Apparently Mother Nature didn't get the memo that this is supposed to be our driest time of the year. After the record rainfall of September, October is running ahead of average as well. The rain will be steady through the night and likey last well into the morning Tuesday.
ASSOCIATIONS The Twin Cities Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society elected Brandon Smith of Stillwater-based Holophane Lighting as president for 2006-07.
As St. Paul steps into the glaring spotlight of national politics, the chip on the shoulder of the city's psyche keeps flaring up. First, Republican National Committee Cochairwoman Jo Ann Davidson announced Wednesday "that Minneapolis was the best choice" to host her party's 2008 national convention. Then, the New York Times on Thursday added insult to (shoulder) injury with this headline:
* An alphabetical listing of movies on TV the week of Oct. 8-Oct. 14. Above the Law (1988) Steven Seagal, Henry Silva. A renegade cop bucks the system after he uncovers a covert CIA drug-running operation in Chicago. (R) 1 hr. 39 mins.
For most current students, paying tuition is as much as they ever give back to the University. But a group of seniors created a new scholarship for first-year students.
