Reminding each other what God can do
Oprah imagined the comeback long before Whitney Houston stepped on her stage and delivered it. She sang, “Oprah said, ‘Girl, do you know you’re loved?’ Now I know my own strength.” Oprah blinked away a tear and the audience screamed, and in that moment, Whitney’s triumph over addictive drugs became Oprah’s triumph over sagging ratings. It was [...]
Wild-rice wisdom: letting up and slowing down
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
It was a difficult decision for the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa to suspend its wild rice harvest last fall. The Native American tribe in northern Minnesota shepherds Nett Lake, the world’s largest wild rice lake. Its harvest is a source of pride, identity, revenue and renown. To forgo an entire ricing season marked a major [...]
Double blessings, showered down: how a family grows
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
This is the month that set the orbit for our entire year. We are gearing up for two events, which will happen in the span of a week, the blink of an eye: My younger brother, Tony, is getting married and my older sister, Angie, is having a baby. The countdown we launched last winter, the [...]
Patience and Politeness as Minnesota Recounts Senate Ballots
Sat, May 30, 2009
Hypervigilance, an abiding regard for the rules, and, yes, some of that good old Minnesota Nice marked the opening Wednesday of the hand recount here and across the state to determine the winner of the United States Senate race in Minnesota.
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