All Worked Up
The new issue in environmental justice: paychecks
by Katherine Glover
Sierra Magazine
September/October 2009
"There's nothing exciting about crawling into an attic and insulating it, but if you understand that you are helping your community, that can take you the extra mile. Green jobs are inherently meaningful and dignified."
Iraqi Translators in Danger
by Katherine Glover
Worldview, Chicago Public Radio
March 2007
"It's kind of like you know when you watch an action movie... but it's [a] sad movie."
An Iraqi immigrant leaves the U.S. for Baghdad after Hussein's fall -- only to learn that things are more dangerous than ever.
Originally produced through the Immigration Here and There project at the Medill School of Journalism.
MinnPost.com
A thoughtful approach to news
Sample columns on immigration:
Religious forum explores justice issues linking immigration and food supplies
Muslim family's complaint over Christian toy giveaway provokes conservative backlash
Immigration bill would protect same-sex couple where one partner is not a U.S. citizen
Not the Man I Married
by Katherine Glover
Minnesota Law & Politics
August/September 2008
When a trans person marries a member of his or her new gender before transitioning, is there any reason the union shouldn't be considered legal?
Why can't gay dwarves get married in Middle-earth?
by Katherine Glover
Salon.com
April 28, 2007
I can vouch for my stepbrother -- he's a big supporter of equal rights for the gay and lesbian community. But when the issue of gay marriage came up at work, he voted against it. Same-sex marriage for U.S. citizens is one thing, but same-sex marriage for gay dwarves in Middle-earth is quite another.
BNET Food blog
Industry news and insights by Katherine Glover
November 2008 to February 2010
Sample posts:
'Stuffed' Author Hank Cardello Says Industry Needs Wake-Up Call
Starbucks and McCafe Bring it On with New Ads
At Chipotle, Local is More Than Just Talk
Stevia Presents Bitter Challenge
Companies Watch Their Water
Campbell's Ignores AFA Attack on Lesbian Ad
Muslims disagree on halal standards
by Katherine Glover
The Daily Herald
November 2006
It's illegal in Illinois to mislead someone into believing that food has been prepared according to Muslim halal standards when it really hasn't. The problem is, different people have different definitions of what those standards should be.
First Barbie Store a hit in Argentina
by Katherine Glover
The Associated Press
November 2007
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - The idea came to Tito Loizeau in a Buenos Aires shopping mall three years ago: Build a Barbie-themed store and little girls and their parents' money will follow. (Photo: Natacha Pisarenko, AP)
CAFTA a year in: impact more ideological than economic
by Katherine Glover
Medill News Service
May 2007
Buffalo Ridge
by Katherine Glover
The Rake
March 2005
Is Minnesota the "Saudi Arabia of wind power"?
By Any Other Name
by Katherine Glover
The Rake
July 2003
A joke that starts off "a duck walks into a bar," has good odds of being funny. Ducks are funny. A joke beginning "a water buffalo walks into a bar" just doesn't have the same ring. But "a can of Spam walks into a bar" - now that's hilarious. ... So when a company that makes spam-blocking software tries to trademark the name "Spam Arrest," and Hormel takes legal action, it's funny.
Chicago Muslim professionals go with the flow
by Katherine Glover
Medill News Service
May 2007
Mazen Asbahi admits he sometimes misses prayers. As a lawyer with Schiff Hardin LLP, sometimes he's in negotiations all day and can't break out. "A more hard-core Muslim who's more senior might say, 'I need to make a five minute break,'" Asbahi said, "but at my point in my career, I can't always do that."
God or Godzilla
by Katherine Glover
News21
August 2007
A Christian film critic explores the big issues of morality and mortality through horror films and monster movies. (Audio with photos.)
St. Salesman
by Katherine Glover
The Rake
February 2004
My mother's house wasn't selling. No one was even looking at it; a total of four open houses had yielded less than a dozen people, most of them curious neighbors with no intention of buying. When she shared her troubles with co-workers at the hospital where she works, a fellow nurse directed her to obtain a miniature statue of St. Joseph, bury it in the back yard, and pray for him to sell the house. My mother's not a religious person, but she figured she had nothing to lose.