Michael OlsonRelated question: A previous TQ asked if e-cigarettes should be treated the same as regular cigarettes. You can continues that discussion here. Electronic cigarette users are firing up their devices in all kinds of places people wouldn’t consider lighting a conventional cigarette. That’s inspired moves in the Minnesota Legislature to regulate “vaping” in the same Read more →
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Mille Lacs Lake Garrison, MN by Beeboo Wallace This weekend anglers have fanned out across the state and many are trying their luck at catching a walleye. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says Minnesota is the most popular state for anglers. The agency says 1,195,817 fishing licences were sold in 2013. The agency is Read more →
AP: Ahead of midterms, GOP resurrects Benghazi House Republicans are set to begin a special investigation of the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, raising the stakes in a political battle with the Obama administration as the midterm election season heats up. Democrats are considering a boycott of the committee, which Read more →
“People are already starting to act, preparing for the climate that will be not the climate that was,” said Jim Buizer, University of Arizona professor, an author of a new federal report on climate change in the U.S. The U.S. government report tells an unambiguous story: The planet is warming, climate change is driven primarily Read more →
“Tom Jenkinson, aka Squarepusher, is known for pushing the limits of electronic music. His latest EP goes beyond electronic sounds and into the territory of electronic musicians: robots that play instruments,” writes Ben Johnson at Marketplace Tech. He first encountered the musical machinery last year when Japanese researchers introduced him to the Z-Machine robots: a Read more →
“Target’s massive data breach has now cost the company’s CEO his job,” reports the Associated Press. Target announced Monday that Chairman, President and CEO Gregg Steinhafel is out nearly five months after the retailer disclosed the breach, which has hurt its reputation among customers and has derailed its business. The nation’s third-largest retailer said Steinhafel, Read more →
Michael Agnew, cicerone and writer makes the case for beer: “Beer goes better with food than wine. Wine has an ingredient: You’ve got grapes. This is a simplification, I know, but you’ve got fruit juice. So you’re putting a fruit sauce with everything. With beer, you’ve got four different ingredients. Each one of those has Read more →
“Police and prosecutors say they’re open to a compromise on medical marijuana but remain firmly opposed to efforts to allow patients to smoke it,” writes MPR News reporter Tom Scheck. Law enforcement groups told the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that they might not oppose marijuana extracts like oils or pills for treatment, but they don’t Read more →