Americans are hearing the term "renewable energy" more and more as we face escalating fossil fuel prices and fuel supply shortages. On the national level, President Bush outlined an Advanced Energy Initiative in his State of the Union Address, with the goal of replacing more than 75 percent of U.S. oil imports from the Middle East by 2025. On the state level, Governor Tim Pawlenty and his administration are strong proponents of reliable, low-cost and environmentally superior energy … [Read more...]

A Renowned Psychic & Remote Viewer Has The Answers What if the uncertain future wasn't so certain? What if you got tomorrow's news today? Some say that's impossible, yet for a futurist and psychic, they try to do just that tell you what's coming so you can plan, prepare, or if you decide, even change the future. A futurist forecasts the future and a psychic predicts the future. They both may eventually come to the same conclusion, but they get there differently. Each have a hard time being … [Read more...]

The devastation of Hurricane Katrina has focused attention on the Gulf Coast wetlands and the need for its protection. But for many of us who live hundreds of miles from the Gulf Coast, it's difficult to see what we can do individually to help. The National Wildlife Federation reports that one simple way for us to have an impact is to choose our garden mulch wisely.Even before Katrina, the Gulf Coast's wetlands and their swampy cypress forests were disappearing at an alarming rate. More than one … [Read more...]

One library in St. Paul offered a six-week series of talks this winter that drew standing-room only crowds. Such interest may surprise you, because the series focused on a topic most of us avoid in polite conversation: death.This curiosity is not so surprising to health care or religious professionals, however, because baby boomers are hitting 60 this year and are facing the "big horizon" questions "What is death? What happens when we die?""We have a medical definition … [Read more...]

CARLSBAD, Calif. — Hayhouseradio.com, which launched this fall, was created by Hay House Inc., the international leader in self-help and motivational publishing, to reach its global audience. Using a standard media player, listeners can tune in to a variety of shows hosted by Hay House authors. The network broadcasts live inspirational talk radio four hours a day, from 4 to 8 p.m. CST, Monday through Friday, featuring 18 different shows each week. Show topics included health and fitness, … [Read more...]

A few years ago, a good friend of mine suddenly died. At her memorial service we wept, prayed, listened to music, heard about her from friends and relatives, and sang. The song we sang was "Row, Row, Row Your Boat." The words to the song were printed on the program under the heading, "Our Song." As we sang, the words took on an entirely different meaning for me - a meaning far greater than the round usually sung by small children. Here was a group of adults singing it in … [Read more...]

Living Green Expo works hard to minimize the environmental impact from this event. Some of the specific actions it will take are:Reducing waste: Waste is being greatly reduced at the event through aggressive recycling and food composting, thanks to Eureka Recycling, the event's Minneapolis-based nonprofit recycling partner. The 2005 Expo, with an estimated 14,000 attendees, produced only about 195 pounds of trash, with 96 percent of discards diverted from disposal.Offsetting carbon dioxide … [Read more...]

Exhibit shows last photos taken of Mother TeresaMAPLEWOOD, Minn. - Linda Schaefer, the last photographer to take pictures of Mother Teresa, will be exhibiting her work at the Benedictine Center from May 20 through June 30. Schaefer is a former CNN photojournalist, whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Time, Newsweek, Parade Magazine and Paris Match, to name a few. She is also the last photographer Mother Teresa allowed to take behind-the-scenes photos of her staff, herself and her work … [Read more...]

I'm a pharmacist who has worked in the world of conventional Western medicine for more than 30 years; and also a shaman who has apprenticed in the world of "non-rational" healing for more than a dozen years. I stand with my feet firmly planted in two very different worlds. To get to this place has been a long, exciting and mysterious journey. Born and raised in the resort town of Forest Lake, Minn., I graduated from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, and through a series … [Read more...]