O Wherefore Art Thou Aaron Brown [with Poll!]

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Saturday May 20, 2006 · 2:32 PM PDT

2006/05/20 · 14:32

I confess - I've always had a soft spot for Aaron Brown. He was well known by Minnesotans like me. As a former native of Minnesota, Hopkins to be exact, we were comfortable with him. His reporting during the activity of 9/11 was pretty remarkable in its empathetic coolness. He was reassuring.

That's why, when I read today's Star Trib, I was delighted to catch up with what he was doing. Not only delighted, but reassured that he had not changed. All it took was this:

Q What kind of documentary would you like to do?
A I'd cover five kids back from Iraq and spend six months with them as they try to re-acclimate to civilian life. I would try to connect their injuries to certain decisions they made before going over. Whether or not the war was right, I know those kids were sent in without the kind of gear that would have saved lives and limbs.
http://www.startribune.com/...

kfred

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Friday February 03, 2006 · 9:48 AM PST

2006/02/03 · 09:48

Wow! What terrific digging all the Kossacks did in the Enron database!

Hat tips to the many Moon of Alabama people who sent us the lead and asked for our help. Below is a very quick summary of some of the key points you all have found: Read More

Quality Quantity Qooking

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Saturday December 10, 2005 · 6:18 AM PST

2005/12/10 · 06:18

Welcome to Frankenoid's Saturday Garden Bloggers and everyone else! (Don't forget to check her column out today, it's on the Reco List!

I'm honored to be your guest host today. My hope is to try to take the mystery out of Quantity Cooking and to possibly even pass on some tips and hints for the accommodation of those "I knew you wouldn't mind if I brought my 8 kids too!" type guests.

My credentials: I'm one of 7 kids, hubby is one of 6. Family get togethers usually count 20-30 including the kids and I'm the designated Holiday hostess.. I've even done events like a sit-down spaghetti dinner for 75 members of a teenaged cross-country team of skiers and parents IN my
home, and my house it ain't that big. You've seen my previous work in this diary: HomeCanning for Beginners. Read More

New Release from ePM: The farther the sight, the nearer the rain.

kfred

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Sunday September 18, 2005 · 12:11 PM PDT

2005/09/18 · 12:11

Old sayings often have a grain of truth hidden somewhere inside. The grain of truth in the one above is that low pressure makes the air over the water clearer, bringing water and sky into sharp focus to the horizon. When the air becomes hyper-clear, experienced sailors know that a storm is coming and race to secure the ship.

Introducing freelance writer rba to the Community who presents a systems analysis exploring the cascading hardwired communications *network failure in the Hurricane Katrina *debacle. While it may seem to exemplify Murphy's Law, rba notes that Schwartz's law is more apt: Murphy was an optimist.

This article examines what circumstances just lent to the "Perfect Storm" aspect of destruction. It wasn't just Mother Nature, nor was it just chance. Excerpts after the jump with links: Read More

Home Canning for Beginners

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Saturday September 10, 2005 · 5:53 AM PDT

2005/09/10 · 05:53

With a Special Welcome to Frankenoid's Saturday Garden Bloggers!

First, a link for both U.S. and Canadians as a resource:

http://www.homecanning.com/

I've found that the biggest point of resistance to home canning is that of the dreaded "fear of spoilage". Oh, sure, it is possible to mess up, but it is also possible to mess up changing a diaper! (Yes, I have a son....those of you with kidlets will appreciate the comment...).

From that link:

Food spoils when enzyme, mold, yeast and bacteria growth is not controlled. Proper, safe home canning procedures control the growth of spoilage microorganisms, allowing us to keep food beyond its normal storage period.

So lesson one is: Get control of yourself. Read More

Ripple Effect: Eyewitness, Baton Rouge

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Friday September 02, 2005 · 2:43 PM PDT

2005/09/02 · 14:43

I'm sitting cozy up in the Great Plains watching and hurting. Being this far away has helped me appreciate how the boulder was dropped on New Orleans, but the ripples are forming tsunami type waves soon to hit. There will be no section of these United States that will NOT be touched.

