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March 8, 2012
Almost a year ago I sponsored a public screening of Lake of Fire, a documentary about the abortion debate. Here is the trailer: After the screening I wrote an essay about the film. With the recent resurgence of interest in the abortion issue, I encourage you to take another look at the film and the essay. Here is an excerpt:
February 21, 2012
Nothing beats a good deal, but spending endless amounts of time cutting coupons and scouring sale racks can make deal-hunting time consuming.
February 9, 2012
As a “true Minnesotan” I never realized how wrong I was about my own history. I remember thinking I was so smart telling little facts about our beautiful state, only now I’m I really starting to learn the real facts that no other history class has taught me before.
February 9, 2012
When I signed up for this class, I thought to myself “is there really that much to learn about Minnesota, besides all of the lakes we have all over the place?” I was proven very wrong on the first day of class.   One of my favorite and most interesting things I have learned so far is about the Kensington Rune Stone hoax. I find it fascinating because on the mystery. No one knows if it’s really true or if it is a hoax...
February 7, 2012
Fatima Said’s curly bleach-blond hair bobs along side her face as she holds up a large bag of potatoes. Wearing a clean, navy blue suit embellished with golden buttons, she offers the potatoes, naturally, without hesitation.
January 26, 2012
Since moving to Minnesota in July of 2008, I made my first trip home to Arkansas this year. While there I revisited my home church. My life was centered around church growing up, and this one holds special meaning because it has been my family’s church for over a hundred years.
November 16, 2011
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September 21, 2011
Last week I coordinated a week-long 9/11 Film Series on the Winona State University campus. After the screenings I wrote posts for the Sounds of Cinema blog, reflecting on each picture. You can find links to those below: United 93
September 20, 2011
I decided that the only way I could really deal with the anniversary of 9/11 was to show a series of films that addressed, if not all, at least a broad spectrum of the issues involved
The week of September 11 - 16th, 2011 I coordinated a 9/11 Film Series on the Winona State University campus to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attack. During the 2010-11 school year I began sponsoring campus film screenings as a way of promoting the show and expanding its mission. Initially I thought it would be good fun, and it was, to show a few provocative and important pictures and hopefully tie them into larger issues going...