Monthly Archives: February 2009

COYOTE UGLY – CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF AN URBAN KIND

What was that? Image by Chris Seufert via Flickr All kinds of wildlife roadkill are a predictable occurrence on Minnesota roads.  It’s not unusual to observe whitetail deer, raccoons, Canada geese, and ducks as well as domestic animals and assorted … Continue reading

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HERE’S A POTENTIAL APPOINTEE WHO PROBABLY PAYS HIS TAXES

This post re-blogged via the Wall Street Journal’s Best of the Web email and KPCC (Southern California Public Radio) News in Brief: Most Americans take their library privileges seriously. A recent Zogby poll found just six out of a hundred … Continue reading

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GETTING INSIDE OUR HEADS

Over twenty years ago, I was introduced to neuroscience and its physiology during a frightening discussion with a neonatologist as we viewed sonograms of my son’s brain.  Premature babies often suffer cranial hemorrhage, and we were looking at a big … Continue reading

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