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Mary Turck
Date:
Nov 19 02:56 UTC
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19
<b>HEADLINES</b>
Somali voters at Brian Coyle Center: Claims, clans, controversies
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/16041
by Nekessa Opoti, TC Daily Planet
A mixture of first-time voters, translators, competing community
leaders, political issues in Somalia, and clan-based allegiances in
the Minnesota Somali community boiled over at the Brian Coyle Center
on Election Day.
Countdown to recount
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/16057
by Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet
After Tuesday's meeting of the State Canvassing Board, we heard from
the Minnesotans. <br><br>From Coleman for Senate: "Coleman has, for
the third time, been named the winner of the 2008
election. ..."<br><br>From Franken for Senate: "The state canvassing
board's decision stands as a clear rebuke to the Coleman campaign and
its allies, who have falsely stated that Coleman has been 'declared'
the winner of the election as many as three times. In fact, Coleman
has never been declared the winner of the election by any
authority."<br><br>Secretary of State Mark Ritchie: "Candidates can
say anything."
Iron Ladies of Liberia in St. Paul November 19
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/16046
by Staff, Mshale
<i>Iron Ladies of Liberia,<i> a documentary on the leadership of
Liberia's president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, will be screening at the
St. Anthony Park Branch Library November 19.
The great electric car race: can Minnesota play?
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/15916
by Salman Mitha, Minnesota 2020
Between the financial meltdown and the auto manufactures bailout it is
easy to overlook the long term trends of the auto industry. Only this
September GM celebrated its 100th birthday by lifting the wraps off
its next generation car, an electric car called the Chevy Volt. Just
few days later Chrysler also showcased its own electric cars. With gas
hitting more than $4 a gallon earlier this year the American auto
manufacturers have gotten into dire straits from poor strategic
decisions made in the last decade. But now car companies, ranging from
giant GM to Silicon Valley startup Tesla are looking to use
technological innovation get ahead. Global warming and national
security concerns are driving the market towards electric cars.
Electric cars have the potential of being gasoline free zero emissions
vehicles (ZEV) when run from renewable electricity.
VOICES | Idiot America: Fight anti-intellectualism, uphold value of
education
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/15894
by Ralph Remington, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
We are sending our schoolchildren a twisted message of tortured logic
about education. On the one hand, we're telling them to go to college,
get some knowledge, and stay there until they're through. On the other
hand, we're telling them via media messaging that to do so would make
them intellectual elitists and somehow anti-American. Excuse me. What?!!
<b>INSIDE THE DAILY PLANET</b>
THEATER | The complicated visions of Aditi Kapil
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/15972
by Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet
Aditi Kapil is one of the finest comedic talents ever to see a Twin
Cities stage. Too bad she’s squandered her gift by deciding to write
and direct in addition to acting. That decision has led to Kapil’s
play <i>Love Person</i> being nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
Can we ‘presume’ the Star Tribune prefers Coleman over Franken?
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/16056
By Paul Schmelzer, Minnesota Independent
Does the Star Tribune have it in for U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken?
A look at the paper’s coverage over the past few weeks might suggest
as much.
Hard times call for rationalizing resources and state policies
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/15892
by Lee Egerstrom, Minnesota 2020
Announcements from Minnesota education officials and state agencies
this fall show that the state isn't just circling the wagons or going
into full retreat from economic development efforts despite the weak
state, national and now global economies.
SLIDESHOW | Old Friary
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/image-galleries/Old+Friary
by Jon Behm, TC Daily Planet
The Old Friary adjacent to Guardian Angels Church in Chaska is, at 140
years old, one of the oldest buildings in Minnesota. On Saturdays in
November, the church is opening the Friary for public tours.
<b>NEW IN BLOGS</b>
Food and Human Rights
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/16053
by Ben Lilliston, 11/14/08 • How would our global food system be
different if we started with a human rights perspective that
guarantees everyone the right to adequate food? This is the
fundamental question asked by IATP's Carin Smaller and Sophia Murphy
in a new paper, Bridging the Divide: a human rights vision for global
food trade.
Muy Fabuloso
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/16054
Let me give you a warning. If you should ever walk down the street of
a major American city with my wife, you should not (by her own
admission) listen to her she asks the innocuous question, "What's over
there?" I speak from experience. Her curiosity about hidden doors and
blinking marquees has mistakenly led us into shady dives from coast to
coast (imagine my surprise at walking into an S&M bar in Hollywood).