From:
Jay Gabler
Date:
Jun 30 00:08 UTC
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HEADLINES
RNC FAQ: How many cops, dollars, and dignitaries does it take to
screw in a political convention?
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12410
by Paul Demko, Minnesota Independent
Roughly 45,000 people are expected to converge on the Twin Cities for
the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center on the
first four days of September. This tally includes just over 4,500
delegates and alternate delegates, approximately 15,000 media members
and other invited guests. Of course there will also be thousands of
uninvited guests gathering at various locations around the Twin
Cities to mark the occasion of John McCain's nomination in their own
chosen manner.
U.S. military to have role in RNC security
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12222
by Matt Ehlers, TC Daily Planet
Since late 2006, local and federal law enforcement agencies have been
crafting security plans for this summer’s Republican National
Convention. At the same time, the Department of Defense has been
making its own preparations for the RNC week. While civilian law
enforcement agencies will shoulder the primary responsibility for
event security, the DOD is preparing to offer a variety of “civil
support” functions during the convention. According to Michael
Kucharek, a spokesman for the DOD’s Northern Command, “During the
Democratic and Republican National Conventions, DOD personnel will
support the United States Secret Service. If directed by the
Secretary of Defense, U.S. Northern Command is prepared to provide
additional support to other civil agencies.”
IRV: Dead or alive?
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12404
by Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet
St. Paul lets voters petition to put a measure on the ballot. This
year, the requisite number of voters signed petitions to put Instant
Runoff Voting (IRV) on the ballot. The city attorney wants to keep it
off, and the city council might just vote to deny the petitioners
their chance to bring IRV to a vote.
Mental health "services" involve much more than prescribing pills
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12308
by Dennis Geisinger, Southside Pride
Barnard began hearing voices when he was 17.
"It scared me because I didn't know what they were," he said. "I
didn't know," said Barnard, who is highly intelligent and has been
teaching himself about computers for a long time, "if the voices were
there to hurt me or help me."
Central Corridor Line faces stiff opposition in St. Paul
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12365
by Felicia Shultz, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
Affected residents, businesses cry foul; Met Council affirms the line
will be beneficial
INSIDE THE DAILY PLANET
Hemorrhaghing fish and algae blooms predicted for MN waters
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12275
by Tom Elko, Minnesota Independent
A wet spring could mean very bad news for Minnesota lakes and rivers.
Record blooms of toxic algae have been predicted to blanket lakes
throughout the Midwest and a parasite known as viral hemorrhagic
septicemia (VHS) threatens to hop the border from Wisconsin to
Minnesota.
American Indian OIC at Project Homeless Connect
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12394
by Aimee Loiselle, The Circle
American Indian Opportunities Industrialization Center (AIOIC)
recently participated as a service provider at the Hennepin County
Project Homeless Connect. On April 28, over 1,300 volunteers
assisted nearly 3,000 guests in accessing the services they need.
American Indian OIC ran a table in the employment area.
Only one referendum question passes
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12304
by Gail Olson, Northeaster
The first local ballot contest in this election year was the St.
Anthony New Brighton School District, which held a special election
on May 20 asking voters to approve almost $27 million in improvements
to its high school, middle school and elementary school.
NEW IN VOICES
An encounter with Alec Soth
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/12418
by Daniel Miller, TC Daily Planet
Until August 10th, the first photograph you’ll see when you walk into
the U.S. Bank Gallery at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts is an odd
portrait of my friend Charles Erie. He is wearing what appears to be
a flight suit and holding two model airplanes. His dark Norwegian
face is set behind old glasses and a bushy beard.
NEW IN BLOGS
Things that go boom! Good-bye to the Grand Old Party
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12389
Rich Broderick, Ground Zero
It took several seconds after the explosion for it to finally begin
falling, slowly at first, as if it were simply tired from all those
decades of towering over Xcel’s old power plant, then with increasing
speed as the 200-foot tall smokestack pitched toward earth like a
giant redwood – a wedge-shaped chunk had been gouged from its
northeast quadrant to make sure it came down in the right direction –
or some ancient beast felled by Ice Age hunters.
Do bikinis still sell beer when beheaded crappies are involved?
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/12417
by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet
In the spirit of Old Milwaukee's Swedish Bikini Team, Schell’s
Brewing Company is testing the waters—so to speak—for bikini-clad
women bearing beer. The twist this time is that the women’s
curvaceous torsos are attached to the unwilling bodies of freshwater
fish. Bottles of the limited-edition Lakemaid Beer feature “Miss
Perch,” “Miss Smallmouth Bass,” and other wondrous beauties including—
yes—“Miss Crappie.”
Brilliant first day of fieldwork
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12413
Pablo and Nicole • Bolivia, 6/13/08, World Views
Our first day of fieldwork in El Alto (Thursday) was fantastic. I
feel like we made 8 days of progress in 8 hours.
Poem: Willow
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/12402
by Meggie Elder, InDigest Magazine
I’m uncertain about most things
even when I should be sure
because I’ve been taught to willow.
Returning favorites—Live Action Set (Part 1)
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/12419
by Matthew A. Everett, TC Daily Planet
I’ve often thought, “I’d go watch Live Action Set do pretty much
anything.” The first go-round, at Red Eye last summer, of the show
they’re remounting in the Fringe this year tested that notion. Tested
it really, really strenuously.