and Sobs
The 5th and 6th Grade classes at Groveland Park Elementary in St Paul, Minn., left school for the final time on Friday, June 7, 2013,...
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When Minnesota Groveled for Gorbachev and Lost Its Soul
I wrote this critique of Mikhail Gorbachev’s June 3, 1990 visit to Minnesota two weeks in advance of the actual event. Although I...
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God, We’ll Miss Her: Michele Bachmann Turns MN Capitol into House of Gay Bashers
I wrote this in 2004, when then- State Sen. Michele Bachmann turned the Capitol into a den of homophobes. Satan raised a hideous hand in...
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Bushwhacking: Michele Bachmann’s Greatest Hits: Spying on the Gay People
Michele Bachmann has announced that she will not seek re-election to Congress in 2014, bringing joy to many Minnesotans, especially the...
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