Mayor Hodges, gang wannabe on "list"?
Rich Neumeister Since last week when KSTP reported about her Honor doing gang signs she may be already listed as a "wannabe" in the Minneapolis gang file or Bureau of Criminal Apprehension data...
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Mr. President: Act now on immigration
Mary TurckWith the election over, President Obama has no good reason to delay executive orders to mitigate the harsh application of current immigration laws. Every day that he delays means more...
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Loyce Houlton's Nutcracker Fantasy
1414078788-nutcracker_50_tickets.jpgp1 This year marks the 50th anniversary of Loyce Houlton's Nutcracker Fantasy enchanting Minnesota audiences during the holidays. The story begins at a Christmas...
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Hauptmann
1412288199-hauptmann_tickets.jpgp1 John Logan's Hauptmann is an intense dramatization of the 1932 investigation into the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's young son. When the primary suspect...
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A Family Christmas
1415130954-kidsfamilychristmas-tickets.jpgp1 Get in the holiday spirit and expose the little ones to the joy and magic of live music with this Christmas concert designed especially for families -- and...
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Tonic Sol-Fa: 2014 Holiday Tour
1415393341-tonicsol_tickets.jpgp1 Tonic Sol-Fa brings their holiday show to Ames Center. This local all-male a cappella quartet has a growing fan base -- they've sold over two million records and...
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Magnificent Magnificat
1414777870-exultate_christmas_tickets.jpgp1 For most 13-year-olds, it's an achievement to finish their homework, let alone compose a masterpiece for choir, full orchestra and soloists. But of course,...
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Exultate Chamber Choir and Orchestra: Magnificent Magnificat
1414797242-exultate_christmas_tickets.jpgp1 Most 13-year-olds have so much on their minds that performing even the most basic tasks is a challenge. Not so for Felix Mendelssohn, who composed a...
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Musician Shaun Johnson
1415397926-shaunjohnson_tickets.jpgp1 Frank Sinatra might be gone, but Emmy-winning singer/songwriter Shaun Johnson is keeping Sinatra's spirit alive with the Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience. Imagine...
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Songblast! Dueling Guitars
1415402908-songblast_tickets.jpgp1 Two voices and two guitars -- supplied by seasoned musicians Pat Balder and Glen Everhart -- form the basis for a bunch of classic rock fun at Songblast! In the vein...
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Sound+Vision MN Pop Culture Collectibles Show
sound_and_vision_november_2014_web.jpgSat, 11/22/2014 - 9:00am - 3:00pmSound+VisionMN, a Music, Comics, Pop Culture, and Toys Collectibles Show / Sale returns to Valley Creek Mall (1750 Weir Drive) in...
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Disenchanted!
1411690675-disenchanted_tickets.jpgp1 Think fairy tales are a little overexposed these days? Well, so do their stars. Disenchanted! features all of your favorite disgruntled princesses as they come...
View ArticleThe elusive deer
Jeff CouillardI spent a few hours yesterday afternoon deer hunting (or sitting as I call it and "nature viewing" as a friend of mine calls it). It was about the twelfth time I've gone bow hunting this...
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Minnesota Pet Food Drive makes a difference for rescue dogs
Staff With the holiday season fast approaching, folks are looking for ways to give back and impact their communities. And if we know you, SWDers (and we think we do do), you’re sniffing around in...
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The Rats and People Motion Picture Orchestra Minnesota melds classical...
Carrie PomeroyThe Rats and People Motion Picture Orchestra Minnesota is one of the newest bands to join the community of musicians performing silent film scores in the Twin Cities. Lately, the group...
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St. Paul aims to lead in workforce racial equity
Charles HallmanNearly $105 million in St. Paul City contracts was awarded in 2013 to businesses owned by people of color, women-owned, and small businesses, according to Saint Paul’s Human Rights and...
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Indictment or not, protest the racist police state
Luce Guillen-GivinsThe grand jury's decision on whether or not to indict killer cop Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown is expected any day. Authorities are planning and prepping for major...
View ArticleReflections of New Minnesotans: "Ebola thrives within weak health care systems"
NekessaJulia and guests LaBelle Nambangi and Wynfred Russell discuss the local impacts of Ebola, as well as global efforts to battle the epidemic in West Africa. Nambangi is with the Minnesota Task...
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Women in prison: Visiting author imagines options, honors work of local...
Mary Treacy“Imagining a world beyond incarceration” is the theme of Maya Schenwar’s new book, a critique on the nation’s prisons entitled Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn’t Work and How We Can...
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Stages of grief: A teacher's struggle
Julie LandsmanIn a recent article in the StarTribune by Greta Callahan, kindergarten teacher at Bethune School under the title “Walk A Mile In My Teaching Shoes,” we read this description of one way...
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