COMMUNITY VOICES | PolyMet supporters spread misinformation concerning...
Carla Arneson Community Voices Fear-mongering is the latest buzzword being used by the sulfide mining industry and its supporters, used to divert attention away from the toxic metal poisoning of our...
View ArticleNEWS DAY | Whitewashing Minnesota racism
Mary Turck News Day When is it NOT racist for a cab driver to refuse to stop for an African American person? Maybe when it's late at night? Or in a certain section of town? Or if the African American...
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Yearning & Midwestern Authors
tcol_cover.jpgTue, 07/15/2014 - 7:00pm - 8:30pmYearning… It’s a powerful word and even more powerful feeling, and it courses throughout The Conditions of Love, a well-received novel with strong...
View ArticleWestside Progressives July Meeting - Topic: Immigration
Tue, 07/22/2014 - 6:15pm - 8:00pmWestside Progressives July Meeting - Topic: ImmigrationThe July 22, 2014 meeting of the Westside Progressives will examine the economic and social impact of...
View ArticleWestside Progressives July Meeting - Topic: Immigration
Tue, 07/22/2014 - 6:15pm - 8:00pmWestside Progressives July Meeting - Topic: ImmigrationThe July 22, 2014 meeting of the Westside Progressives will examine the economic and social impact of...
View ArticleWestside Progressives July Meeting - Topic: Immigration
Tue, 07/22/2014 - 6:15pm - 8:00pmWestside Progressives July Meeting - Topic: ImmigrationThe July 22, 2014 meeting of the Westside Progressives will examine the economic and social impact of...
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Obama hosts Minneapolis town hall
The Minnesota Daily President Barack Obama highlighted minimum wage, the economy, the gender pay gap and student loans during his town hall talk Thursday afternoon at Minnehaha Park, the first of two...
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Bike with a Ranger - The Mississippi River Gorge
bike_with_a_ranger.jpg.jpgSat, 07/12/2014 - 10:00am - 1:00pmBiking is a great way to explore the Mississippi River on a guided tour by a national park ranger! This is a new route. While Harriet...
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River Action Volunteer Event - Canoeing
canoe.jpgSat, 07/19/2014 - 9:00am - 1:00pmThe northern stretch of the Mississippi River above Coon Rapids is home to heron rookeries, scenic views, and many river islands. Join us on this canoeing RAVE...
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Bike with a Ranger - Stone Arch Bridge Tour
ranger_dan_participants_0.jpgSat, 07/19/2014 - 10:00am - 1:00pmSee the Mississippi River's only major waterfall and explore the great river's only gorge. We will ride through urban parks while...
View ArticleVideo: Obama tours the Twin Cities
The Uptake Obama goes to Matt's bar in Minneapolis to meet a woman who wrote him a letter about her economic troubles. He has a Juicy Lucy hamburger and later gets ice cream at the Grand Ole Creamery...
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River City Revue - Fishing Trip with the Soap Factory
wiggins.jpgWed, 07/23/2014 - 6:30pmFor this bus tour edition of River City Revue, we'll meet some of the fishermen and -women themselves, along with park rangers, naturalists, chefs, fishing...
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Bike with a Ranger - River Confluence Route
14304735779_7369188372_k.jpgSat, 07/26/2014 - 10:00am - 1:00pmBiking is a great way to explore the Mississippi River on a guided tour by a national park ranger! This route circles the confluence of the...
View ArticleWhat was lost
Lisa GrayWalking around the valley on a spring day used to be so peaceful. A bird chirped, a car idled past me, and occasionally the faint muffled cry of a baby drifted through the air. Most often I...
View ArticlePolitics plaguing school lunches
Nick Stumo-Langer If you haven’t heard, the national 2010 legislation requiring schools to include more whole grains, vegetables and fruits at the cost of gradually reducing starch, sodium and...
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Going to jail as solidarity
Steve ClemensI spent 20 hours on the boundary between discomfort and pain. I thought of Martin Luther King writing about redemptive suffering and offered my time in the noisy, cold, boring void of the...
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Happy Hour and Pizza Cruise
1403894118-3894115-boats_060714_temp.jpgp1 At the end of your busy day, wind down with a relaxing pizza party and happy-hour cruise aboard a luxurious yacht on beautiful Lake Minnetonka, a treasure...
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Death of a Salesman
1403289075-salesman_062014_temp.jpgp1 Arthur Miller's iconic drama -- which won both the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Play when it debuted in 1949 -- still retains every ounce of its...
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SEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium: Sharks After Dark
shark.jpgp1 The Mall of America's SEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium invites you to party with more than 10,000 sea creatures after dark. Dance the night away to DJ tunes while surrounded by octopi, sea...
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Ethnic Dance Theatre
1402683332-edt_061314.jpgp1 For the Ethnic Dance Theatre, dance isn't just choreography, it's a mirror that reflects the very soul of a particular culture. A company of musicians, dancers and singers,...
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