DeRusha: Magazine Stud
Last night I hosted the Minnesota Magazine Publishers Awards.  There's a lot of amazing work happening in our regional magazines and in trade magazines produced out of Minnesota. Photographer Carly Danek and I whipped this little beauty together in about 45 minutes yesterday. They truly did give an award for best Table of Contents last night.  Awesome.The Magazine people had to get back at me, and at various points in the middle of the program, they put up these gems.

Help Me Help Others
A couple events, on late notice, if you're looking to make a difference in our community. Tomorrow (Saturday) I'm hosting the fundraising gala for the Hearing and Service Dogs of Minnesota.  It's an amazing organization, Dennis Douda just did a story on them graduating their 300th service dog. The F

Should Uninformed Voters Stay Home?
Lots of debate and controversy over tonight's Good Question, on whether uninformed voters have an obligation to stay home and not vote.  Here's a link to what people were saying on Facebook.  Here's an ABC News article on the issue.A couple notes: I would never try to decide if someone else was uninformed.  It has to be a self-selection.  You look in the mirror, feel you don't know enough, and have to make a decision.  Is it better to vote somewhat

Donate Leftover Halloween Candy
It's the day after Halloween, and I'm looking at an enormous bowl of candy for my two boys.  So are a lot of you.I've been getting a handful of Good Questions like this from Steve:  "Looking for good suggestions on where to donate candy left over from Oct 31."The Wall Street Journal has a few su

Why is Football The #1 Sport?
Look at TV ratings, TV revenue, attendence, overall profitability - it's clear Football is the real national pasttime, not baseball.  According to the Harris Poll, 31% of sports fans pick football as their favorite.  16% said baseball.  Not even close. So what happened to baseball? My thoughts (informed by interviews with experts): Football is perfect for TV.  Football is perfect for gambling (and now fantasy football has taken that to the next level).Â