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A MINNESOTAN IN CHINA An Introduction
GREETINGS READERS! My name is Brandon Ferdig---born and raised in northern Minnesota.What an opportunity this is to share with you a year I lived in that other-worldly land called China! It's a count...
Posted on 2/11/12 at 7:20 AM
THE FARM BLEAT Education: Minnesota-style
A couple of years ago, I splurged and bought a year-long pass to the great state parks of Minnesota. I had visions of visiting every one of them if not throughout the state, at least those right here...
Posted on 2/7/12 at 8:05 PM
OH LOOK, A SHINY THING! Booth Babes: Living in a Geek Boys' World, Part 2
Look, it's pretty girls in tight clothing at a tech trade show! Now tell me what product they're selling. Or whether it matters. I've never been to a trade show, like the one shown at left, or to a ...
Posted on 1/31/12 at 11:24 AM
THE NEW FORTY The New Forty prophecy...
My son Noah was over last night and we were discussing everything from the evolution of man as a species to the shifts we have and will see in society. Noah is a big thinker and loves to engage in big...
Posted on 1/8/12 at 9:49 PM
SLOWINGTHERACINGMIND Board Games of Christmas
It's the last day of the year...that makes this a double posting day! Our family loves board games. We love to spend time playing them, but we also love finding new ones for each other. This has beco...
Posted on 12/31/11 at 12:30 PM
Update: Gadhafi, Libya's leader for 42 years, killed 
Update 9:40 a.m.SIRTE, Libya (AP) — Moammar Gadhafi, who ruled Libya with a dictatorial grip for 42 years until he was ousted by rebels in a bloody civil war, was killed Thursday when revolutionary forces overwhelmed his hometown, Sirte, the last major bastion of resistance two months after the regime fell. forces overwhelmed his hometown, Sirte, the last major bastion of resistance two months after the regime fell.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , October 20, 2011
Update: Libya officials: Gadhafi captured, possibly killed
Update 9:10 a.m.SIRTE, Libya (AP) — Libya's information minister said Moammar Gadhafi was killed Thursday when revolutionary forces overwhelmed his hometown, Sirte, the last major bastion of resistance two months after the regime fell. Amid the fighting, a NATO airstrike blasted a fleeing convoy that fighters said was carrying Gadhafi.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , October 20, 2011
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Cards take Game 1
Allen Craig pinch-hit for ace Chris Carpenter and delivered a go-ahead single that sent the Cardinals past the Texas Rangers 3-2 on Wednesday night in the World Series opener
October 20, 2011
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Will Rangers, Cardinals make Series a TV hit?
By any measure, the matchup of the Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals that starts today is a nifty one
October 19, 2011
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Amanda Knox leaves Italy to head home to US
PERUGIA, Italy (AP) — Amanda Knox headed home to the United States a free woman Tuesday, the morning after an Italian appeals court dramatically overturned the American student's conviction of sexually assaulting and brutally slaying her British roommate.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , October 04, 2011
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American Amanda Knox’ murder conviction overturned by Italian appeals court
PERUGIA, Italy — An Italian appeals today overturned the murder conviction of Amanda Knox in the 2007 killing of her British roommate, but found Knox guilty of defamation.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , October 03, 2011
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Report: Iran releases 2 Americans jailed as spies
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Two Americans jailed in Iran as spies were released from Tehran's prison on Wednesday after more than two years in custody.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , September 21, 2011
Lawyer: Iran about to free 2 jailed Americans
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The lawyer for two Americans jailed as spies in Iran said they will be released Wednesday after more than two years in custody following a court approval of a $1 million bail deal.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , September 21, 2011
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Ten years of rebuilding
The new World Trade Center is rising from ground zero. Two skyscrapers, a memorial, a museum and a transit hub are under construction. Three more towers and a performing arts center are planned.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , September 10, 2011
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Russian space supply ship to International Space Station fails to reach orbit
MOSCOW — Russia's space agency says an unmanned supply ship bound for the International Space Station has failed to reach its planned orbit.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , August 24, 2011
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Iran sentences 2 American men to 8 years in jail
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Two American men already held for two years in Tehran have been sentenced to 8 years each in prison on charges of espionage and illegal entry into Iran, state TV reported today.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , August 20, 2011
31 Americans, most from SEAL Team Six, killed in helicopter crash
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A military helicopter was shot down in eastern Afghanistan, killing 31 U.S. special operation troops, most of them from the elite Navy SEALs unit that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, along with seven Afghan commandos. It was the deadliest single incident for American forces in the decade-long war.
By SOLOMON MOORE , August 06, 2011
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Doc: Dum-dum bullets used in Norway
HONEFOSS, Norway (AP) — The chief surgeon at a hospital treating victims of Norway's camp massacre says the killer used special bullets designed to disintegrate inside the body and cause maximum internal damage.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , July 24, 2011
Norway gunman fired for 1.5 hours on island
OSLO, Norway (AP) — A gunman who opened fire on an island teeming with young people kept shooting for 1.5 hours before surrendering to a SWAT team, which arrived 40 minutes after they were called, police said today.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , July 23, 2011
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Ireland government denounces Vatican role in priest abuse cover-ups
DUBLIN — The Vatican encouraged Catholic bishops not to tell police about suspected pedophile priests and flouted Irish law, Ireland's lawmakers declared today in an unprecedented denunciation of the Holy See's influence in this predominantly Catholic country.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , July 20, 2011
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