Monthly Archives: May 2013

My Memorial Day weekend

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

“The true soldier fights, not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” – G.K. Chesterton This Memorial Day weekend I stayed home alone and got some productive work done, in … Continue reading →

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The Minnesota marriage equality act non-issue

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This is cross-posted on my professional blog at the Marshall Independent. Well Gov. Dayton has signed the marriage equality act, and depending on which side you line up on either the sky if falling or Minnesota has leaped into … Continue reading →

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Review: Iron Man 3

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This appeared in the print-only TV Guide of the Marshall Independent. “Iron Man 3” is awesome. At least according to the unanimous vote of this older dad, pre-teen son, and six-year-old daughter. How’s that for broad-based appeal? My daughter … Continue reading →

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Review: Home Run

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This appeared in the print-only TV Guide of the Marshall Independent. I ran into this film quite by accident on Sunday. I was pressed for time, had to have something to review and I really didn’t want to see … Continue reading →

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Terror in rural Minnesota!

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

I started out last Monday writing my weekly movie review when a report of terrorist activity in Montevideo, Minnesota landed on my desk. The FBI press release had it that someone named Buford “Bucky” Rogers had been arrested in a … Continue reading →

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Nobody argues anymore

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This is my weekly op-ed. “What are you talking about?” (I hear you say.) “All we do is argue these days. About gun control, abortion, Obamacare…” No, we don’t argue about these things at all. Or at best, only … Continue reading →

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May Day

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: Cross-posted on my professional blog at the Marshall Independent. Yesterday, May 1, I saw a Facebook post by an academic I’ve known for… a long time. He teaches history in an east coast college and advertises himself as a … Continue reading →

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