Republicans hate reading and learning so much that they’ve made libraries an adults-only venue.
Category Archives: Interests
Hinckley-Finlayson district wrong to bar Ojibwe song at graduation ceremony
So…you can likely invite a preacher to most school functions.
You can have the Pledge of Allegiance, which has included religious reference since the 1950s to start the school day or at most events. I mean, *I* don’t include it – I was raised right – but the indoctrination is in there for the past few generations.
But don’t you dare include a native ceremony into a graduating class celebration that is 1/3rd native.
Minnesota Historical Society will repatriate the ‘Mankato Hanging Rope’ to the Prairie Island Indian Community
Small steps in making things right around these parts. Symbols matter though.
Josh Gibson becomes MLB career and season batting leader as Negro Leagues statistics incorporated
Major League Baseball begins incorporating the players they refused to let play into the record books today.
Now we will truly see who was the best at what they do.
Like it’s 1865: The Rochester Roosters are bringing back vintage ‘base ball’
Neat to see these guys get some coverage. We usually catch a game or two every year.
Rochester Public Library launches Convert-O-Lab to digitize older media
This is pretty great for us local folks. Now, if they only let you scan photos in bulk so you could digitize them….
The Artist Collective That Brings Heavy Metal Fever Dreams to Life
What it takes to put GWAR on stage.

A year after Minnesota became a trans refuge, ‘transplants’ make themselves at home
On the heels of one story about how the local county is becoming more left-of-center, here is one on how the whole state has set itself as an enclave for those merely trying to be their best selves.
Yeah, that’s it. No agenda, not trying to piss anyone off. Just trying to rugged individual in ways narrow minded folks do not understand, but should agree is their right to do so. But intellectual comprehension is not anything I have expected from conservatives for a very, very long time.
As Olmsted County shifts left, political observers see battle brewing over control of a complicated electorate
Hmm, the key takeaway here is that smarter people don’t vote for insurrectionists. Mostly, because giving a shit pays dividends to society and makes a better community.
Funny how a lot of folks can’t figure that out. Glad we moved here when we did.
What Is DNS, and Should I Use Another DNS Server?
I just wanna throw out there that, yes, HOW you get to places is just as important as the destination.
