Bob Ingrassia

Google has the answers, but does it have ALL the answers? Nativity Lutheran Church says, "No." The church on St. Anthony Boulevard in St. Anthony, Minn., declares some questions are best left to a higher authority than Google. Mahalo, perhaps?

Fox News picks up on Katherine Kersten’s fixation, the Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy charter school.

Yes, I’ve got a widescreen flat panel TV at home. And, of course, it has a digital tuner. But what about that old TV at the cabin? And the circa 1990 RCA I loaned to a co-worker that eventually  might come back?

Come Feb. 17, 2009, those old TVs will be useless without a digital converter. That’s when the last of the analog TV signals will cease.

Fearing an old-fogey backlash, Congress created a program to subsidize the purchase of converters for those who absolutely must hang on to their analog TVs. A few months ago, I applied for the coupon. And here’s what you get. Spiffy credit-card-like coupons for $40 each.

At Best Buy, the Insignia brand converter goes for $60, so it will cost you around $20 to salvage your old TV.

The sheet with the coupon cards includes a helpful list of nearby retailers — except, oops, notice the first one is Best Buy on Grand Avenue in St. Paul. That’s the defunct Eq-life store, part of the chain that Best Buy once owned and later spun off. Oh well, good enough for government work, I suppose.

If you want to apply for  the coupon, visit https://www.dtv2009.gov/.

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Time is asking readers to choose the worst cover in the magazine’s 85-year history.

Hard to believe, but the classic "Good Life in Minnesota" cover is in the running. This image of Gov. Wendell Anderson hoisting a northern is a Minnesota icon. The article explored the Minnesota Miracle — an overhaul of education funding, tax policy and public finance — and helped cement the state’s reputation as a can-do place. (Of course, Anderson later torpedoed his political career by appointing himself to replace Vice President Walter Mondale in the U.S. Senate. And the legacy of the Minnesota Miracle is now a controversial shambles. But those are other stories.)

So far, voting has the "Good Life" cover hovering in 12th place. Lots of people are voicing an opinion on this one — the Minnesota issue is among the top three in total votes cast. You can see all the "worst cover" candidates and weigh in here. Also, see below to cast your vote on the MinnyMix poll.