Email Author David Schimke

2002 Stories by David Schimke

• Scrooged

  published December 25, 2002

  PI Press management plays chicken with its workforce. More >>

• Bush Whacking

  published December 11, 2002

  Two nice Minnesota boys and the healing power of satire. More >>

• Where to Bury the Dirty Laundry

  published November 20, 2002

  The Strib, Norm Coleman, and the myth of objectivity. More >>

• The Mall Where You Talk To God

  published November 13, 2002

  Faith, salvation, and End Times in suburbia: Inside Grace Church. More >>

• Corporaal Punishment

  published October 23, 2002

  Tits v. Glass: The harassment suit. More >>

• Starving Somalia to Fight Terror

  published October 16, 2002

  Wire-transfer services cleared by the feds, dumped by local banks. More >>

• Artistic License, Revoked

  published October 2, 2002

  The war on terror is keeping musicians out of the U.S. More >>

• Chickenshit, Interrupted

  published September 18, 2002

  No one calls Paul Wellstone an outsider any more. More >>

• Gun Smoke and Mirrors

  published August 28, 2002

  When it comes to police brutality, the mayor is all talk. More >>

• When Sorrow Turns to Anger

  published August 14, 2002

  Minneapolis Police Officers Federation versus Natalie Johnson Lee. More >>

• Old School

  published July 17, 2002

  Pausing a beat for bassist Ray Brown. More >>

• Burned Out

  published July 3, 2002

  When the best intentions aren't enough. More >>

• War All the Time

  published May 29, 2002

  Drugs and terrorism: Who's pushing who? More >>

• Mother Mary Blessed by Retail Chain

  published May 15, 2002

  Copeland's orphanage to open at Supertarget. More >>

• From Berlin to Bogotá

  published April 24, 2002

  One woman's memories of war and dreams of peace. More >>

• Fightin' Words

  published April 10, 2002

  Star Tribune: refreshingly circumspect, still arrogant. More >>

• Free Jazz

  published March 27, 2002

  Tuning in to tune out. More >>

• Dirty Politics

  published March 13, 2002

  Family values and the fight against AIDS. More >>

• Playing to Win

  published February 27, 2002

  Coleman, Wellstone, and the politics of purity. More >>

• Freedom Fighters

  published January 30, 2002

  Coming to a capitol near you: The Patriot Act Junior. More >>

• Ode to Joy

  published January 16, 2002

  Blissing Out on Cuban-Born Jazz Pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba. More >>

• Black and Blue

  published January 16, 2002

  Dennis Green, Dan Barreiro, and the Race Card. More >>