Walter Mondale spoke today at the Westminster Town Hall Forum today. He discussed his new memoir The Good Fight: A Life in Liberal Politics. If you weren't among the thousand-strong crowd who turned out to hear the former Vice President, you can hear his remarks when they're broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio. (The air date … Continue reading Mondale’s Minnesota Memories
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Ben Franklin Is Rolling Over
According to the New York Times, Library Systems & Services has taken over ailing municipal systems in California, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas, and has thereby grown to be the fifth largest public library system in the nation.I'm not opposed to privately held companies--I work for one, after all--but the loss of citizen input and influence … Continue reading Ben Franklin Is Rolling Over
I Didn’t Think You Were Listening
It's not enough these days for authors to just write books. They have to promote themselves--get on Facebook, blog, and twitter. But all that technology can be a double-edged sword, as Megan McCain found out recently. McCain canceled an event for her book Dirty Sexy Politics, claiming several unforeseen professional responsibilities." Her erstwhile hosts were … Continue reading I Didn’t Think You Were Listening
Musings from Magers and Quinn 