We've got a bad case of digital fever, and the only cure is more DVDs and downloads! Thank goodness Bloc Party are here to play Florence Nightingale (and Christopher Walken) to our 21st century woes!
For as long as Barry Alvarez has been University of Wisconsin athletic director, the same item has led off his start-of-the-school-year presentation to coaches and staffers.
Ears tuned to the radio, eyes fixed on her crucifix, Sister Betty Gits listens to her boys every time they take to the field. The 81-year-old St. Paul nun, a devout Minnesota Twins fan, wouldn't miss a game. Eternally hopeful, she admits to saying a quick prayer now and then, too, just for good measure.
Close observers of the Minnesota political scene have noticed that Gov. Tim Pawlenty has shaved off his new sideburns, which were first seen at the State Fair about a month ago. Pawlenty had said that he was inspired to grow the side whiskers by Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer and Ricky Bobby, the race-car driver played by Will Ferrell in the movie "Talladega Nights." Sources close to the
Last week, the American Bar Association issued a 403-page report that reprehended Florida's handling of the death penalty. Today, renowned death penalty defense attorney Martin McClain hopes the report will keep the state from executing one of his clients.
‘Very damaging impact’ on Establishment Clause litigation, say Jewish groups. To church-state separation groups, including several top Jewish organizations, it may be the worst piece of legislation to emerge from the House in decades.
