Human Interest
May 3, 2012
The city of Winona, Minn. has undergone many changes since it was settled by in 1851. In 1853, the town was laid out into plots of land, with growth expanding the size of the town rapidly over the years. In 1857, Winona was officially incorporated as a city.
May 2, 2012
A small, clay angel dangles from a branch at Lake Winona.
May 1, 2012
“We should’ve brought gloves,” said Lisa Mullen to her niece Larissa Olson as they poked their fingers through thorny bushes near a house on Gilmore Avenue in Winona, Minn. The two aren’t spending the day gardening; they are searching for hidden treasures.
April 19, 2012
I have published an essay about the documentary PoliWood on the Sounds of Cinema blog. Here is an excerpt:
April 17, 2012
Give Violette Rose a good beat and her moves will inspire even those with two left feet.
April 1, 2012
Sounds of Cinema has joined with the Winona State University English, Mass Communication, and Political Science Departments to present the documentary PoliWood on Wednesday, April 11th at 7pm in the Science Lab Auditorium on the Winona State campus. A panel discussion featuring Winona State faculty will follow.
March 9, 2012
Names are important. They recognize an individual, make a person tangible, and give them worth. In the beginning of the first Harry Potter book, the villain is so awful that for a spell, they only refer to him as He Who Must Not Be Named. This is how I have come to think of the man who directed vile, lewd, and blatantly inhuman comments towards Sandra Fluke after her congressional testimony on the importance of women's reproductive rights.
March 9, 2012
The documentary film Poliwood will be shown at 7pm on April 11th in the Science Lab Auditorium on the Winona State University campus.The event is free and open to the public.
March 8, 2012
She wears black knee-high boots over skinny jeans topped with a rainbow sweater. Her long, brown, layered hair lightly bounces on her shoulders as she struts through campus. In most ways, she's an average 19-year-old woman-- except for the "M" marked on her license.
March 1, 2012
The reign of the greatest Japanese player in MLB history may be fading.
Recently Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge announced that Ichiro Suzuki will not bat at leadoff position this year, a position he has revolutionized since he came to the league in 2001.
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