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Mary Turck
Date:
Jul 05 02:49 UTC
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SATURDAY, July 5
HEADLINES
North High will stay open
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12541
by James Sanna, TC Daily Planet
Rumors have been flying this summer that Minneapolis school
administrators will close North High School, in Minneapolis' North
Side neighborhood, sometime this coming year.
"North High School closing has not even appeared on the School Board's
agenda," the Chair of the Minneapolis Board of Education, Lydia Lee,
said flatly.
Worship the earth
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12493
by Liz Rolfsmeier, Minnesota Women's Press
Several years ago, Lissie Rappaport Schifman was sitting at the High
Holidays service at Temple Israel, pregnant and between jobs. She
started thinking. Thinking about where she was going to now devote her
energy. Thinking about what kind of world she was bringing her child
into. Thinking about the current geopolitical climate, our dependence
on foreign oil, and the global warming crisis-all of the ecological
concerns that many people share. And she looked upward and found
inspiration in the roof. To Schifman, the roof was a place to begin.
RNC-WC and the GOP Express
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12545
by Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet
The RNC Welcoming Committee posted a link to the 24-page GOP Express
guide on July 3. As described by the RNC-WC, the plan is "a rundown of
proposed delegate transportation plans, including maps and photos."
The RNC-WC describes itself as "an anarchist / anti-authoritarian
organizing body preparing for the 2008 Republican National Convention
in St. Paul, Minnesota."
Selling out: Pride festival corporate involvement spurs criticism
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12459
by Andy Birkey, Minnesota Independent
Does a deal on aluminum siding advance the cause of equality? It's a
fair question given the vast amount of corporate marketing present at
Twin Cities Pride last weekend. As LGBT people and their friends and
family gathered to celebrate community and identity, many event-goers
are left wondering when that celebration stopped being about queer
rights and became a mass marketing event for the Fortune 500.
INSIDE THE DAILY PLANET
Kimloan Thi Nguyen wins trophies at CPAA International Multi-Arts
Festival
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12524
by Nam Nguyen, Asian Pages
Kimloan Thi Nguyen, 22, of Burnsville, recently won a pair of 1st
places in both the International Chinese Folk Instrument Competition
and the International Dance Competition at the 2008 CPAA International
Multi-Arts Festival held at the Montgomery Theater in San Jose on June
1st. Nguyen is pictured above with her trophies.
Teen Driving
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12297
by volunteers, MTN
South High students Dana Goetsch, Elora Koepcke, Makoto Miller-
Tsutsui, Benjamin Westley, Audrey Pallmeyer and Coleman Belton explore
the issues surrounding teen drivers, the high accident rate, and
efforts to change that with legislation. They made this video with
help from the Minneapolis Television Network (MTN) through the Voices
program.
Deutsche TageA celebration of German roots
by Trang Do, TC Daily Planet
Check out the slide show in the Multimedia box.
NEW IN VOICES
Confusing gun control decision
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12543
by Myles Spicer, TC Daily Planet
Well, constitutional law experts having been vetting the recent
Supreme Court ruling striking down D.C.s hand gun ban, with varying
opinions. But to a layman, the ruling makes no sense whatsoever, and
the majority opinion written by Justice Scalia is even more non-
sensical and highly confusing.
NEW IN BLOGS
Or perhaps we will write in Bill Richardson's name
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12247
by Hispanic Fanatic, 6/5/08
These are perplexing times for Hispanics, especially for those who are
Catholic. Actually, that statement is ridiculous, because these are
confusing times for everybody, unless theres some really enlightened
individual out there who has achieved inner harmony while the rest of
the world roils uncontrollably.
Coming to Minneapolis: Dirty-dancing Pop-Tarts
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/12518
by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet
Its pretty sketchy when the opening act of a concert is a giant
strawberry/blueberry Pop-Tart dancing to Akons Smack That. Its
safe to say things can only go up from there.
Street fashion at the movies: Varsity Theater and Lagoon
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/12517
by Ellen Dahl, The Minneapoline