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Nov 20 00:49 UTC
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20
HEADLINES
Judge rules in Franken's favor over ballot access
URL: http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/16086
By Paul Schmelzer, Minnesota Independent
Ramsey County Judge Dale Lindman ruled that Al Franken's campaign can
gain access to information on voters whose ballots were rejected. This
morning Lindman heard nearly an hour of arguments over the issue, and
this afternoon he ordered Ramsey County election officials to hand
over the data by the close of business Wednesday.
Parent boot camp marches on, but history casts doubt on Minneapolis
efforts to sustain youth anti-violence efforts
URL: http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/15989
by Scott Russell, TC Daily Planet
The high-energy call and response summed up the evening's lesson for
about 15 black parents with teenage children. / What do we do?" /
"Model and Teach!" / Dr. BraVada Garrett-Akinsanya, a psychologist,
started what she calls a parent boot camp after working with a number
of black families whose children were traumatized by seeing violence
in school and the community. It's called Project Murua, which is
Swahili for respect.
VOICES | Ugly campaign tactics are destroying our democracy
URL: http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/15991
by Senator John Marty, Apple Pie Alliance
Many Americans were thrilled with the results of the recent election.
Others were disappointed. But, regardless of how one felt about the
outcome, the campaign process was ugly - not something that any
American can be proud of.
Jordan Area Community Council wrestles with internal disputes
URL: http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/15996
by Ryan T. Scott, Insight News
The Jordan Area Community Council (JACC) recently sought the help of
Hennepin County courts to resolve an internal dispute. On the surface,
the issues result from the exceptional diversity of successful,
talented, and intelligent people that compose the council membership
and the board. At the core, the issues are indicative of the many
problems brought about by the nation's foreclosure crisis, and the
fervent desire to provide assistance to residents so that the
community maintains its talented and diverse roots.
INSIDE THE DAILY PLANET
THEATER | Human Curiosities at the BLB (even more than usual)
URL: http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/15977
by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet
Roger Ebert, the critic who inspired me to become a critic, argues
that entertainments should be judged not on their objective merits but
by how well they deliver on what they promise to do. If a thriller
makes you laugh and cry as well as jump, that's gravy—but really, it's
not fair to expect it to do anything more than make you jump. By that
standard, Quickies 2008: Human Curiosities, a theatrical presentation
currently playing at the Bryant-Lake Bowl, is an unqualified success.
If you just need something quick and curious, then by all means, go.
Child soldier movie filming in Cedar-Riverside
URL: http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/16045
by Alex Ebert, Minnesota Daily
The yellow back of the light rail barely shined over the top of the
makeshift iron wall in the decaying courtyard, strewn with broken
bricks around a waterless, rusted fountain.
Debunk the myth, create your own holiday magic
URL: http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/15753
by Jeanne Bain, Minnesota Women's Press
Are traditional holiday celebrations just too much of a good (or
not-so-good) thing?
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CABBAGES AND KINGS | Through my daughters' eyes: "Why are you crying, mommy?"
URL: http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/16094
by Rachel Dykoski • 11/14/08 • My daughters sat on my lap as the
Obamas took the stage to thousands cheering in Grant Park.
ARTS ORBIT | Quickies
URL: http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/16068
by Matt Peiken • Five small, indepedent theater troupes in the Twin
Cities have banded together to stage an evening of Quickies—a
smorgasbord of scenes and slices of upcoming productions—at the
Bryant-Lake Bowl.
LOON COMMONS | Gutting green acres: Slap in the face from 2008 legislature
URL: http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/16052
by Brian Devore, 11/14/08 • Farmer Mike Gilles has a succinct way of
describing what a mess the 2008 Minnesota Legislature made of the
popular Green Acres program: "Pretty much it's a slap in the face to
anyone who is conservation-minded." It's a slap that could leave
bruises on the state's landscape for decades to come.