Tag: culture
group name: mnlife
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July 30, 2007 09:00 AM EDT --
Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning takes on a topic Gather members might find compelling in Good blog, bad blog:
One digital media critic claims that user-generated content from bloggers and citizen . . . more
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February 18, 2007 05:46 PM EST --
Did you know…
That in Brazil there are over 130 words used to describe skin color?
That the sickle cell . . . more
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February 29, 2008 09:49 AM EST --
Remember Ben Stein, the boring teacher in the movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"? Or, maybe you remember him from his seven-year stint as the host of the Emmy award-winning . . . more
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January 22, 2007 11:26 PM EST --
Some of you may have seen this before, if not, enjoy!
60 above zero:
Floridians turn on the heat.
People in Minnesota plant gardens.
50 above zero:
Californians shiver uncontrollably. . . . more
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September 20, 2007 12:57 PM EDT --
In earlier days, journal entries, pictures and high school newspapers were contained in boxes in basements, only to be viewed at homecomings and family gatherings. Now, anything online with your name attached . . . more
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October 11, 2007 02:46 PM EDT --
How do you people keep up with all of this media technology? I feel a bit like I’m behind the curve in understanding all of this. Now that I’ve hit 40 I’m having a harder time keeping . . . more
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September 15, 2006 12:02 PM EDT --
Thanks to an enormous effort by local artist Karin Kraemer, of Duluth Pottery, the Hand Made Tile Association's annual meeting aptly titled: "Tiles of the Northern Plains, Building on Tradition", . . . more
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July 01, 2006 02:30 PM EDT --
I can´t say I´m an expert at anything really, but especially not in the area I´m about to write. I´ve seen most of the country, except for parts of the West Coast, but in retrospect, . . . more
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September 06, 2006 01:58 PM EDT --
As recent events flash by, the word "security" kept passing before our faces. Global security; personal security; mental security, in a world that looks dangerous through the lens of the . . . more
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August 31, 2006 10:44 AM EDT --
The Minnesota State Fair teems with countless exhibits, farm animals, displays, rides and yes, food, but possibly the most fascinating exhibit is composed of the shirts worn by the tens of thousands of . . . more
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July 31, 2006 11:32 PM EDT --
When i moved to the city, I didn't want the half-baked experience of Suburbia. I came from the woods, where you have to drive 35 miles for groceries; a full 100 miles for a decent library. . . . more
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January 09, 2007 10:53 AM EST --
To some the term “cross-cultural training” might smack of 1970’s altruism and I’m not sure it [the term] is even used anymore. Maybe it’s morphed into “diversity . . . more
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January 18, 2007 01:23 PM EST --
I tend to believe that people confuse "free love" with affordable sex. Love itself can never be free because it costs to love and love not shared equally costs the most.
Unlike the grace offered to . . . more
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November 28, 2006 05:38 PM EST --
To some the term “cross-cultural training” might smack of 1970’s altruism and ideology and I’m not sure it [the term] is even used anymore. Maybe it’s morphed . . . more
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August 29, 2006 05:51 PM EDT --
Spotted an ad recently (or was it a bumper sticker?) that said "Certified Minnesotan: I have attended a meat raffle." Perhaps I haven't visited enough states or maybe I just haven't . . . more
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November 26, 2006 11:14 AM EST --
Fetzer Institute, the creator of this Love & Forgiveness group, is a major supporter of an upcoming PBS documentary, The Mystery of Love, airing December 13 from 9-11pm (check local listings). Click . . . more
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March 07, 2007 02:23 PM EST --
I am often saddened by people who claim to love America but when you question them about their proclamation of love, you get qualifiers. What it turns out that they love is not America but an ideal . . . more
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March 25, 2007 01:06 PM EDT --
“A Girl Like Me” is a short documentary created by Kiri Davis, a high school student which tackles a very controversial subject. In just seven minutes, this award-winning film directly . . . more
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September 11, 2006 05:52 PM EDT --
If you have ever read the Junie B. Jones books with your kids you probably considered her a modern day Pippi Longstockings, except not quite as eccentric. As a mother, I found the books "fresh" . . . more
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December 30, 2006 06:30 PM EST --
Lately there has been much lament over the disintegration of traditional marriage and debate over the effect this is having on society. This political discourse has been much ado about nothing. Traditional . . . more
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