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...which were counting on $3.5 billion from the feds for training personnel to respond to terrorist attacks. When Washington issued an orange alert last September, Detroit had to pull police from regular duty to guard the city's bridge and tunnel to Canada. Complains Karen Anderson, mayor of Minnetonka, Minn., and president of the National League of Cities: "Right now, we need more than new nameplates and organization charts...
...inventor who is a sword-carrying member of the Society for Creative Anachronism (S.C.A.), an organization devoted to re-creating the lifestyle of premodern Europe. And in case you're not familiar with the Barony of Nordskogen, most benighted Muggles know it as the greater Minneapolis--St. Paul, Minn., area. Strange and magical things are afoot in this great land of ours--Middle-earth, Middle America, whatever you want to call...
...Nordic Inn Medieval Brew & Bed in Crosby, Minn., opened five years ago and prides itself on immersing guests in a 10th century experience. The rooms are decorated with shields and armor; some beds are shaped like longships. Instead of the usual complimentary robe and cloth slippers, guests at the Nordic receive handmade Viking outfits with horned helmets and leather slippers. Entertainment includes a rowdy candlelit dinner with a floor show based on Nordic mythology. Owner Richard Edward Schmidthuber, who got the idea after people cheered the Viking costume he wore to a football game, says he intentionally made the place...
...many Democrats who oppose abortion are leaving the Party. Others who remain loyal are sandbagged. Since Roe v. Wade, Democrats such as Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.) have been discouraged from seeking higher office unless they change their position on the life issue. Rep. Oberstar courageously stuck to his beliefs and years ago lost the support of the party for a U.S. Senate bid. Fortunately, he has continued to serve his constituents and been a strong leader opposing abortion in the House. Had he won the Senate bid, he would have been at least as effective...
...Former president Bill Clinton, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy ’54-’56 (D-Mass.) received raucous applause when they were shown on the screens, while Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.), former Sen. Rod Grams (R-Minn.) and Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura were jeered and booed. When Walter Mondale was shown, the crowd could be heard chanting “Fritz, Fritz, Fritz” amidst the loud cheering. Ventura and his wife walked out during the service; the governor later explained that he was incensed...