Time Capsules
How to Keep Your Sunny Side Up During the Darkest Times
Ninety years ago, a few kids from St. Paul’s East Side got up on a downtown stage and brightened the bleakness of the Great Depression.
Bowling for Equality
St. Paul played a role in desegregating organized bowling in the mid-twentieth century.
The Roots of Vaccine Skepticism
Some reluctance is historically understandable, even if it’s currently misguided.
On This Day in 1974: Stud or Dud?
Secretariat didn’t have much luck in the paternity business until a Minnesotan took a chance on him.
The DFL’s Shot at Something Really Big
Forget Trump and Biden for a moment, and consider what the election means for Minnesota’s congressional map.
A Pretty Nice Rich Guy
Bill Gates Sr. has died. Seventeen years ago, I profiled him for Equal Justice Magazine. He obviously had his head on straight.
Ignoring a Big Birthday
Shhh. Fort Snelling turns 200 years old this week!
The War Over Pandemic School Closings in Minneapolis (1918 Version)
At least no one’s threatening to throw school board members in jail—yet.
