It's Monday

The good news today: MN's state employees finally were able to return to work today after a week-long government shutdown. Basic outlines of an agreement have been reached. Surprisingly, I haven't heard too many complaints about the decisions that were reached. I haven't had a chance to read much about the details, but I think I can fairly say that it turned out better than I thought it would.

For a great webpage go to http://www.postsecret.com This is a blog that is run by a man who collects people's anonymous secrets and then posts them for the world to see. It's really neat if you have some time to check it out. It was also recently featured in the Star Tribune at
http://www.startribune.com/stories/389/5499335.html

MPR's 'All Things Considered' today featured an article about the Girl Scout's organization's efforts to include Muslim girls scouting. As a former girl scout, I was happy to hear about the organization's broadening scope to welcome girls of other ethnicities. The organization even modified its creed, badges, and activities to include the Muslim girls.
The Girl Scouts have challenged the overall trend of dissapearing rights and respect for Muslim - Americans and have set a great example of cultural inclusion for the rest of the community. Way to Go!
http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/06/30_tonessb_girlscouts/

That's all for now, more tomorrow!