Post in TC Daily Planet: RNC's $50 million questions / Hidden Treasures / MN State Aid problems / Making wind power work / Primaries tomorrow!

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8



<b>HEADLINES</b>



Crowd control at the RNC: Fifty million unanswered questions

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/14205

By Jeff Severns Guntzel, Minnesota Independent

The RNC is over, and it’s not just Sarah Palin exhaling relief. The
mayors of each twin city have issued their unanimous judgment of law
enforcement actions during the daily protest rallies and marches of
the RNC.



Hidden Treasures offers hope and bargains

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/13732

by Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet

Bethlehem Baptist Church (BBC), in Minneapolis, has punched a hole in
the stereotype that well-to-do folk are all xenophobic snobs, the
latest evidence being its newly-opened thrift shop, Hidden Treasures.



Problems with Minnesota's state aid system

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/14181

by Jeff Van Wychen, Minnesota 2020

As noted in yesterday's Minnesota 2020 article, the state provides aid
to Minnesota local governments in order to pay for state mandates,
equalize the ability of local governments to generate revenue, and
reduce property taxes.  However, the state aid system is not without
problems-both real and perceived.



Making wind power work

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/14183

by Clara Peterson, Special to MN2020

In order to integrate wind power into existing systems, access to
transmission lines must be established to transfer energy from
turbines to energy providers. Because building new transmission
infrastructure is extremely expensive and time-consuming, wind energy
is most feasible when connected to existing lines.'



Minneapolis school board hopefuls speak at candidates' forum

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/14068

by Karlee Weinmann, The Bridge

On Aug. 22, the Minnesota Women's Political Caucus partnered with the
Sabathani Community Center in South Minneapolis to offer community
members a chance to listen to and interact with School Board
candidates at a forum designed to engage and inform.



<b>INSIDE THE DAILY PLANET</b>



NEWS YOU CAN USE | Vote Tuesday in primary elections

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/14206

by Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet

Primary day is Tuesday, September 9. The primary election narrows the
field of candidates to one from each party (in party-designated races)
or two for each open seat, in non-party-designated races. Each voter
may vote on all of the non-party-designated races and in the party
primary for candidates of one party only. For example, if a voter
chooses to vote in the Independence Party Senate primary, that voter
may not cross over to vote in the Democratic Congressional primary.
(In the November general election, voters can choose candidates from
any party on the ballot)



Races on the ballot include the Minneapolis school board, Senate and
Congressional districts, and judges for the Supreme Court and district
courts.



Anti-Flag Q&A: Police at Ripple Effect "dangerous"

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/14180

by Peter S. Scholtes, Minnesota Independent

Radical punk band Anti-Flag headlined the Ripple Effect Tuesday at the
St. Paul Capitol Grounds, where Rage Against the Machine were
physically barred by police from taking the stage to perform a
surprise set. Rage performed two songs on a megaphone out in the
audience, and much of the crowd turned around to march on the RNC. We
caught up with Anti-Flag singer-guitarist Justin Sane and drummer Pat
Thetic backstage at the Target Center Wednesday to get their side of
the story.



Roll Call: A local business recalls home entertainment, circa 1920

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/14082

by Jack Armstrong, Minneapolis Observer Quarterly

On a mild Saturday, we motored into Southeast Minneapolis to listen to
some piano players -- but not the sort you might imagine. Nestled in a
nondescript warehouse off University and 27th avenues, the Barton
Player Piano Company houses the city's only collection of player
pianos and the rolls of music that make them sing. The occasion was
the Eighth Annual Piano Roll Flea Market and Movie Event, a clever
collaboration between the innovative Mr. Don Barton and the purveyors
of cinema at the refurbished Heights movie theater in Columbia Heights.



Teens find summer jobs as artists

http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/14112

by Prisca Ohito, ThreeSixty

Summer generally includes lots of sunshine, lots of spare time, and
lots of job applications for many teens. Reluctantly, teens often turn
to frying foods and selling shirts to earn money. Fortunately for some
creative teens an alternative to the fast food and retail routines
exists with ArtsWork, a youth employment program developed by COMPAS,
a local arts education organization.



<b>NEW IN BLOGS</b>



What was the world rocking out to on the day you were born?

http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/14197

by Jay Gabler, Arts Orbit

This has absolutely nothing to do with local music—unless you happen
to have been born on June 10, 1980 or August 1, 1984.



Little Grocery on the Prairie

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/14198

by Daniella Fisher, By the People

A recent visit to Rex Ace Hardware and Country Store in my hometown of
Petaluma, California reminded me that businesses can serve as more
than just a place to buy products. In small towns, the local grocery
or hardware store often also serves as a community gathering space,
where town residents can get advice from the proprietor (and anyone
else who happens to be inside), meet fellow community members, learn
about the town's happenings, run into old friends - and, yes, make a
purchase.



Confusion about dealing with hunger

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/14199

by Jeff Nygaard, Cabbages and Kings

The news has been filled in recent months with stories about "food
riots" around the world.<br><br>(Before I go any further, I have to
say that I wouldn't call them that. The word "riot" refers to a
mindless, out-of-control violence or disorder. From what I can gather,
what we are seeing are angry demonstrations aimed at the political and
economic forces that people understand are the causes of their hunger.
But that's another story.)