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Mary Turck
Date:
Oct 11 03:00 UTC
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11
<b>HEADLINES</b>
Book note: A literary genius goes <i>Incognegro</i>
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/15044
by Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet
It seems like every time someone black gets a burr under his or her
saddle and puts it between book covers, he or she is heralded as a
brilliant pen and a great shining voice of undeniable consequence.
Usually, it’s some inept writer but a savvy hustler who made the right
insider connections, got on the good side of a grant committee and,
presto, ascended to prominence, a feted prize-winning darling of the
“cutting edge” status quo. Thank God, every once in a blue moon,
somebody comes along who isn’t selling a bill of goods.
Minnesota Miracle hearings come to town
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/15055
by James Sanna, TC Daily Planet
You don’t often hear state representatives called “heroic” by members
of the public, particularly when they propose to increase spending.
At South High School on October 6, though, the members of the K-12
Education Finance Committee were bombarded with “bravos” for their
efforts to craft the New Minnesota Miracle bill, which proposes to
restore and simplify much of the public financing for schools that has
bled away over the last 15 or more years.
Independent media “not welcome” at Coleman “media availability”
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/15056
By Paul Schmelzer, Minnesota Independent
An Oct. 9 press release from campaign staffer Tom Erickson said that
Sen. Norm Coleman would “hold a media availability” Friday morning.
But when I arrived, Chuck Olsen of the citizen-videoblogging group The
Uptake had already been refused entry. When I tried to walk in,
Erickson barred me entry as well, stating that the event, held in
Coleman’s campaign office was for “credentialed” media only.
Health coaches criticized
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/15036
by John Fabel, Minnesota Daily
Medica, a Minnetonka -based health insurance company, is now offering
health coaches to their customers and are implementing the
University's own training techniques, but the occupation has recently
been criticized.
Fixing the nation's economy
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/14989
by Batala McFarlane, Insight News
Americans watched intently last week as Congress worked diligently,
with pressure from constituents, to come to an agreement on how to
address the financial crisis.
<b>INSIDE THE DAILY PLANET</b>
Voices | Attending to teen pregnancy: strengthening the Liberian
family system
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/14958
by Emmanuel Dolo, The Liberian Journal
This week I received a phone call from a reader. She read my paper on
weak family systems in Liberia and urged me to address the subject of
teen pregnancy in a follow up article. She told me: “My teenage son is
now a father. I am not working and many of his friends are also
becoming fathers. The burden for caring for these children, then falls
on the girls or their parents. I want you to please write something
about this issue. But I do not want for you to address this issue like
other people do. I want you to find a way and focus heavily on the
boys and the men.”
Political vision: Always clearer in hindsight
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/14985
by Jeremy Stratton, The Bridge
This month, as Americans vet the words of presidential candidates
speaking at debates, town halls and interviews, an event and exhibit
at the Weisman Art Museum will take a look back at the phraseology of
past presidents.
U stem cell research data deemed falsified
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/15008
by Jake Grovum, Minnesota Daily
Published data from a high-profile University stem cell research lab
were found to be falsified, an investigative committee announced
Tuesday.
<b>NEW IN BLOGS</b>
ARTS ORBIT | Weekend what's what 10/10-10/12: Dancing in the street
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/15046
by l'etoile magazine staff
Just because it’s chilly out doesn’t mean you can’t take to the
streets like nature intended, right? This weekend you’ll have plenty
of reasons to pound the pavement with not only the new <i>l‘étoile</i>-
sponsored dance night, Street Sounds, in the VIP Room this Friday, but
also the St. Paul Art Crawl, the Mobilize the Youth event and so many
more that will have you strollin’ on the party (or arty) side of the
street!
SINGLE WHITE FRINGE GEEK | Shameless plug of the day: <i>Touch</i>,
Urban Samurai Productions
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/15042
by Matthew A. Everett
<i>Touch</i> deals with those that live on after a loved one has been
taken from them by an unspeakable crime. I know, not light and airy
fare, but then again, neither is <i>Macbeth</i> or <i>The Laramie
Project</i> and they’re popping up around town, too.
THINK FORWARD | The Fertilizer Mafia?
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/15057
by Ben Lilliston
Costs for farmers around the world have gone through the roof—
particularly for fertilizer. As the New York Times reported in April,
rising fertilizer prices are limiting the production of farmers in
developing countries trying to respond to the global food crisis. Is
this just a case of tight supplies and growing demand, or is something
else going on?