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Fruity flavors: Nicotine & tobacco in a smoke-free state
26 July 2010 7:55 PM | No CommentsI hadn’t realized how jarring it is to see people smoking indoors until I watched two DVDs this month. Barbra Streisand, as Katy in 1973’s “The Way We Were” smoked throughout the movie, including during her pregnancy. And from the land of television, Tim Robbins...
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Angels in Minnesota
26 July 2010 7:03 AM | No CommentsAngels are coming to Minnesota — at least that is the hope. The legislature is betting on the old Field of Dreams saying “If you build it, they will come” and hoping it will apply to angel investors and venture capital dollars over the next...
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Gathering ’round the Campfire
22 July 2010 12:29 PM | No CommentsLast Monday I became a parody of myself. I took to the woods with my ten-year-old son, accompanying six of his friends, and some of their parents to Scout Camp in Wisconsin. Our kids are Webelos, going into fifth grade. We joined around 100 other...
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Team in Training: Beating Cancer One Step at a Time
Posted on July 21, 2010 | 1 CommentOver the last five years I have found myself on some strange journeys. Despite my natural “couch potato” tendencies, I have twice trudged my way through triathlons. Last year my brother and I strapped on helmets and biked 100 miles around Lake Tahoe… in one... -
Lessons Learned: 20 Years Later
Posted on June 15, 2010 | 4 CommentsA few weeks ago I passed a milestone in my life when I journeyed back to Princeton, NJ to celebrate my 20th college reunion. I was excited to head back to see old friends, and to show my wife and daughters around a place that... -
A Ten-Step Program for Tea Party Credibility
Posted on April 28, 2010 | 10 CommentsOver the past few weeks I admit I have reached a certain level of “Tea Party” fatigue. Newspapers, television, magazines, and the Internet seem to be fascinated with the actions of the Tea Party faithful. But as I watch the rallies and protests, I can’t... -
A Role Model for Leadership: Remembering Brian Anderson
Posted on March 22, 2010 | 1 CommentOver the weekend I attended a memorial service for Brian Anderson, the former editor of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, who died last week after a difficult battle with Leukemia. It was a beautiful service and a fitting tribute to a remarkable man. Brian touched my life in... -
Budgeting and ROI: Common Sense Decision Making
Posted on February 11, 2010 | 2 CommentsWhen you don’t have a lot of disposable income, the decisions you make about how to spend money take on added importance. Whether it’s balancing a family budget, or trying to erase a billion dollar state deficit, the principals are much the same. You need... -
A New Year’s Resolution for America: Put an End to the “Outrage Industry”
Posted on January 7, 2010 | 4 CommentsHave you ever read an article, or maybe watched a video, that you really enjoyed on the Internet? Something that you thought was inspiring, or thought provoking? Have you then made the mistake of scrolling down and reading the comments section below, only to be... -
Balloon Boy, Party Crashers and Tiger, Oh My!
Posted on December 3, 2009 | 3 CommentsAs the nation has been captivated in recent days by a publicity starved couple who crashed a party, and a minor car accident involving a major star, another news item caught my attention: the possible purchase of NBC by Comcast. The continued consolidation of media... -
Making a Difference One Pint at a Time
Posted on October 26, 2009 | 7 CommentsEvery year as we head to the holiday season, well intentioned Minnesotans tell themselves this is going to be the year they slow down, try to remember the real meaning of the season, and give something back to the community. Then reality hits in the... -
Could You Be the Match?
Posted on September 28, 2009 | 4 CommentsHow often do you get a chance to say “thank you” to someone who saved your life? My wife, Betsy, got that chance one year ago when she first met Tobias, the young man from Germany who donated stem cells to help her beat an... -
Leadership Under Fire: Working for the Common Good
Posted on August 31, 2009 | 6 CommentsLast week I had the opportunity to take a tour of Target Field. It was a few days after they started to lay down the sod and the rich, green grass seemed to bring the building to life. It wasn’t hard to picture Carlos Gomez...
