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- American Friends Service Committee belief in the worth of every person
- American Indian College Fund Ensuring access to higher education
- Center for Victims of Torture reclaiming human dignity
- Planned Parenthood,MN/ND/SD protecting women’s health
- The Woodland Trust conserving British native woodland
- United Negro College Fund Ensuring access to higher education
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- Athena Kildegaard my friend, a poet
- College Visit Tips Nic and Tom share tips
- Funkomaticblogotron A man of sheer awesome who likes music and typewriters.
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- Jane B my friend, very cool person
- Jess Larson my friend, an artist
- Lisa Bevevino Smart woman
- MEM biking biologist
- Sub-Evil Boy’s frantic scrabblings We’ve created a monster …argh!!!!!!!
- ThomasMcPhee.com His page
- UnhinderedByTalent playlists our KUMM radioshow playlists
Feminism
- A Day Without Rape speach by Andrea Dworkin
- I blame the patriarchy blaming the Twisty way
- Orchids in the Arctic for women who love men
- Shakesville feminism
- Shapely Prose Fat positive blog
- Someplace Safe local shelter
- The f Word UK feminism
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- Cook For Good recipes
- Easy Bean csa on the prairie
- Pomme De Terre Food Co-op local and organic food stuffs
Media
- TV Renewal Scorecard show comings and goings
Miscellany
- Crone of Cottonwood County Twisty Faster’s alternate site
- Sony Headphones manual
- Wirecutter reviews of all the things
The Arts
- Aerogramme Writers' Studio for emerging and established writers
- BBC radio stations
- Bibliodyssey eclectic bookart
- Lake Region Writers' Network support for regional writers
- PRCA helping the arts happen on the lone prairie
- Rural America Contemporary Art We even make it out here on the prairie
- WARM supporting regional women artists
- Writing Systems of the World a source for scripts to use in art
Thinky Thoughts
- A Don's Life Mary Beard lets us have it
- Ill Doctrine intelligent commentary
- New Kid on the Hallway a whole new corridor
- Pharyngula evolution and squid and pirates, oh my!
- Whatever SciFi writer with an opinion
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- cyclingfans.com grand tour coverage
- Indivisible Morris Resistance is not futile
- Morris Theatre keeping first run movies in our community
- Morris, MN weather keeping an eye on climate change
- TheGuardian what’s going on in the world
- Tortoise an experiment in news media
- WordPress
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Category Archives: What the heck?
The UK votes tomorrow!
One of the things I love about British elections is how fast they go. (One of the advantages of not working with fixed terms.) It only seems like yesterday when I heard my first party election broadcast on Five Live. … Continue reading
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Sin City
Visually stunning but … Okay, I’ll admit I was pretty bowled over by the look of this movie with its highly stylised comic book setting. But why oh why do we have to have the middle aged male heros, who … Continue reading
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Madness in the mid-west
Every year the theatre department of the university puts on a children’s play to which elementary schools in the region bring their students. Our elementary school has attended for more than twenty years. A week or so before our son … Continue reading
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Where does the time go?
Wow, I hadn’t realised how long it had been since I had posted. I have a very good reason though. Promise. Our school district is facing a significant budget shortfall for the next financial year and is looking to cut … Continue reading
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More evidence that the US Republican party is selling its soul to keep their hands in the till
Once upon a time the Republican party believed in small government, personal responsibility and a hands off attitude to people’s lives. Now they are actually writing legislation to interfere the the private life of one specific person. I’m writing of … Continue reading
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The U.S. Patriot Act, protecting Americans from ROTH-IRA investing Brits and Extra Strong Mints
As a law abiding US Resident Alien I wasn’t expecting to cross paths with the US Patriot Act much. So I was surprised that in the last week or so I’ve had two interactions with it. About a week ago … Continue reading
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Kudos to Robert McCartney’s sisters
The tenacity of these five women to discover the truth about their brother’s murder is amazing. I can only praise their bravery and offer my ‘virtual’ support. The likes of Martin McGuinness and Gerry Adams now have to decide: are … Continue reading
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A little good news …
… for once on the death penalty. The US Supreme Court has ruled that it is ‘cruel and unusual’ to execute 16 and 17 year olds. For a little more detail check out this article. Must say I’m surprised given … Continue reading
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Morning, just, Musing and head shake
Saturday, late afternoon, snow started to descend, very dry polystyrene like flakes. It kept slowly falling until sunday morning. It has made the landscape look beautiful again with a crisp white blanket of about 3 inches. I spent an hour … Continue reading
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Just how random is random?
So there are two adults living in our house. One is a US citizen with all the rights and responsibilities that acrew from that condition. The other is a US resident and British citizen. Guess who is the one who … Continue reading
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