For the fifth year in a row, I covered Grandma's Marathon from behind a camera for the Duluth News Tribune. It was an awesome time and this year, the weather was unlike any since I've been up here. Instead of humidity and sunshine, runners were greeted with rain and near perfect running conditions once the...
It happened in an instant. Protests exploded at the Wisconsin State Capitol after Senate Republicans removed fiscal provisions from Governor Walker's bill that stripped most collective bargaining rights from most public employees. For weeks, the bill had been stalled by 14 Senate Democrats who had fled the state to avoid voting on the bill. However, with...
This year I spent the election season working for Minnesota Public Radio and following the DFL candidates, particularly 18-term U.S. Representative Jim Oberstar. The representative for Minnesota's 8th congressional district was as close to a sure thing in politics when it comes to getting reelected. He was also one of the most powerful members of...
A couple weeks ago, I had the chance to travel to Canada for the first time to document environmental issues on Canada's Lake Winnipeg. You may have seen my review of a Canadian hot dog last week. I can tell you my experience in Gimli and aboard the MV Namao was much better than that...
