We met in the backroom of a Dunn Bros coffee shop, with three tables pushed together in a not-so-square rectangle. Twelve or thirteen people—I lost count—some in suits, some not. Government bigwigs rubbing elbows with [...]
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Skirting the Issues: Transformation
April 4, 2013 by Ellen Krug
A few weeks ago, a friend asked me to accompany him to Sunday service at All God’s Children, a church on Park Avenue South in Minneapolis. It had been a long while since I attended [...]
Skirting the Issues: Anniversary
March 7, 2013 by Ellen Krug
A family anniversary coincides with the day this column is due to my editor. The anniversary? A suicide. My father. 1990. Fifty-three-years old. Depressed and alcoholic. Smith & Wesson .38 caliber. Bathtub. Mom found him. [...]
Skirting The Issues: Hope
February 7, 2013 by Ellen Krug
Last Valentine’s Day, I penned a column which included a fake billboard and personal ad in my near constant quest for a female date. Sadly, no woman stepped forward to gush, “I want you, Ellie.” [...]
Skirting the Issues: A Radical Idea
January 10, 2013 by Ellen Krug
Well, Minnesota, it’s January. That means the start of a new session of the Minnesota Legislature. Fair-minded and smart people control the House and Senate, not to mention that one such person also serves as [...]
Skirting the Issues: The Other L Word
December 13, 2012 by Ellen Krug
The subject at Sunday Buddhism was “calming the mind”—how to handle fears and worries that pop into your brain multiple times a day. The guiding teacher, Tim, opened the floor to questions after his lecture. [...]
Skirting the Issues: Jake
November 15, 2012 by Ellen Krug
The text showed up on a stunning Sunday afternoon. “In town for three days, would love to see you.” I didn’t recognize the number and texted back, “Who is this?” Thirty seconds later, I had [...]
Holiday Gift Guide: Ellen Krug
November 15, 2012 by Ellen Krug
The Little Black Dress I’m sure I would look absolutely fabulous in this wonderful Suzi Chin Elbow Sleeve Faux Wrap Dress. Wow! What a great look for under $100. I don’t know about you, but this [...]
Skirting the Issues: Complacency
October 18, 2012 by Ellen Krug
Anti-marriage amendment. Iowa. Learn from others’ mistakes. What do these words and phrases have in common? A lot. In early 2009, seven Iowa Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled that gay and lesbian people were entitled [...]
Skirting the Issues: The Book
September 20, 2012 by Ellen Krug
I was barely eight years old–a human tabula rasa–when I first saw what made girls different from boys. Thus reads the first sentence of my book, Getting to Ellen: A Memoir about Love, Honesty and [...]
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