April 28th and 29th, 2006

Dr. David Schultz - Hamline University (dschultz@hamline.edu) - Special Interest Spending in Minnesota - Special interests spent an average of $231,000 per legislator to influence Minnesota politics in 2005 according to study released on April 10, by Hamline University Professor David Schultz. He also predicts that in 2006 the spending could well exceed $300,000 per legislator.

Joseph Dispenza is the author of God on Your Own: Finding A Spiritual Path Outside Religion, The Way of the Traveler: Making Every Trip a Journey of Self-Discovery and Live Better Longer, and ten other books and scores of articles about living a higher quality of life. He is a former university professor who lived for several years in a monastery learning personal spirituality firsthand. He is in practice as a spiritual counselor. Amazon: God On Your Own

Joseph is the award-winning author of twelve books and the co-founder of LifePath Retreats in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. In addition to his work as a writer, lecturer, and retreat facilitator, he maintains a private practice as an intuitive dream counselor. www.josephdispenza.com