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Dems Want to Get You Coming or Going
Not content with punishing wealthy US citizens who are here, the Democrats have decided...
The Road to the White House: Ron Paul's Supporters...
Vadnais Heights, MN: The Observer spent the better part of Saturday at the convention...Are the French Returning to Socialism?
Are the French returning to socialism? Some would say they never left it and we'd...
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Guide to the 2012 Summer Sailing Season
Saint Paul, MN: Fans of big boat racing have four major events to keep track of this year - the Volvo Ocean Race, the Global Ocean Race, Newport to Bermuda, and the hotly-contested (legal and otherwise)...The Road to the White House: Ron Paul's Supporters Risk a Pyrrhic Victory
Vadnais Heights, MN: The Observer spent the better part of Saturday at the convention for Minnesota's 4th Congressional District. My first instinct, out of a reflexive laziness and as the result of weekend...Luna Rossa Wins America's Cup World Series Naples
Naples, Italy - After extraordinarily high winds and rough seas caused a suspension of racing yesterday, competition resumed in Naples this morning with Luna Rossa, skippered by Chris Draper, winning the fleet...Restaurant Review: Fuji-Ya
Tucked away in a small space at the corner of Divisidero and Geary in San Francisco is a little place which offers what may be the finest sushi in the world. Perhaps it was because it was my first time...About Town: Irv Williams
A good sax player, over long years of playing ought to become known for range, deft handling of 'the axe', mellow tone, and skillful phrasing. Irv Williams has mastered all these skills and more to attain...Weekend Visit: Boulder Junction, WI
If you get on Wisconsin state highway 51 just east of Menominee and head north, you're headed straight into cabin country. This is an area covered by vast patches of farmland - pig and turkey farms, and huge...Latest Stories
Guide to the 2012 Summer Sailing Season
Saint Paul, MN: Fans of big boat racing have four major events to keep track of this year - the Volvo Ocean Race, the Global...
Luna Rossa Wins America's Cup World Series Naples
Naples, Italy - After extraordinarily high winds and rough seas caused a suspension of racing yesterday, competition resumed...
24 hours in: Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark - On my first visit to Copenhagen I flew in to Kastrup airport late on a hot, still night early one September. ...
Rolex Baltic Week kicks off in Flensburg, Germany
Glücksburg, Germany - This corner of the Baltic, off Flensburg, serves as the site for some classic yacht racing this season. ...
Guide to the 2011 Summer Sailing Season
Although this week's completion of two terrific races - Block Island Race Week here in the US, and the 59th run of the Giraglia...
