Don Ness was elected Mayor of Duluth in 2008, just as the American economy was imploding. The city had a debt of $1.35 million, was being sued by the federal government, had massive sanitary sewer overflows into Lake Superior, and lacked a strong plan for building the infrastructure and retaining young professionals. Ness took a no-nonsense approach to solving these issues, and in 2011, due largely to his strong-willed methodologies,
On August 5th of 2011, 15-year-old Keith Cozart, better known as Chief Keef, released a music video for one of his first real songs, “Bang,” featuring he and his friends showing their gang signs to the camera. When released, this song took the online rap community by storm, with Chief Keef becoming a staple of hip-hop lovers’ musical libraries almost overnight. Written, recorded, and filmed all while Keef was under
Like any serious musician, Maynard James Keenan exorcises his demons and defends his beliefs through his art. This passion led him to create three popular heavy metal bands, each accentuating Keenan’s unique and distinctive sound, performance style, and visuals. The unapologetic eccentric also has interests that expand outside of music, all of which enrich his creativity. Keenan’s unorthodox musical style and his ability to intelligently express his unconventionality while living
An ethical dilemma: Do I switch channels, ditching rain-delayed Daytona, abandoning poor orphaned Junior before he safely rounds Turn Four for the final time, that deadly curve that claimed his daddy back on 2/18/01? (Let us bow our heads in a moment of silence for the Intimidator.) Or do I stay with Dale till Victory Lane, even though Masterpiece Theater beckons to me from another channel, and Downton’s lovely Lady
On warm Saturday nights in the summer when others go to the movies, hit the nightclubs with their friends, or hang out at the mall, I go to the football stadium. Everyone there is wearing head-to-toe red and black. Kids have numbers painted on their faces, and their moms carry the handmade “Go Daddy!” signs. Someone is always getting a hot dog or nachos from the concession stand. Music blares
For the first time in decades, the United States is seeing a major outbreak of avoidable diseases like measles, rubella and pertussis because some parents are saying “NO” to vaccinating their children for medical and religious reasons. All three of these diseases can be prevented with a series of MMR and TDaP vaccines given in early childhood. However, vaccination rates in America have been cut because of scary rumors involving
