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For more than a week now, Texas has been struggling with a massive power outage caused by record low temperatures. Millions have been without power, heat and running water, and at least dozens have been confirmed to have died as a result. All states are confronting extreme weather, but Texas is unique in that its electricity is almost completely independent from the rest of the United States grid. This has at times lowered costs and increased innovation in the Texas energy markets, but as the current crisis shows, Texas s energy exceptionalism comes at a cost. Alexandra Klass is the Distinguished McKnight University Professor at the University of Minnesota Law School and a nationally recognized expert on energy law and policy who recently wrote about the Texas energy crisis for
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Remembering Arne Sorenson, a major Luther influence
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February 18, 2021
Arne Sorenson, chief executive officer of Marriott International Inc. and a 1980 Luther College graduate, died of pancreatic cancer on Monday, February 15. Sorenson, who served on the Luther Board of Regents and supported the college through many strategic, philanthropic and other endeavors, was a major influence on life and learning at Luther.
“When I think of an exemplar of Luther s mission, Arne Sorenson was that exemplar,” said President Jenifer K. Ward. “His life demonstrates what Luther stands for: learning actively, living purposefully and leading courageously for a lifetime of impact. One of the last times we met in person, we got lost in a discussion over the book he had with him, about the disputes in the Middle Ages between Erasmus and Martin Luther. Ever the scholar-citizen, Arne s curious mind never rested, even when he was otherwise in the worldly realm of business leadership on a gl
Mr. Sorenson, the company’s third-ever C.E.O., was the first person outside the Marriott family to lead the hotel company, which grew to be the world’s biggest during his tenure.