Arts columnist at MinnPost and classical music critic at the Pioneer Press. Based in Minneapolis. Profile photo by the late Hector Roberts. linktr.ee/sheilaregan
As a not-old, not-young person, I concur that water drinking does not come easily for me. I've been trying to drink just one extra glass a day and honestly it's torture. I don't know how I got like this.
December 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
As a not-old, not-young person, I concur that water drinking does not come easily for me. I've been trying to drink just one extra glass a day and honestly it's torture. I don't know how I got like this.
I was being facetious, but the fact that these events are sanctioned with permits and don't use civil disobedience (which makes media coverage minimal), makes them feel more like a gathering of like minds than a more forceful demonstration.
December 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I was being facetious, but the fact that these events are sanctioned with permits and don't use civil disobedience (which makes media coverage minimal), makes them feel more like a gathering of like minds than a more forceful demonstration.
We should be deeply skeptical of anyone seeking to erode fundamental civil rights protections. They exist to protect all of us, from targeted personal and collective harm.
While religious liberties are well-established as part of our country's legalistic framework; so, too, are concepts of freedom.
December 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
We should be deeply skeptical of anyone seeking to erode fundamental civil rights protections. They exist to protect all of us, from targeted personal and collective harm.
While religious liberties are well-established as part of our country's legalistic framework; so, too, are concepts of freedom.