Nikchick Past and Present
A few nights ago I went looking for something in my blue file box. The Blue File Box began in the early 90s cataloging items from my history, such as it was, and I was looking for one item in particular. I didn't find it but the result of my searching meant that there were things spread all over the place as if the Blue File Box had vomited up letters and photos and newspaper clippings and adolescent poetry and who knows what else during my search.
One of the items in the Blue File Box is an unlabeled file folder that contains newspaper clippings that I thought would be interesting or even vital to save at some point in my past. In some cases it's clear to me why I save the clipping (a recipe or a newspaper story about someone or somewhere that held meaning for me at the time) and in other cases I have no idea why I saved the clipping (such as the wedding announcement of two people I can't recall ever meeting, nor do any of their extended family mean anything to me).
Even so, I was surprised to see how many articles remain solidly in the Nikchick wheelhouse. Because I'm too lazy to begin a new photo scanning campaign under our current network setup, I thought maybe I'd just list out the titles from the file folder of things that meant something to past (and possibly present) Nikchick, for your enjoyment.
One of the items in the Blue File Box is an unlabeled file folder that contains newspaper clippings that I thought would be interesting or even vital to save at some point in my past. In some cases it's clear to me why I save the clipping (a recipe or a newspaper story about someone or somewhere that held meaning for me at the time) and in other cases I have no idea why I saved the clipping (such as the wedding announcement of two people I can't recall ever meeting, nor do any of their extended family mean anything to me).
Even so, I was surprised to see how many articles remain solidly in the Nikchick wheelhouse. Because I'm too lazy to begin a new photo scanning campaign under our current network setup, I thought maybe I'd just list out the titles from the file folder of things that meant something to past (and possibly present) Nikchick, for your enjoyment.
- LONG TIME GONE (Alzheimer's may claim a patient's mind, but Three Links Care Center retains their spirit) March 19, 1993
- Obituary, Betsy Aronson April 23, 1993
- Ann Landers: MOTHERS: HOW TO KEEP THEM RUNNING SMOOTHLY
- PROPERTY OF WOMEN (RU486) editorial by Anna Quindlen, NYT
- An undated editorial by W.D. Erhart ("A Philadelphia teacher") on the subject of honesty and euphemisms with the closing line of "And I can't help wondering if the only thing of value my students learned that day was not to get caught unless you are rich or powerful or famous."
- An undated editorial about Mister Rogers by Kristine M. Holmgren in the Northfield News that ends with the statement, "As we congratulate him on his anniversary, we join him in the stewardship of our most precious resource." See also my Nikchick.com post "Mr. Rogers, Again" (http://www.nikchick.com/labels/Mr.%20Rogers.html)
- Passage of gay rights amendment leaves some political wounds (Northfield News, March 26, 1993)
- An undated editorial from a British Columbia publication by Pamela Durkin. "I am in a state of acute anxiety. My brother Barry, a victim of AIDS, lies dying in a Vancouver hospital."
- A DOONESBURY comic from March 28, 1993
- An undated Cathy comic about anxiety over cleaning house.
- "The toll of sex and violence in the media" by Clyde Sandys, New Brighton, MN.
- Gulf War POWs: A retrospective, April 10, 1993, by Paul McEnroe, Minneapolis Star Tribune
- Head-on crash kills Northfield Man, 24 (Dan Halling, victim)
- Northfielders continue to open homes and hearts to Vietnamese refugees (clipped after I started working with a Vietnamese woman, Ngoc Nguyen)
- TO FIGHT SEXUAL ABUSE, THE PLAY'S THE THING (Indian teens' version fits their culture) Undated
- HARD TIMES, HAPPY ENDINGS ('Boot camp' inmates give their best for early release) April 26, 1993
- Retired gay officers call fear of actions unfounded -- undated "I was a soldier first. I didn't join the Army to have a date," said retired Col. Karl Cropsey. He is a decorated officer who served two combat tours in Vietnam and kept his homosexuality a secret during 23 years of service. (article about Clinton "lifting the ban on homosexuals in the military")
- An invitation to interview Minnesota Justice (and Pro Football Hall of Famer) Alan Page
- GIVING OUR DAUGHTERS A BETTER LOOK AT PARENTS (an editorial about "Take our Daughters to Work Day") undated
- WHO WILL CARE FOR THE CHILDREN? (an editorial where a mother and grad student wonders about the quality of care for small children left in "hostile care")
- KID'S MURDER NEEDS MORE THAN SAD STORY (story about murdered children in Chicago)
- OH-SO-REASONABLE-DOUBT (editorial about the acquittal of an accused kidnapper/rapist/child murderer in Minnesota)
- CLINTONS' FEDERAL TAX BILL WAS $70,228 FOR 1992
- Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with these tasty flautas
- Three Links Care Center (my former employer) held their annual Valentine's party on Friday Feb 12.
