The Battle for Minnesota

It’s time to get political on you. I imagine most of you readers are somewhat plugged into the news. You may not read the NY Times or even the Strib regularly, but I’m sure you know we have a new president, a wicked recession on our hands, and a governor whose main interests appear to be his “no new taxes” pledge and positioning himself for national office.

Phil’s Take – The Y-Dubs!

The winter tends to make me, like many others, very lazy. I’m like a big sedated bear, and most days I can be found horizontal on my couch. Somehow–and I know I’m not alone in this–my repeated self-reprobations to get into shape weren’t actually motivating my butt to get up. Thankfully, I live with someone who is willing to ambush me into action. And so a few weeks ago I found myself joining the Midtown YWCA, that great bastion of progressive health nuts.

Phil’s Take – What the Lone Wolf Dreams

by Phil Rooney

This past week I attended a meeting about the examination of systemic policy to facilitate funding and point of service organizations to agree on the meaning of quality in youth development programming. Long story short—I just don’t know what that means. However, the meeting was still a pleasure, because as an attendee I received a copy of What the Lone Wolf Dreams, a selection of works from the COMPAS Writers & Artists in the Schools Program 2007-2008.