My name is Luke Rasmussen. I am 29 years old and live in Minneapolis.
I have a BS degree in Communication Studies, and hope to use some of my articles here as work samples - as I am looking for a job with a PR agency.
My writing passion would have to be sports, namely sports business. I research the sports business world including who's building the new arenas and stadiums, what makes the stadiums good or bad, naming-rights deals, who's moving, who's staying, etc.
I also have a passion to write about Charismatic Christianity and issues regarding it. From time to time, you'll probably see me write an article or two on that as well.
My passion is ...
God, sports, writing
I know too much about ...
sports business
My parents always told me ...
Don't look down!
My favorite memory ...
the 1987 World Series
Why I write ...
because I like it
What I am reading/watching/listening to ...
Walk Across the Room by Bill Hybels / Friends / Misty Edwards
My first job ...
cashier at a company that now no longer exists
My best moment ...
I'll let you know later
My inspiration ...
to be a sports writer, maybe for a trade publication
It is beginning to sound like a broken record. Everybody now, "oil prices are up again." Yet again, our wallets are taking a beating with high oil prices and prices at the pump. Today, Wall Street decided that a barrel of oil is now worth $140. When just at the beginning of the week, they thought it was worth $132. It's getting out of control. Consumers know it. Saudi Arabia knows it. Washington, doesn't seem to get the picture yet. Let us look at some of the causes of rising oil prices. Sure, prices go up. That is just the way of the world. But, is the rate at which oil prices have risen ...
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Member since: June 2007
Articles Written: 74