Southwest Newspapers has a really cool opportunity for a college student: Help create a vibrant, interactive Web site devoted to covering high school sports and adult and youth recreational sports in a fast and engaging manner. The intern will assist in obtaining scores, stats, quotes, photos, videos and user-submitted content and posting it to the site. The intern will also participate in telling sports and recreation stories via writing, photography, and audio and video recording.

Southwest Newspapers is a group of weekly community newspapers, Web sites and other news and information products in the southwest suburbs of Minneapolis.

Requirements:
• Valid driver’s license and current auto insurance.
• Intern must earn academic credit for the internship. Registration and payment is the intern’s responsibility.
• Experience with shooting photos, videos and creating multimedia projects.
• Work 15 – 20 hours per week.

Pay: $500 stipend.
To apply: Submit résumé, cover letter and work samples (including print and multimedia) to mgilman@swpub.com.

If you haven't caught them yet TiVo these shows: "Damages" on FX, "Mad Men," "The Tudors," and "Dexter" on Showtime and "Breaking Bad" on AMC. They all received well-deserved Emmy nominations this week. Especially good is the 60s era "Mad Men" and the can't-look-away-from-the-train-wreck "Breaking Bad." High school chemistry teacher Walter White is a tense guy with a pregnant wife and a son with cerebral palsy. When Walt's diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, he cracks up and stars to cook meth to support his family.

So I was shopping for a dress to wear to a wedding. Limited time and dread of seeing my reflection in the mirror had me sweating. Found a sort of cute 60s style dress and a royal blue shrug. But when I went to check out I noticed my sweater, which had been tied around my waist, was missing. After leaving my info with Lost and Found I jumped into line to check out. But then I checked the time and I was running late for an appointment. I dropped the dress and shrug and ran out of TJ Maxx with no wedding attire and no sweater. There is no moral to this story.

I was going to start posting every Tuesday and Friday and I was on a roll. Then... I moved. I was without internet (gasp!) and when it returned I was preoccupied with other things.

Now, I'm going to be going on vacation (yes!) and won't be able to post Friday. That does not matter though. There is nothing I could write about that eclipses the experience being unleashed upon the movie going public, nay, the culture, this Friday.

The new head of the Associated Press' Washington Bureau is apparently trying to make a change to the way AP writes their stories.
Ron Fournier recently replaced Sandy Johnson as Bureau head. But Sandy said she hopes that he doesn't destroy it. AP has long been the trusted wire that delivered fast, balanced content. Now that Fournier has taken over, he is changing up the rules a bit, promoting a first-person style of reporting. It is definitely being criticized for crossing the opinion line that divides formal news writing with opinionated editorial writing.

As the title suggests I received a new Jetson's style phone. It is true love.

My husband and I have performed at a lot of weddings over the years. In fact we just sang in a wedding over the 4th of July weekend at the Lutsen Ski Resort. On the way to the wedding, we discussed the many different songs we’ve sung for wedding ceremonies, either together or apart, throughout our lives. The range of musical tastes for weddings is amazing. We’ve sung songs from Stryper to Madonna and everything in between. We shared a few memories from our solo wedding singing days and compiled a list of songs that we’ve sung together and/or apart.

I've been thinking about getting a dog for several years. But it seems like the expectations are so high. I think feeding, walking, petting and playing are adequate verbs for pet ownership. I already have a child and don't want a four-legged one. I'd treat the animal like a beloved pet, but a pet all the same. Am I a monster?

Is there anything more exciting than watching a pack of tiny wiener dogs racing each other? Canterbury Park presents its annual Wiener Dog Race, along with free Hormel hot dogs for all. The first race is at 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 4. Plus, there's a hot dog eating contest.