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7 symbols of home
Kris BerggrenI enjoy the work of Gretchen Rubin– the happiness guru who packages ideas about living well in tidy lists and chapters. Maybe that sounds kind of treacly, but because she is up front about...
View ArticleFive votes. Five Catholics. Five men. What is wrong with the Hobby Lobby...
David SchultzFive votes. Five Catholics. Five men. One decision. Potentially millions of American women denied contraceptive coverage. This what the recent Hobby Lobby decision is about, but it also...
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Normandale appoints third Black woman to lead a Minnesota college
Charles HallmanNearly a quarter of U.S. college presidents are women, but according to the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU) data, the number of female college leaders of color...
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Flood sketching and a modest/awesome riverfront proposal
Ken AvidorRoberta and I did a lot of sketching of the flooding in Downtown Saint Paul. We wanted to document the changing landscape as water gradually replaced land. There’s a slideshow of our flood...
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Lake Street: BIKE friendly?
Joe Scott It’s rare that I bike more than a few blocks on Lake St. without having some variation on “Get the fuck out of the fucking road!” shouted at me from a passing car. Given the overall vibe on...
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64 years later, one of Minnesota's Black athletes gets posthumous recognition
Charles HallmanWilliam Henry “Bill” Binga until last weekend was resting in an unmarked grave for over 60 years. Now, that is no longer the case.Binga (1869-1950) played professional baseball when he...
View ArticleE-DEMOCRACY | Playing the blame game in education
E-Democracy issues forums Tom Goldstein posted at 8:10pm, Jul 05:I think the most significant problem in education right now is that no one is willing to take ultimate responsibility for the welfare...
View ArticleGov. Dayton: Too early to decide on special session for flooding
The Uptake Governor Mark Dayton says he is still waiting for more damage assessment of Minnesota's flooding to decide if he needs to call a special session of the legislature. This [past] week the...
View ArticleAm I proud of America?
Eleanor ArnasonWe could see the St. Paul fireworks clearly from our livingroom, plus two more distant fireworks. Very nice. We did not like the two rockets set off in the street next to our building by...
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COMMUNITY VOICES | Minnesota Kurds Want Independent Kurdistan, Worry for...
Jay Clark Community Voices Since the early 1990’s, a thriving community of Minnesota Kurds has grown around the Moorhead area, and today numbers more than 1100. Most of the Minnesota Kurds are from...
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Emergency Protest: Collective punishment is a crime! Stop US aid to Israel,...
20140706-202910-73750515-266x400.jpgTue, 07/08/2014 - 4:30pmPalestinians are facing the largest campaign of collective punishment seen since the Second Intifada. This campaign of intimidation,...
View ArticleBetter Bones Trio at Black Dog
Thu, 07/10/2014 - 7:30pmBetter Bones is a songwriter rock solo project from Minneapolis musician/multi-instrumentalist, Max Gremillion. It’s a love child that has spawned from his one true love, music....
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Pete Hennig and his Blue Grass Bandits
picture_in_hardtimes_bluegrass_festival_poster_09_small_291124252_std.jpgMon, 07/14/2014 - 8:00pm - 10:00pmWho knew? Pete Hennig has a Blue Grass side.Shane Akers -DobroBlair Krivanek -Guitar,...
View ArticleBaby steps forward: New law for pregnant inmates
Lucille MarshallAs of July 1, the marginalized lives of pregnant prison inmates are now featured center stage. Minnesota’s new law protecting incarcerated pregnant women went into effect this...
View ArticleTree gators and dead sod: 2014 Nicollet Avenue construction update
Lyndale Neighborhood Association You may have noticed that the winter was not kind to some of the new, greener features of Nicollet Avenue. This spring there were a number of trees that didn’t make it...
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This week in Saint Paul: Speaking of summer July 7–13, 2014
Clarence WhiteI am already feeling nostalgic for summer, for some good reasons and for reasons that are, well, the sepia-colored-glasses–type of recalling. We sure have had our share of rain, and like...
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Bare
1404764244-bare_070714_temp.jpgp1 Set to a pulsating pop-opera score, Bare is the electrifying story of a group of coed Catholic boarding school students wrestling with identity, sexuality and...
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Friday Night Dinner Cruise on the Minneapolis Queen
boat-051413.jpgp1 Climb aboard the Minneapolis Queen paddle-wheeler for an exciting dinner cruise on the majestic Mississippi River. You'll experience views of the St. Anthony Falls, take in the beauty...
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Clive Barker's Crazyface
1404155068-crazyface_063014.jpgp1 Famed fantasy-horror novelist Clive Barker (Hellraiser, Candyman) created this dark stage satire that follows a 16th-century simpleton called Crazyface on a fool's...
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