Recent content from Dennis J. McGrath
Review: 'Turnout,' by Joan Anderson Growe, with Lori Sturdevant
New book examines Minnesota's history of getting out the vote.
With tall ships moving on, chess players descend on Twin Ports
Following on the heels of a blues festival and a parade of tall ships, chess players from around the region will arrive for the annual and popular Twin Ports Open.
Review: 'Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing,' by Robert Caro
NONFICTION: Robert Caro set aside work on the final volume of his LBJ biography to publish a memoir about his decades of work on the late president and Robert Moses.
Burnsville chess team may get sectional win at nationals after ethics probe of Texas team
Metcalf Middle School finished in second place in a section at the K-9 National Chess Championship in April, runner-up to a Texas team that chess officials recently concluded violated numerous ethics rules.
Review: 'Say Nothing,' by Patrick Radden Keefe
NONFICTION: Former IRA members reveal details of bombings and killings — and blame a prominent politician for a widow's death.
Review: 'The Improbable Wendell Willkie,' by David Levering Lewis
NONFICTION: Wendell Willkie's political career was tragically short, but he had a huge impact at a critical moment in our nation's history.