Vol 26 Issue 1281
Published 6/22/2005 through 6/28/2005
Gagging Dr. Dean (Cover Story)
So much for reinventing the Democratic Party: Dems join Republicans in ganging up on Howard Dean and the party's grassroots funders.
Closed-Door Policy (News)
Rep. Jim Ramstad's office claimed they didn't know that President Bush was having a town hall meeting. But they still managed to save tickets for his biggest supporters.
Drop the Pamphlet and Put Your Hands Over Your Head (News)
Park Board pissing match leads to 911 call.
Q: What Happens When You Run a School Like a Business? A: You Go Broke. (News)
The students learned how to sit in cubicles and write memos. The staff learned how to ask for a bailout.
Hope Is a Strange Invention (City Beat)
At the Inventors' Network, every pitch tells a story.
Still Smokin', Despite the Ban (News Briefs)
The Downtown Minneapolis strip club doesn't serve liquor or food. It's not a bowling alley or pool hall. Does that exempt it from the smoking ban?
Taxpayers wanted to line the pockets of multimillionaire developer. All citizens of St. Paul welcome to apply. (News Briefs)
The Lawson Commons deal: Norm Coleman gives...and Norm Coleman receives.
Reality Is Out There (Jim Walsh)
Why we live in pseudo communities and why we fear death: More reflections from a wise man
Viewmaster
Hands of Stone: Roberto Duran, Rice Street Gym, St. Paul.
Casey at the Hoop (Hang Time)
How can a coach promise high hopes and low expectations at the same time?
Bag a Bunch of Bagels (Dish)
Twin Cities bagels, revealed, celebrated, or mocked mercilessly, depending on which paragraph you read. St. Paul Bagelry, Zeno Cafe, The Brothers' Deli, Cecil's Delicatessen, Bruegger's Bagels, Chesapeake Bagel Bakery, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Crossroads Delicatessen, Big Apple Bagels
Cinema Obscuro (Arts Feature)
Film archivist Matt Bakkom's 'search and rescue' operation saves the life of 16mm.
Family Man (Music)
Karl Mueller, 1963-2005
Why On Earth (Or Elsewhere) Am I Enjoying Christian Rock? (Music)
Starflyer 59, Ester Drang, Sufjan Stevens, and the new Alt-CCM.
The Rough Guide to Boogaloo, The Rough Guide to Celia Cruz (CD Review)
Foo Fighters: In Your Honor (CD Review)
Sims: Lights Out Paris (CD Review)
The Mountain Goats: The Sunset Tree (CD Review)
The Ponys: Celebration Castle (CD Review)
That Was Now This Is Then (Film)
Formerly Mod Gregg Araki wears someone else's '70s 'Skin.'
Boys in the Corner (Culture)
Jonathan Safran Foer, Wes Anderson, Conor Oberst, and the new male infantilism.
Homewrecker (Theater)
In the Jungle's hands, Joe Orton still induces squirming.
Spotlight: A Body of Water (Theater)
Summer's Camp (TV)
Who wants to spend her vacation replacing a corpse and dancing with a stiff?
Free Will Astrology (Horoscope)
