Your IP Won’t Protect Itself

by | Nov 1, 2018 | Around Town, Public Square

First off, some sad news: the last issue of Minnesota Business magazine has rolled off the digital presses. Minnesota Business was, in the words of former editor-in-chief Steve LeBeau, the Twin Cities’ true “community business” monthly: an inclusive,...

Righting Wrongs in St. Paul

by | Jun 1, 2018 | Around Town, Public Square

In early April, I wrote about the wide, wonderful world of freeway caps, also known as highway lids (because, of course, not every limited-access roadway is free to use). Born of the urban freeway backlash of the 1970s and lately enjoying a resurgence in urban cores...

3 Fam 3 Biz

by | May 9, 2018 | Public Square, Reflections

There’s not much about my work that I actively dislike. If you put me on the spot and asked me to name the one part of the job I could do without, I’d finger those long, silent stretches spent wrangling staccato thoughts into fluent sentences. I’m...

Timelier Than Your Average Deep Dive

by | Apr 3, 2018 | Public Square

Most of my work for Money Crashers is evergreen, meant to last for months or years without going out of style. With a few tweaks, my piece on safety tips for international travelers will probably be useful a decade from now. Barring some catastrophic change in lending...