Post in 7/21/08 Headlines: Burning questions; FLOWing art; Gardening communities; Changing politicians; $18 doughnut

Jul 21 02:46 UTC

MONDAY, July 21

HEADLINES

Burning questions about health

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12875

by Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet

The ubiquitous green-and-white signs dot the front yards of Merriam
Park, across the freeway from the Rock-Tenn recycling plant. They
signal heated neighborhood opposition to proposals for incineration to
generate steam for Rock-Tenn's paper recycling operations, which lost
its former source of steam when Xcel's coal-burning High Bridge plant
shut down as a cleaner-air measure.

Art crawl to FLOW through North Minneapolis

http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/12807

by Josiah Jackson, TC Daily Planet

If you visit North Minneapolis between 4-9 p.m. on Saturday, July 26,
you can expect inspiration, motivation, and participation at the third
annual FLOW Northside Arts Crawl.

Community gardens: Where to go from here?

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12836

By Clara Peterson, Minnesota 2020

The problem with many of these celebrated benefits of community
gardening is that they rely on one or both of two key assumptions:
first, that enough people will participate in the garden to render it
a significant community-building and health-boosting arena, and
second, that the garden itself is big enough to have a noticeable
impact on factors like air quality and access to nutritious food.

VOICES <a href=" ">Say anything

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12775

by Michele St. Martin, Minnesota Women's Press

It is what cynics say about political candidates: "He'll say anything
to get elected." I've demurred when I've heard that said about
candidates I support. But I've had to accept that ideology doesn't
matter much when it comes to the tactics candidates use to ... well,
said nicely, broaden their appeal; in not-so-nice terminology, pander.
I find this disturbing.

The $18 Doughnut

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12800

by Elizabeth Rich, Minnesota 2020

In Rochester, Minn., Cindy Daube is paying the price for being a good
employer.

INSIDE THE DAILY PLANET

  <a href=" ">Policing the RNC

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12921

by Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet

The latest brouhaha over convention policing isn't about how, but
about how many. The St. Paul Police Department (SPPD) says it will
have enough boots on the ground by September 1at least 3,500 cops
while Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher expresses doubts.

VOICES <a href=" ">Capitulating to bigotry, Democrats become bigots
themselves

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12886

by Frank Erickson, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

I don't see much difference between the Republicans and the Democrats.
The Democrats are just more polite and cordial when it comes to
expressing their bigotry.

Art on the SE Como Block

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12888

by Jen Ortendahl, The Bridge

Originally the home of General Mills, 2010 Hennepin Ave. has changed
over the years; seeing businesses come and go and hosting lone
artists' galleries and studios. Now, the warehouse has come back to
life to form 2010 ArtBlok  home to studios for more than a dozen
artists, dedicated to creating and displaying a wide variety of art.

Underage and undercover

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12889

by Andy Mannix, Minnesota Daily

University students work as alcohol compliance shoppers for
Minneapolis police

NEW IN BLOGS

Distress Symbols: Startling statistics on the state of the union

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12906

by Paul Schmelzer, 7/19/08, Eyeteeth

New studies on American rankings on the well-being of its citizens and
its human development progress worldwide are shocking to say the least.

  Jung Couldnt Play the Guitar

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12698

by Daniel Cubias, 6/28/08, Hispanic Fanatic

You know we Hispanics dont believe in therapy. We believe in poetry.

Card shark: Snail mail edition

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12919

by Matthew Everett

Doing the Fringe playwrights panel this past Monday at one of the St.
Paul libraries, I picked up another show card I didn't yet have...
which, I have to say, is one of the most adorably scruffy off-kilter
postcards I've seen this year.  Made with love, hastily, on a limited
budget - it was the essence of Fringe, really.

Card shark: Snail mail edition

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12920

by Matthew Everett

A few Fringe show cards even still come in the regular mail. And Im
always happy to see something in my mailbox at the end of the day
other than bills, believe me.