Augsburg Fortress, the Minneapolis-based publishing arm of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, has unilaterally ended its employee retirement plan. Publishers Weekly reports, "At the end of 2009, retirement obligations totaled $24.2 million. Assets totaled $8.6 million."In a recent blog posting Beth A. Lewis, President & CEO, said, "This was a very difficult decision.... There … Continue reading Hard Times Indeed

The Thumb Thing lets you keep your book open with just a single finger. You can get your own thing here.--David E

"The Long Hours of Neal Baxter"--a collection of photographs of one of M&Q's tallest and happiest regulars, taken by Matt Newberry--is on display at the Dunn Brothers coffeeshop at 3348 Hennepin Ave S through February 28. You can see a preview of the photos here.--David E