Snow Day Winners & Losers Who benefits from an April blizzard — the 2nd to hit the Twin Cities in two years? That’s easy: all the school kids who get to sleep in today (I’ve got two upstairs now). So, who are the losers? That would be their parents, who have to scramble to arrange...Read More
“I Don’t Know Anyone; Where Should I Sit??” Taking a tour of Carleton** with my 17 year-old son recently, it didn’t take long to figure out where to sit at lunchtime: we saw the “Eat With a Stranger” sign, and joined Andrew, a gregarious senior from Omaha (pictured above). What to talk about? My son is...Read More
The Elite College Admissions Crucible Apparently, there’s a superstition — held by Native American Indians, the Amish, and some other cultures — that photographs steal a piece of your soul. I don’t happen to share that belief. But, I do believe that when a young adult has their life — unformed as it may be...Read More
