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Coleen Rowley: "Golden Shield" Doesn't Cover Condi's Torture RoleOn Oct. 12, 2003, the Star Tribune published an op-ed I wrote responding to a speech in the Twin Cities by U.S. Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft in which he boasted on his "Patriot Act Victory Tour" that Americans were "freer today than at any time in the history of human freedom." Al... |
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Christina Pirello: Children's Health And The Meat IndustryWhen did our children become disposable? This loaded question was posed around the conference table in Anthony Geraci's sunny office at the Baltimore School District headquarters as a group of us talked about programs designed to help our kids make healthier choices in their lives, beginning w... |
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John Lundberg: New Website Aims To Be An iTunes For PoetryThe new website PoetrySpeaks is aiming to serve as a social networking hub and online marketplace for poets. Visitors are greeted with a sleek, jukebox-style display of poet portraiture and an unpretentious atmosphere. And it's immediately clear that PoetrySpeaks casts a wide net: among the hom... |
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Kari Henley: How To Reclaim Spare TimeThere is something nostalgic about spare time. Like an old friend you knew once and somehow lost touch. Spare time sits on the side of a broken fence, wheat stalk between its teeth - daring us to watch puffy clouds, or go kicking through Autumn leaves, instead of hen-pecking at the keyboard. Spar... |
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Carl Honore: In Praise Of Slow FoodWhen a friend of mine moved from France to London last year, one local tradition left her perplexed. It wasn't the British penchant for talking about the weather, or for apologizing when someone else steps on your toes. It was that Londoners often eat while walking down the street. &quo... |
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Reid and Lieberman May be The Odd Couple on Health CareFiled under: Senate, Health Care, Harry ReidNow that the health care reform legislation moves toward the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid may have one ace-in-the-hole as he tries to put together a 60-vote front to get the measure to the Senate floor. The Daily Beast says that is Connecticut Dem... |

