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Connecting art and policy: A Lao Minnesotan experience
Bryan Thao WorraThis weekend, we wrap up Lao Minnesotan Artists Heritage Month, and it's been a wonderful month of seeing the artists in our community press forward with their many different projects....
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May the Fair be with you
Luce Guillen-GivinsWhy do i not hibernate all year in a cave under the grandstand and only come out once in august, long enough to get my free pencils and reasonably-priced cider freezes?Well, for...
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Graph of the day: Clarifying "college for all"
Michael DiedrichLast fall, the United States hit a record high for the number of 25- to 29-year-olds with at least a bachelor's degree. That number: 33%Why does this matter? In the running debates...
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Cool desserts for a hot State Fair
Amy ReaFor this hothothot last weekend of the State Fair, I give you: three wonderfully refreshing ways to cool down.Hands down, the best bargain at the Fair: an apple cider freeze pop, for $1. Find it...
View ArticleChanging the ways of political conversation
Dick BernardThis column speaks of politics, but not about parties, or issues, or positions. Rather, it is about process. This relates, also, to the previous two posts. Regardless of your ideology, I’d...
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COMMUNITY VOICES | Portraits of Somali elders pay honor and bridge communities
Pamelagaard Community Voices I have worked in the local community of Somali elders as a healthcare worker for six years. Most of the elders don't speak English, and my work is accomplished through...
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"I will die the way I lived" - paintings by Antonio Guerrero, one of the...
prison_paintings.pngThu, 09/05/2013 - 8:00am - Mon, 09/30/2013 - 6:00pmI will die the way I lived”Exhibition of 15 paintingsby Antonio Guerrero: One of the Cuban Five political prisoners in U.S....
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MUSIC PHOTOS | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand
Jeff Rutherford TC Daily Planet On Saturday, August 31, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis played at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand with Talib Kweli and Chance The Rapper to open.Read The Macklemore...
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The Macklemore review I would have written if I'd been there
Logan AdamsIf I had had a ticket to the August 31 Macklemore and Ryan Lewis show at the Minnesota State Fair, my review might have looked something like this:It came in torrents. First, the rain and...
View ArticleRecipe for a Slacker
Michael Stoesz Recipe for An 80’s Slacker What ingredients go into a slacker cake? My daughter wants to know and my challenge is to explain and make it sound unappealing. Its...
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Marcy-Holmes residents block proposed sound walls along I-35W in Minneapolis
Bill Huntzicker TC Daily Planet Controversial sound barrier walls will not be built along I-35W in Southeast Como and Marcy-Holmes neighborhoods—after an election process that would make Rube Goldberg...
View ArticleWith the Brains & Brawn, Shannon Johnson is back
Dwight Hobbes Sounding Off On Sounds One of the more fascinating alt rock singer-songwriters on the Twin Cities scene is enigmatic siren Shannon Johnson. She established a distinct presence in 2005,...
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THEATER ALL YEAR | "I Saw Mommy Marry Santa Claus" at the Brave New Workshop
holiday2013preshowforweb.jpgThu, 11/07/2013 (All day) - Sat, 01/25/2014 (All day)Hot on the heels of BNW's 2012's smash holiday hit, "Fifty Shades of White: A Minnesota XXXmas," the BNW's 2013 holiday...
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THEATER ALL YEAR | "I Saw Daddy Marry Santa Claus" at the Brave New Workshop
holiday2013preshowforweb.jpgThu, 11/07/2013 (All day) - Sat, 01/25/2014 (All day)Hot on the heels of BNW's 2012's smash holiday hit, "Fifty Shades of White: A Minnesota XXXmas," the BNW's 2013 holiday...
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THEATER ALL YEAR | Open Window Theatre Presents "Mercy Unrelenting"
al-maria-hands_300-300x200.jpgFri, 09/20/2013 (All day) - Sun, 10/13/2013 (All day)Back by demand! Fresh off a highly successful premiere last spring, Mercy Unrelenting is based on a remarkable true...
View ArticleOscar Xavier Del Sébastien
About meI was born a Chicano of mixed blood (Apache, Spanish-Basque, Portuguese, Ladino/Saphardic Jew, but raised Catholic) in a small Texas town south of San Antonio. I came to the Midwest in 1988...
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NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | West End 2013 September calendar of events
josfl Neighborhood Notes First some workSaturday, Sept 21: W7 Neighborhood Cleanup10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: James and Toronto Entry fee for each trip to cleanup site is$5 Car; $10 Minivans &SUV's; $15...
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OPINION | Unsure about MNsure
Insight News “We get the misery, they get the money,” said one elder, describing the frustration being voiced in the Black community at the lack of genuine engagement of Black legacy institutions in...
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