Back in the early ’70s, when I was in seminary, one of the most popular TV programs was “Star Trek.” ...

I was thinking of perspective taking recently when I heard again what was perhaps Woody Guthrie’s most famous song, “This ...

Hours after the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers over the weekend, authorities asked David Carlson to identify his lifelong friend in a harrowing photograph. Carlson says he had known and ...

David Carlson reads a text message outside his home on June 14, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. - Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Boelter served on a state board with Hoffman, records show. In 2019, ...

Recently, four friends have shared that they feel caught in the troubling news of the world. They feel yanked around with ...

Hours after the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers over the weekend, authorities asked David Carlson to identify his lifelong friend in a harrowing photograph. Related Articles Gunman shot by ...

Roommate David Carlson says Vance Boelter recently quit a job and knew he was struggling, but said he couldn't imagine Boelter could do what he is accused of.

David Carlson revealed that Boetler texted at about 6 a.m. Saturday, shortly after former Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed and Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were ...

Vance Boelter’s lifelong friend struggles to comprehend ‘a sick man’ ‘The guy with the mask, I don’t know that guy,’ David Carlson said of the suspect in Minnesota assassination spree ...

David Carlson told reporters over the weekend that he’s known Boelter since the fourth grade and considered him a best friend. He said the two occasionally shared a rental near Minneapolis ...

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