Literary calendar for week of Nov. 12
ERIKA BOLSTAD: Presents “Windfall: The Prairie Woman Who Lost Her Way and the Great-Granddaughter Who Found Her,” in conversation with Emily Strasser. 7 p.m. Thursday,...
Literary pick for Nov. 12
We build community because we can’t expect, demand, or control the machinations of the captivity business. Likewise, we can’t be sure that the politics of...
Jesse Wegman: Teach the importance — and the principles — of free speech
It was a relief to learn of the arrest last week of a 21-year-old Cornell University student for threatening to rape and murder Jews on...
Robert K. Vischer: Higher ed: responsible for the whole person, not just the future employee
Ask anyone you know in higher education today, and they’ll tell you there are always two notable things about this point of the fall: first,...
Progressives continue notching victories in St. Paul with candidates, sales tax question winning on ballot
On the Friday before St. Paul’s Nov. 7 election, city council member Mitra Jalali joined leaders of the St. Paul Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and members of...
Twin Cities’ first kicksled shop opens in downtown St. Paul as the sport gains traction
When Melisa Christensen first hopped on a kicksled and slid happily across a frozen pond in West St. Paul, she thought to herself, “Why isn’t...