The fatal shooting Wednesday of a top UnitedHealthcare executive, Brian Thompson, on a New York City sidewalk has unleashed a torrent of morbid glee from patients and others who say they have had negative experiences with health insurance companies at … Continued
Bill Hanley tells me he was 29 years old, just five years into what would grow to be a 30-year career with Twin Cities Public Television, when the station’s higher powers asked that he fix their “Friday night problem.” It … Continued
‘The Next Greatest Generation’ After 80 plus years, I still enjoy reading a good real-life book. I just finished this one, “Sea Stories — My Life in Special Operations” by Admiral William H. McRaven (U.S. Navy retired), published in 2019. … Continued
Today is Friday, Dec. 6, the 341st day of 2024. There are 25 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 6, 1998, in Venezuela, former Lt. Col. Hugo Chavez (OO’-goh CHAH’-vez), who had staged a bloody coup … Continued
Actor Timothée Chalamet had Dinkytown buzzing Thursday when he attended a special screening of his current project, the Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” at the Main Cinema. “I love it here and I love Minnesota,” the 28-year-old said at … Continued