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Video of the Day: House Fire!
A house fire on the 9600 block of Chicago Ave. S. did significant damage to at least the garage and a vehicle inside it around 3 p.m. on Oct. 31, 2012. I ran outside–in my “pajamas,” as one onlooker exclaimed … Continue reading
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Fare Unbalanced
Jon Stewart last week noticed a few discrepancies in the way Fox News approached the RNC, versus the emphases it homed in on during the DNC. You know, like how Brit Hume loved the data-filled speech of Paul Ryan (somehow … Continue reading
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Video: On Theodore Parker
Yet another new MVUUF video. This one discusses the legacy of 19th Century Unitarian minister Theodore Parker, a widely influential figure in his day–Abraham Lincoln was perhaps his most famous and notable acolyte. Here is the link: To see it … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Religion, U.S. History, Video
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Video: Why UU’s Care About Immigration
This is the first of two new videos I have produced and posted to my church’s YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/mvuuf). As always, this was done with the invaluable assistance of photog maestro Darrell Eager. In this short segment, MVUUF Minister David … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Race, Religion, Video
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Truck Fire
I noticed smoke on my way home from an interview today, and since I had my camera, I decided to go find out what it was. Here’s your answer. Shot at about 2 p.m. today at I-494, Bloomington, Minn. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
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I See Today Going Walker’s Way
In my (otherwise non-political) interview with him this morning, I asked Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton to predict whether his next-door neighbor will remain Scott Walker. He did not hesitate in his answer. “I think Walker will win,” Dayton said. As … Continue reading
Posted in Labor, State Politics, Tea Party, Video, Wisconsin
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Video: Radiohead’s Paranoid Android
Just because I can…. Somehow presenting this song in video form as a one-dimensional cartoon makes it even more disturbing. Too bad they passed up an opportunity to graphically depict the “unborn chicken voices” in Thom Yorke’s head, though. Enjoy.
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Tom Horner Says No to Gay Marriage Ban
Tom Horner, the respected, centrist 2010 Independence Party candidate for governor–and former Republican–has come out against the constitutional ban on gay marriage in Minnesota. The party has posted a video containing his statement. Watch it here:
Posted in Minnesota Governor, St. Paul, State Politics, Video
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Is Character Fate?
Heraclitus of Ephesus (535 BC – 475 BC) taught that character is destiny. As we’ve come to understand genetic science, we have learned he may have had a point. In this video (which I edited and helped to shoot) the … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, Video, Visual Arts
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Santorum Makes a Mockery of Mitt
Not at a all a bad piece of work, this ad that GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum is using against Mitt Romney. As Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall notes, “mockery is always the deadliest political weapon.” At that level it … Continue reading
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