Upon receiving this email, I had to start this awareness drumbeat. I have purposely removed identifying marks from it. You'll have to just guess why I did that.

This is from a college kid. 22 years old. He's with compatriots with the same training and skillset.

Now focus on the ripple - this is Baton Rouge. Once filled up to overflowing with humanity, where will it go next?

See the extended entry for the "censored" email, and to pre-empt the question. This message was received in the past 24 hours. Read More

Ideas for Washington in September w/poll

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Sunday August 14, 2005 · 3:51 PM PDT

2005/08/14 · 15:51

I've been quietly observing the comments made to Armando's frontpager about the potential power of Cindy in Washington. Much discussion has been centering on exactly what is that power and how can one take advantage of it.

Please, use this as a repository for ideas. The collective intelligence and power of DKos is but a few keystrokes away. Use the recommend comment to vote for your view of the most creative or strategic comment.

Let's garner the top ten and then see if we can get some leverage from the Crawford current events.

After the jump are just some brainstorming ideas. These are not to be viewed as comprehensive, smart or worthwhile. They are just to get the ol' DKos brain a tickin'. Read More

The scapegoat

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Thursday May 05, 2005 · 5:43 PM PDT

2005/05/05 · 17:43

How convenient, the only female commander will be discplined:

"The Army said it demoted Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski"

It's out on the AP right now, 56 minutes old.

Anyone surprised?

There is a big question in my mind though:

Will she talk? Read More

New Bankruptcy Law Impact Being Felt Already

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Friday April 29, 2005 · 1:23 PM PDT

2005/04/29 · 13:23

Source:
Twin Cities Impact So Far

"It's insane. We cannot keep up," said Arden Hills bankruptcy attorney Barbara May, adding that her monthly filings have grown from 20 to 50. "As soon as this passed the Senate, my phone started ringing," she said.

She's the director of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, and catch this: Judges are calling from around the country because they are having difficulty interpreting the new rules!

Just to quantify the impact on a relatively average locale, here's a look at the numbers per the article:

"Minnesota has a low rate of personal bankruptcies compared to other states. However, Chapter 7 filings in the first three months of this year totaled 3,980 -- about 15 percent ahead of the same period in 2004, but below the record level set in 2003."

More after the jump.
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Jeff, take this cause up! (with POLL)

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Saturday April 09, 2005 · 2:55 PM PDT

2005/04/09 · 14:55

Jeff Gannon,

You are in a unique situation, one you should capitalize on for the rest of us. You have the attention of bloggerdom, the press, the White House Press Corps.

USE this time for the better good! Read More

Janklow (hearts) Daschle?

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Friday March 11, 2005 · 6:18 AM PST

2005/03/11 · 06:18

And the Lion Shall Sleep with the Lamb...

I have mixed feelings about this. Rapid City Journal features an article about Janklow having paid for huge ads praising Daschle in multiple papers in South Dakota.

Link here: praising Daschle

Janklow is tarnished in the eyes of a lot of people as a result of his death-causing recklessness. South Dakotans may forgive him - maybe they have already. I don't know. But coming out now with such blazing guns cannot be anything else but a public endorsement of Daschle to run for Governor. Consider it the first salvo.

The Holocaust was wrong & not because of religion.

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Saturday March 05, 2005 · 9:35 AM PST

2005/03/05 · 09:35

The fact it occurred and may again is just plain wrong. In the long term scheme of things, the brutalities were wrong in every way, shape and form.

This is not just a Jewish cross to bear, it belongs to all of us.

Selective persecution based on perceived differences should not be ignored but actively fought against. The resistance to this arbitrary persecution may be painful, uncomfortable, inconvenient, energy-sapping, financially-tapping, and death inducing. And we must endure all of those possibilities.

I read about the "Never Again". I listen to people who may discuss the Holocaust in passing and marvel at how disaffected they seem. If they are not Jewish, it seems as though it was just another happening long ago. There is no appreciation for the pain, the suffering, the disruptiveness caused by its events. Read More

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