From:
Jay Gabler
Date:
Oct 03 05:20 UTC
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Somalis mourn killings
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/14875
by Abdifatah Shafat, TC Daily Planet
There doesn’t seem to be a let-up in the series of murders that has
struck the Somali community in the Twin Cities this year. As I was
collecting information about the violent death of one young man, I
got a call from a friend while I was on my way to Cub Foods to buy
gifts for Eid about the killing of yet another one. Abdihshakur Adan
Hassan became the sixth Somali man to be murdered in the metro area
since December 2007.
Killing frost hits Minnesota credit markets
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/14845
by Lee Egerstrom, Minnesota 2020
A killing frost seems to have blanketed the Eastern seaboard from
Wall Street to Washington and it has frozen the credit markets here
in Minnesota as well.
Deeper than blue
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/14851
by Michele St. Martin, Minnesota Women's Press
When she thinks back, Matthea Little Smith realizes she has
experienced depression off and on for more than 40 years. Smith, 58,
first heard about the symptoms of depression from a teacher when she
was in high school-and recognized herself in the description. "I
thought, that sounds like me," Smith said. "I had those symptoms. I
also thought, aw, it's not a big deal. And it wasn't-until I was
about 38."
St. Cloud State students denounce recurrent hate crimes
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/14847
by Charles Hallman, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
Speak Out participants challenged school's administration to do more
This week's community round-up
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/14864
by staff, TC Daily Planet
Some shorter stories from around the Twin Cities metro area.
INSIDE THE DAILY PLANET
Music note: Rosalie Sorrels releases tribute to Utah Phillips
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/13634
by Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet
On hearing Rosalie Sorrels had a new album out on nationally-lauded,
St. Paul-based Red House Records, yours truly hurried up and got
nosy. Turns out Rosalie Sorrels has got a thing and a half for her
fellow folk legend, the late Utah Phillips.
Food and Restaurants
Local food's toughest customers
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/14811
by Brian DeVore, Land Stewardship Project
On an overcast fall day, I got a tour of the Meat Center of Appleton
(population: 2,871) in the heart of western Minnesota's wild goose
and domestic corn country. If an extensive local food system is to
take root throughout the Midwest and beyond, its reach can't be
limited to hip urban neighborhoods and earnest college campuses. It
also has to catch on in places like Appleton — and it starts with
people like Alyce Fust.
Mango Thai Cuisine
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/14816
by Jeremy Iggers, The Rake
Strictly speaking, I am not sure the dishes I sampled the other day
at Mango Thai Cuisine at Selby and Dale in St. Paul really qualify as
authentic Thai cuisine. I don't remember seeing any western-style
broccoli the last time I was in Bangkok, and I am pretty sure I never
saw a seafood salad served over baby field greens in an oversized
martini glass, or raad na noodles topped with curled strands of
carrot. Ditto the crab avocado rolls, and the mango spring rolls, and
the pan-grilled tuna wasabi salad.
The Average Joe's response to Betty Crocker: the homebrewing revival
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/14779
by Leah Ritz, Minnesota 2020
With markets across the board looking unsteady these days,
Minnesotans are returning to their agricultural roots in an effort to
re-cultivate Minnesota's heritage and revitalize local business. With
today's food prices on the rise and a little extra free time to spare
on new hobbies, traditional homegrown pastimes have expanded to new
frontiers. However, instead of home-canned tomatoes and other produce
familiar from the heyday of Betty Crocker, this time it's the Average
Joe's of Minnesota brewing and bottling their own beer with homegrown
ingredients.
NEW IN BLOGS
ARTS ORBIT | Get your toady whipped on West 7th
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/14873
by Jay Gabler
This Friday night at St. Paul’s Mad Hatter Tea House, Rick Griffith
will be kicking off the Halloween season with his annual “Magic Lute
Show.” That’s right, folks. We’re talking authentic live lute music,
readings from Renaissance-era sources on witchcraft and alchemy, and,
Griffith promises, “a few choice bits of legerdemain and mental
chicanery.”
GROUND ZERO | Fear Itself: Turning an hour of economic danger into an
hour of political opportunity
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/14870
by Rich Broderick
Today, the whole elaborate system of easy short-term credit that
keeps our version of capitalism afloat is on the verge of a shutdown.
And soon.
ARTS ORBIT | Vandalia Street gets good wood
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/14887
by Jay Gabler
You know the Twin Cities have a great theater scene. You know that
our bands are the coolest. You may even know that we have an
exceptional number of exceptional dance companies. But did you know
that the metro area is a national hub of woodcraft?
BLOG OF THE MODERATE LEFT | The times, they are a-changing
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/14885
by Jeff Fecke
Richard Trumka of the AFL-CIO speaks bluntly about fighting racism,
how it’s used to divide workers, and why it’s very wrong to vote
against Barack Obama because of the color of his skin:
ARTS ORBIT | Weekend what's what 10/2-10/4: Dance dance...revolution?
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/14871
by l'etoile magazine staff
As the leaves begin their slow autumn turn and the noticeable chill
sweeps in, the political climate heats up! While the bulk of this
weekend holds an abundance of the fantastic art, music and parties
that you’ve come to expect, Thursday is really the perfect chance to
flex your revolutionary muscle. With a handful of thoughtful events
that will definitely inspire and entertain, your thinking cap has
never looked so stylish!
EYETEETH | D'oh: Homer tries to vote for Obama
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/14886
by Paul Schmelzer
In its annual Halloween episode--this year falling just two days
before the presidential election--"The Simpsons" will feature a
segment where Homer heads into a "double-wide" voting booth in an
attempt to cast his vote for Barack Obama.