Blogs

Below is a list of all the blogs currently on the Twin Cities Daily Planet:

Abdi's Blog - Abdi Aynte is a Minnesota journalist, originally from Somalia, who wrote for the Minnesota Monitor before moving on to the BBC in 2008. He is also the chair of the board of the Twin Cities Media Alliance.

All Learning, All the Time This multi-author Daily Planet blog includes writing by community members about education issues.

Building Minnesota - Todd Melby is a journalist who writes about architecture and other subjects. The Daily Planet re-publishes some posts from his Building Minnesota blog.

Cabbages and Kings Cabbages and Kings is a multi-author TC Daily Planet blog that offers space to interesting but hard-to-categorize blog submissions, in the sole discretion of the editors.

Engage Minnesota - Posts on this multi-author blog are re-published with permission from Engage Minnesota, a blog by and about Muslims in Minnesota, which tries to "give voice to a community that is being attacked and defined from a position of ignorance. Engage Minnesota will work, specifically, to create new opportunities to provide regular opinions in local media outlets. This will benefit all Minnesotans as it will expand our understanding of a large portion of our world, and will create a real dialogue instead of a one-way stream."

Eyeteeth - Paul Schmelzer is a writer, editor, and journalist, and the managing editor of Minnesota Monitor. Occasional posts from his blog, Eyeteeth, are re-published with his permission.

Facts and Fictions - Eleanor Arnason writes science fiction and fantasy. Occasional posts are republished with permission from her blog.

The Fifth Column - Stephen B. Young, Global Executive Director of the Caux Round Table, is a lawyer and writer. He has served as Dean of the Hamline University School of Law and as an Assistant Dean at the Harvard Law School.

Ground Zero - Rich Broderick teaches journalism, serves on the board of the Twin Cities Media Alliance, and sometimes still finds time to write for the TC Daily Planet.

Keeping the Faith - Mary Turck edits the TC Daily Planet.

New Minnesotans Speak This multi-author Daily Planet blog features voices of new Minnesotans. Many of them participate as part of English Language Learning classes, either in high school or in adult literacy programs.

Politics from the Precincts includes blogs about the 2008 political process from a variety of participants.

Rants and Ruminations - James Clay Fuller is a sort-of retired journalist who has worked in newspapers and magazines for more than 45 years. Occasional posts are republished with permission from Rants and Ruminations.

Rosemary Writes - Rosemary Ruffenach is a teacher who occasionally finds time to write for the TC Daily Planet.

School Talk - Joe Nathan, jnathan@umn.edu, is a former public school educator who directs the Center for School Change at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute.

World Views - World Views is a multi-author Daily Planet blog that publishes stories, reflection and analysis with an international perspective and a Minnesota connection.

Former blogs:

Ballot Box - Craig Cox
Ballot Box - Craig Cox
The Head Fake - Jay Kelly
Vox Verax - Leigh Pomeroy
A journey across our America - Louis Mendoza
Mombo - Nancy Oleson