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Nov 21 01:44 UTC
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Between hunger and a hard place: Food shelves face recession challenges
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/16043
by Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet
Tough as times are, it's harder than ever on the financially
challenged. They'd have a harder time still without food shelves.
Accordingly, Twin Cities food shelves have become a more vital
resource than ever before.
Arts Orbit Weekly: 11/20/08
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/16126
by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet
What to do every day this week, and a roundup of Daily Planet arts
coverage.
With economic downturn, more families face streets
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/16103
by Briana Bierschbach, Minnesota Daily
For Steve Walker, 49 , and his wife and three children, their home
isn't technically a home at all, rather it's People Serving People,
an emergency homeless shelter in downtown Minneapolis .
Stopping Somali youth violence
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/16097
by Abdifatah Shafat, TC Daily Planet
"We need to maintain a sustained effort to ensure that our youth do
not involve themselves in violent activities or gangsterism."
Abdullahi Farah said in a town hall-style forum, "Threats to Our
Youth: Gangs, Drugs, Homicides, Dropping Out," held November 14 at
the Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Center in South Minneapolis.
Phyllis Wheatley Center forms partnerships to close gap in North
Minneapolis
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/16106
by Lauretta Dawalo Towns, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
For twenty-two years, Phyllis Wheatley Community Center has been
operating the Academic Achievement Program in various forms,
servicing children in need of academic assistance to enhance their
scholastic success. In addition to homework help and tutoring,
students also receive lessons in financial literacy and culturally
acute subject matter.The benefits extend far beyond academics.
INSIDE THE DAILY PLANET
See latest recount update in column 3:
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/16111
NEWS YOU CAN USE | Giving thanks and giving back
http://www.tcdailiyplanet.net/node/16127
by Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet
This Thanksgiving, families throughout the Twin Cities will gather at
the table and be thankful for what they have, despite the rough
economic climate. But Thanksgiving can also be a time for people to
help those less fortunate themselves: here is a list of ways you can
help on Thanksgiving Day and beyond.
MOVIES | "Let the Right One In": Classic horror, minus the naked coeds
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/16100
by Jim Brunzell III, TC Daily Planet
"Let The Right One In" does have many spooks and surprises, but at
its core, the film is a love story that captures all the desperation,
isolation, and emotional intensity of being a preteen.
Musicians telling it like it is
MUSIC | "My guitar's an asshole!": Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs
at the Entry
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/16069
by Cyn Collins, TC Daily Planet
One of the first songs, the lively “Ain’t Nobody Gonna Love Me Like
the Devil Do,” was a seeming companion to a later number, “Jesus
Doesn’t Love Me Anymore.” Both were performed in a folky, sing-songy
fashion—the latter sounded like the sequel to “Jesus Loves Me” that
no one ever taught us as children. Every good country noir show needs
a foot-stompin’ gospel song, and accordingly there was “Getting High
For Jesus (‘Cause He Got Low for Me).”
MUSIC | Bill Mike on music and money: "Same shit, different system"
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/16018
by Rich Horton, Rift Magazine
"Most musicians are susceptible to giving in and shelling out money
at the risk of wanting to be known. Basically, you are contributing
to the 'artists get paid last' system that’s been set up since rock
'n' roll began in the 1950s."
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BLOG OF THE MODERATE LEFT | Defanging Holy Joe
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/16134
by Jeff Fecke • Like most Democrats, I was gleeful after the Dems
took a big lead in the Senate. Sure, part of that was about getting
our agenda pushed through, but mostly I was happy because it meant
that defenestrated Sen. Joe Lieberman, Joe-Conn., would soon be out
of a job. His gavel would be stripped, his epaulettes ripped from his
shoulders, and he’d be sent out of the Democratic caucus into the
cold twilight of the GOP caucus, where he’d have to put up with
idiots like Tom Coburn. It would be glorious.
LIFE OF CYN | That barista totally wants your junk.
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/16131
Dear Cyn, It seems like every coffee shop in town has taped up a copy
of that Onion article headlined SOURCES: BARISTA NOT ACTUALLY
FLIRTING WITH YOU. Ha ha, I get it. But I know from my friends who’ve
worked as baristas that romances actually do flower across the
counter! How am I supposed to know when that barista IS flirting with
me? And how can I communicate interest without risking months of 8
a.m. awkwardness? Thanks— Hopped-Up Homegirl
ARTS ORBIT | Weekend what's what 11/20-11/23: Sizzle and shake
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/16114
by l'etoile magazine staff • It might be chillin’ outside, but
Minnesotans are dead set on keeping things hot and heavy. You can
work up a sweat at any number of smokin’ DJ nights, or ignite your
flame at a passion-themed art show. It’s also the first real mitten-
worthy weekend, so bust out your most stylish winter-wear and keep
your sexy self insulated—at least until you hit the dance floor!