People in southern California are sandbagging in anticipation of heavy rain.
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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for December 2014
State school chief Kirsten Baesler and first lady Betsy Dalrymple announced a bill they will have filed that will require high school kids to answer questions on the citizenship test as a requirement for graduation. Read more →
NPR Morning Edition’s report this morning is a bit of an eye-opener, especially if you — like me — experience mass transit vicariously, through the tweets of people relaying their thoughts about the apparently-unsavory characters who ride the bus or train with them. Read more →
Lots in the online flagellation over the closing of Nye’s in Minneapolis, was a much more serious closing: The World Food Program has run out of money and has ended its role as an emergency relief provider to refugees in Syria.
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It’s been awhile since a Girl Scout has knocked on our door to sell the cookies for way too much money, because we’ve reached the age where we don’t know any Girl Scouts anymore and the Scouts mostly aren’t selling to strangers anymore. Read more →
The list alternates from serious (“Representing the people of Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District” — aww) to playful (“Hanging out with D.C.’s most eligible bachelors”).
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