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Michael Hartford

Michael Hartford
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Birthday
July 22
Bio
Author of "Dad's Eye View: 52 Family Adventures in the Twin Cities," available May 15 from Minnesota Historical Society Press. Writer, photographer, programmer, dad.

MY RECENT POSTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2012 8:06AM

Gleanings: February 7, 2012

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Rabbis oppose Minnesota marriage amendment

“Throughout history the Jewish community has faced discrimination, and therefore we will not stand by while others are targeted.”

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The Downward Mobility of the American Middle Class

But Romney and other Republicans have cause and effect backwards. The reason for the rise in benefits is Americans got clobbered in 2008 and many are still sinking. They and their families need whatever help they can get.

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How Modern Life Is Like a Zombie Onslaught

Every zombie war is a war of attrition. It’s always a numbers game. And it’s more repetitive than complex. In other words, zombie killing is philosophically similar to reading and deleting 400 work e-mails on a Monday morning or filling out paperwork that only generates more paperwork, or following Twitter gossip out of obligation, or performing tedious tasks in which the only true risk is being consumed by the avalanche.

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Coelacanths are not living fossils. Like the rest of us, they evolve

But the truth is that evolution leaves no fish behind. Coelacanths are as much affected by evolution as finches, ferns and flying lemurs. They have their own evolutionary history – we only need to look for it.

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