With all the national discussion about Public Employees, should we cut back on them?
Before you decide, I’ve got a short story to tell.
I have to disclose from the beginning that I am a public employee and anything I post in this blog is my own opinion and not that of any employer.
Several years ago, …
For years in Hennepin County, the largest in Minnesota, on the night before Christmas one judge always volunteered for duty.
Judge Jack Gill insisted on handling the misdemeanor calendars for those days. Now deceased, Judge Gill even looked the part of a small Santa Claus. He had a halo of white hair, large glasses, a small nose, and …
I’m thrilled to tell you that my new book, Reprisal is now stocked in Border’s bookstores.
For a new author like me, unknown and unlisted on the NY Times Book Review, to get into a major chain is very exciting. Why is it there?
I think the cover of the book is compelling. My good friend, Jeff Holmes …
Star Tribune reporter, Allie Shah, has written another great article about the latest upheaval in the Twin City Somali community. Read it at: http://www.startribune.com/local/109349164.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUeDyic:E7PNDh_oaE3miUsZ
With 70,000 Somalis in Minnesota, we have the largest concentration in the United States. For two years, Ms. Shah and other reporters followed the story of the young Somali men who disappeared from the …
It’s easy to think that judges run courtrooms. After all, when they enter the public stands up, sits when they say it’s okay to do so, and lets them make decisions about vital aspects of our lives. Unspoken communication is important also. People ask the judge what he wants, they stop speaking if the judge starts talking, and …
Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting and hearing Mark Bowden speak at William Mitchell Law School in St. Paul. As you may recall, Mark is the author of Black Hawk Down about the U.S. military’s defeat in Mogadishu in Somalia. It was also made into a film starring the Minnesota actor, Josh Hartnett.
Mr. Bowden’s most …
I’m thrilled to tell my friends that my book, Reprisal, is out in print!! It took over two years to write it, work with my publisher North Star Press, re-write it, edit it, proof it, work with the cover designer, design the back cover copy, and wait… But it’s finally done.
People often ask me what it’s …
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