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Reader Jeane Moore says: "I like having a reliable, well-done, journalistic (emphasis on that one) source of local (more emphasis) news." If you agree, click here and keep the Daily Planet going! Tuesday is Give to the Max day—every hour, there will be a drawing for some lucky organization to win an extra $1000. Give on Tuesday and give us a chance to win!The next generation of public housing: A closer look at the "Rental Housing Revitalization Act"The nation's public housing system is poised to undergo historic changes. Some housing advocates are saying "too much, too soon," while other contend it can't happen soon enough.MORE » After years of federal disinvestment, embattled public housing authorities (PHA) across the country are struggling to deal with leaky roofs, mold infestation, broken elevators that prevent easy accessibility, and even investigations into "mismanagement." Give to the Max—and double your dollars to support TC Daily Planet With my consulting business with nonprofits very dead, I've been spending my time the last three years being board member and president/chair of a couple organizations. So those are two I'm going to support in the November 16 Give to the Max fundraising day.MORE » Three ways to a balanced budget Minnesota's budget has been in turmoil for several years now, as plunging state revenue has created more and more red ink. Political chaos resulting from the November 2nd election compounds the budget quagmire. New Republican majorities take over both bodies of Minnesota's legislature, while Senator Mark Dayton appears likely to become the first DFL governor in twenty years. MORE » MOVIES | Trylon Premiere Tuesdays begin with "Valhalla Rising," the first good Viking movie. Ever.Take-Up Productions continues to spread the filmic love for Minneapolis cinephiles with its latest new series, Trylon Premiere Tuesdays, which showcases a Twin Cities premiere of a new film on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Spearheaded by Minneapolis film blogger Kathie Smith (my co-host on KFAI's Cinema Shanty), the series starts strong with Valhalla Rising, a graphic, brooding Viking tale that will surely show up on my year-end top ten list.MORE » Alum named sole finalist in University of Minnesota presidential search Eric Kaler, provost at Stony Brook University in New York, has emerged as the sole candidate to replace Bob Bruininks as the University of Minnesota's 16th president.MORE » Kaler will return to the University where he received his Ph.D. in 1982 to make public appearances Wednesday and Thursday. If the appearances go well, Kaler, who was named a finalist by the Board of Regents on Friday, could be appointed by the end of the week, Regents Chairman Clyde Allen said. OPINION | Regents skirted open meeting law in naming single presidential candidateThe Board of Regents' decision to name only one finalist to succeed Bob Bruininks as president of the University of Minnesota left a lot of journalism-nerd types, myself included, huffing that the 12-member body had dodged Minnesota's Open Meeting Law. MORE » Inside the Daily Planet, 11/16/10MUSIC | Tapes 'N Tapes play Outside at the Turf Club by Jeff Rutherford, TC Daily Planet • In celebration of their forthcoming album Outside, Tapes 'N Tapes decided to play their new material at the Turf Club in St. Paul on Thursday night, along with many older songs as well. VISUAL ARTS | Is this ART? Isles sculpture raises the issue and more by Bruce Cochran, Uptown Neighborhood News • Babies reach out for it, children like to climb on it and adults are curious. Sonny Syonesa film, "Am I Alone?" to screen a Mall of America by Tom LaVenture, Asian American Press • Local Lao American film producer Sonny Syonesa will have his feature film, "Am I Alone?" (www.amialonemovie.com) screened at the Mall of America Theaters on November 17, 8:00 p.m., with a cast and crew red carpet arrival at 7:00 p.m. in front of the theater at the P5 landing. Tickets are $10. NEW IN BLOGS THE 58TH YEAR | Shoveling it but not really diggin' it by Steve Date • Is there a word that means both beautiful and foreboding? ARTS ORBIT | K Jay brings standup comedy to the Northside by Dwight Hobbes • "Both shows," K Jay said, "bring comedy to an area in North Central Minneapolis where people looking for a night of entertainment usually don't have a chance to see comedians. It's also an opportunity for artists to widen their audience, for new talent to receive exposure." OUTSIDE THE WALLS | Haiti: Some thoughts, 10 months after the earthquake by Dick Bernard • Earlier this month we attended a very impressively organized Festival for Haiti. People there cared about Haiti and Haitians. The venue was a hotel alongside Interstate 35-W in Minneapolis. Three miles down I-35 is the Freeway bridge that collapsed during rush hour, August 1, 2007, killing 13 and injuring many. BLUESTEM PRAIRIE | Rochester Post Bulletin: "Is GOP chair making recount too political?" by Sally Jo Sorensen • Every week, the Rochester Post Bulletin takes a look at a news item, commentary or letter that's generated a lot of comments at the paper. Cheryl Winters' Sutton disgraces the Republican Party was chosen for the past week. TERESA ON TCDP | Car vs. Fountain by Teresa Boardman • This accident wasn't caused by snow; it happened before the snow. The driver was taken away in an ambulance. When it is Car vs. Fountain, the fountain wins. BARATARIA | G20 finds its Seoul by Erik Hare • The big summit in Seoul is over, and all the world's leaders have emerged with a united plan of action to stabilize the global economy. That's the headline that the G20 conference would like me to write, but I can't. We had another opportunity missed, but no one really expected anything else. That's the situation around the world right now. |   |
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