On Tuesday, Jan. 14 amid a tectonic start to Minnesota Legislature 2025-26 Session, one bright spot emerged: a resounding collective voice for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) echoed throughout the …
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By Betty Foilliard
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1/22/25
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Focus on what's strong. Not what's wrong.
This is the essence of asset-based community development . It's also what sustainable community building looks like and how we can create …
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By Eric Ortiz
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1/22/25
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Stories and Journeys is three years old. Happy Birthday! An amazing human being by the name of Amy once observed that writing is how I process my life. Others have claimed to have made the same …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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1/2/25
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Recently I spent two nights at Gigi’s, the café at the corner of 36th street and Bryant. In a way, nothing much happened. Yet these were some of the best moments I have had in …
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By Anna Bonavita
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12/11/24
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Guns kill more children in the United States than anything else.
It's a shocking statistic. But it's true.
In 2023, firearms killed 4,456 children and teens ages 1 to 19 (out of 46,728 gun …
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Eric Ortiz
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12/11/24
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As I start writing, it is as if my words are having to push through feelings of fear and a sense of something being lost. It feels like I am wanting to cry. I'm grieving as I write. It's Nov. 14. I'm …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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11/29/24
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This year, like most, the campaigning and voting in partisan offices like president, congress, and state legislature, was dominated by the two largest parties – the Democratic Farmer Labor and …
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By Cam Gordon
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11/20/24
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The recent decision by The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times to skip endorsing a presidential candidate has put the issue of media trust in the spotlight – and it underscores just how …
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By Dean Ridings
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11/20/24
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I received a nice, unexpected email a few weeks ago.
The subject was “Quick anecdote.”
I just wanted to share that one of our new after school students, who came to us after …
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By Eric
Ortiz
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11/20/24
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Join local businesses for a day of family-friendly holiday fun, with crafts, food, storytime, and more at the 43rd and Upton intersection. Reindeer Day will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 10 …
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By Vasiliki Papanikolopoulos, coordinator
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11/20/24
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Photojournalist Linda Tirado, 42, is dying. When she arrived in Minneapolis to cover the civil conflict after the murder of George Floyd, she had impact-resistant goggles, a respirator, and a large …
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By Tesha M. Christensen, Owner & editor, tesha@longfellownokomismessenger.com
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10/30/24
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Since the age of 18, I have voted in every single general election. Since my mid-30s, I have voted in every single mid-term election. And once Minnesota switched from caucus to primary elections, I …
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By Cindy Hollister
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10/30/24
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There comes a time when I am writing Stories and Journeys that I start to sense that I am done writing the column. It's time to click send to the publisher. At that point, I cease to be a writer and …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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10/30/24
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I’m experiencing anxiety. As I begin to write this Stories and Journeys column, I am aware that I am without Internet service. That has just been confirmed with the over the phone help from my …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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10/16/24
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Good things take time. Look at the East Phillips community's struggle to win control of the Roof Depot site .
For a decade, a broad coalition of East Phillips neighbors and supporters have …
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By Eric Ortiz
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10/16/24
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Check it out: This graph at right indicates the number of closed sales in our Southwest Minneapolis area over the past 10 years. You will note the “COVID spike.” Then note: The average …
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By Larry LaVercombe
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10/16/24
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We have a growing problem that not a lot people understand. Behaviors are happening on the streets and in schools that are unprecedented. Principals, teachers, and behavioral specialists can't …
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By Eric Ortiz
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9/18/24
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The Black community has faced many hurdles, yet we have shown remarkable resilience and unity in rebuilding and strengthening our neighborhoods. When I came to America from Jamaica as a young …
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By Tommie Beevas
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9/18/24
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I recently attended my first Minneapolis Advisory Committee on Aging meeting. I am convinced that in the city of Minneapolis elders/seniors don’t exist. There is such a thing as the …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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9/18/24
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Healing begins with opportunities, and opportunities promote growth.
That's why we developed the Youth Community Journalism Institute at the Strong Mind Strong Body Foundation . We want to …
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By Eric Ortiz
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8/21/24
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