- ALABAMA DEATH-ROW INMATE IS SET FREE
- TO DIE WITH DIGNITY (Story about Sue Rodriguez and her "right to die' fight with the Canadian government) Feb 20, 1993 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Rodriguez)
- WORD OF ADVICE FOR NOT-YET-BRAIN-DEAD: TURN OFF THE TV ("That's essentially the conclusion Memphis psychologists came to after they wired up 31 kids, stuck them in front of a television set, turned on 'The Wonder Years' and watched their vital signs plunge.") March 1, 1993
- Editorial by William Raspberry, "What would Frederick Douglass say?"
- "Northfield offers a new life" editorial about moving from Minneapolis to a small town newspaper.
- A NATIONAL DEBATE ON HOMOSEXUALITY (Values, prejudices will be confronted)
- SCIENTISTS LOOK FOR GENETIC BASIS FOR HOMOSEXUALITY: "Brain differences said to be noticeable"
- THE PC POLICE ARE ON PATROL IN THE LANGUAGE BUSINESS (PC warps meaning of words) by Michiko Kakutani, NYT
- A QUESTION OF FATHERHOOD (Grandfather fights murderer's claim to 2 1/2-year-old girl...prisoner's case prepared at public expense) Feb 11, 1993
- IN HER FAMILY, SHE IS THE PERSON OF COLOR (by Cheri Register, single Caucasian mother of two Korean-born daughters)
- NOSTALGIC MEMORIES OF 1968 SHOUILD INCLUDE PAIN AND LOSS (by Osborn Elliott)
- RED PET RECORDS TO BRING NEW CULTURAL ELEMENT TO TOWN (Northfield News, re: Carleton College Philosophy major Scot Covey's new record store in town)
- BRITISH AIDS CASE OPENS UP DISCUSSION (A rock star's death heightens awareness and sensitivity) Christian Science Monitor, Dec 27, 1991
- Time Magazine from June 3, 1991 (Cover Story: DATE RAPE)
- Terrine de Coquilles St. Jacques, recipe from the Northfield News, March 10, 1993
- Focaccia recipe from the Northfield News, March 24, 1993
- Oven Beef Stew recipe from the Northfield News, April 21, 1993
- A full page of recipes from the Minneapolis Star Tribune May 5, 1993 (Spiced Cream Coffee, Mexican Hot Chocolate, Strawberry-Grapefruit Drink, Swedish Pancakes, Sautéed Apples and Raisins, Quick and Sticky Buns, Apricot Cream Cheese Spread)
- A recipe for Cranberry-Cheese Kuchen
- A recipe column with two recipes: Roast Fillet of Beef with Wild Mushroom Sauce, Mashed Potatoes with Garlic and Onions.
- A Cathy cartoon where the husbands are freaking out because they can't be stay at home dads. A "nanny" is called to look after their careers while they stay home with the kids.
- A recipe for pork chops with wild rice.
- A recipe for stir-fried beef with cauliflower
- A recipe for "Galatoire's Stuffed Eggplant"
- Recipes for "Rhubarb Cherry Chutney" and "Rhubarb Sauce" from the Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 5, 1993
- A recipe for "bunny bread" in honor of Easter, from the Northfield News, April 7, 1993
- A recipe for "Celery Victor, '93" from the Minneapolis Star Tribune