March 2012
18 posts
“The decline in young home owners is a puzzling trend. Interest rates have...”
– Derek Thompson, “The End of Ownership: Why Aren’t Young People Buying More Houses?” (via theatlantic)
Boy oh boy, I wonder if there’s something in all those millennial trend pieces that could explain this phenomenon!
(via whereabout)
It’s understandable that many people are gun shy when it...
February 2012
33 posts
“….Paid a lower bonus, [broker-dealer Andrew Schiff] said the $350,000 he earns,...”
– Bloomberg News (via iteeth)
Maintaining a 1% lifestyle stress is different than feed the family stress.
Watchplasticprince:
just watch it omfg
“Do yourselves a favor, do not attend schools that advertise on billboards.”
– How to tell there’s an education bubble.
Minnetonka High School Cheerleading National... →
Tonka brought it on. Their routine is linked.
via Marlene
What do Americans think of Obama's performance as... →
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Minneapolis-area Lutherans oppose marriage... →
jsenum:
There is a little bit of hope in the home in the second most LGBTQ city/state in the U.S.
Sounds like they think that we’re ALL about average.
: The Case Against Reserve →
mn70s:
Reserve Mining Company, Silver Bay, MN, 1970s
On February 17, 1972, the U.S. Justice Department sued the Reserve Mining Company, alleging that the firm’s taconite plant in Silver Bay, MN, was dumping waste rock contaminated with asbestos-like fibers into Lake Superior. The resulting legal…
People get so sensitive about the water they and their kids drink. Can’t we just...
“Sharing with those you love is one thing
knocking on doors, passing...”
– Yep. Still picking fights with homophobic Vikings stadium wilfare queens.
“Excessed teachers go into a pool from which vacancies are filled. Just like...”
– So, we take the teachers principals don’t want, put them in the schools that need the great teachers the most, then wonder why struggling schools continue to struggle. Repeat.
Pizzaman →
My nomination for Local Blog I Wish Was Still Active Today. He had some great stuff, like the post linked above.
“If you are homophobic and you’re out there, you’d better be positive you’re...”
– Todd Glass in his interview with Marc Maron on WTF (via thedependentclause)