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Book note: Moppets' monograph marks Minnesota milestones

Record high gas prices have many Minnesotans staying close to home this vacation season. Now, I’m not one for suggesting that a book (or any product, for that matter) can do much to ease that mid-summer wanderlust, but if you’re on the market for some reading material to offer your children a glimpse of the Minnesota you remember from your own gas-guzzling, road-tripping formative years, I Spy With My Little Eye: Minnesota might do the trick. Written by Kathy-jo and Ed Wargin and published by Sleeping Bear Press, this book paints a portrait of Minnesota that might be straight out of the gift shop at Lake Itasca State Park (you know, along with the rock candy and the birch bark piggy banks). MORE »

From the Editor's Desk

Last week, we published a story in which Minneapolis city officials talked about how well the city finances stacked up during the current recession, because Minneapolis did not have major stock market holdings. This week, Mayor R.T. Rybak and City Council President Barbara Johnson proposed a hiring freeze because of — you guessed it — stock market losses. MORE »

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Recession-proofing the holidays: Plentiful pumpkins provide holiday cheer

With cash in short supply this year, and plastic not so trendy anymore, we may have to turn a little more creative in our gift-giving traditions this holiday season. I remember long ago when my children were small, and we faced a tough economy in the 1970s. With many children in school and many teachers to remember at Christmas, we thought hard about gifts to give them that we could afford. MORE »

Things People Say

Advise and Dissent: Luis Pacheco

What would you like to tell president-elect Barack Obama? Advise and Dissent features opinions on what the new president should be thinking and doing. This opinion came from Your Turn — Teens advise the next president on what youth need.

Immigration: I want Barack Obama to open the border for three reasons. First, most of the Latinos want jobs. Second they want a life that Mexico can’t give us. Third, Latinos are not criminals; we just want a better life for our kids such as education, jobs, and things like that. — Luis Pacheco, 14, Harding High School MORE »

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THEATER | Jacob Marley makes the play...on Astroturf

There are so many holiday shows and activities to choose from this time of year, it can be a challenge to decide where to spend your time. Even with the state of the economy and holiday gifts to buy, many people are still looking for the opportunity to spend of bit of money on a great holiday show that will offer a bit of the seasonal spirit. For those looking for something a little different, Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol at Park Square Theatre in St. Paul is worth consideration. MORE »