By Eric Jayne For the past 12 years my wife and I have put up our Christmas tree the weekend after Thanksgiving and this year was no exception. This year we celebrated in our usual fashion which includes eggnog and the Bing Crosby White Christmas album. Our three children eagerly Read more
By Bob Schmitz The business section of the October 24th Pioneer Press contained an article headlined “Regulators close 2 Otsego bank sites.” Bank regulators closed two branches of Riverview Community Bank of Ostego after the banks were deemed to be critically under-capitalized. This article points out that when Riverview was Read more
By Eric Jayne The concept of positive atheism in action is undoubtedly a valued principal among members of Minnesota Atheists (MNA). Some members have suggested that positive atheism in action precludes some events from happening in order to spare the feelings of religious believers who might be keeping track of Read more
To: Governor Tim PawlentyOffice of the Governor130 State Capitol75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.St. Paul, MN 55155 Governor Pawlenty:The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights announced that it is purchasing and shipping to every governor a crèche, with a request to display it in a government building Read more
By Steve Petersen In part one of the two-part show, host James Zimmerman interviewed Eric Jayne. Eric organizes and heads up the south-of-the-metro bookclub (a.k.a. Burnsville Book Club). Eric gave details on where and when the bookclub meets and how many people usually attend. Eric then discussed some of the Read more