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Challenges bring opportunity. So do connections.
The other day, I met a Minneapolis fire inspections field operations manager who told me the city's fire department is understaffed .
"I …
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By Eric Ortiz
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4/18/25
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“Real estate is more than just buying and selling homes – it’s about being part of a community. That’s why we’re proud to partner with the Monitor and Messenger, a …
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4/9/25
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Not that many years ago, the best way you could find out about businesses in town would be through your local newspaper. Your local newspaper is still a great source of advertising information, but …
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Dean Ridings, CEO | America's Newspapers
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4/1/25
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The state of New York, led by a powerful coalition of local publishers, has just approved game-changing legislation in the fight to preserve local news outlets and community journalism. By including …
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Dean Ridings, CEO | America's Newspapers
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4/1/25
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With warmer weather coming, I have been able to get outside and walk more. Walking more is causing me to be aware that it is so easy for me to take my feet for granted. So, in this column, I am …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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3/28/25
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Our world is out of balance. It has been for a while.
In 1980, on Thanksgiving Day, John Trudell , one of the most respected and influential Indigenous rights defenders, delivered an empowering …
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By Eric Ortiz
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3/21/25
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Moving past the 2024 Presidential election results for me means that I have reached the following conclusion: There was dis-information and voter suppression. Especially voter suppression. My trusted …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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3/21/25
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We are coming up on five years since Mr. George Floyd was murdered at Cup Foods by a police officer. Memories of that time carry a strong emotional charge: the daily COVID-19 briefings from Governor …
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By Valerie Fitzgerald, Howe resident
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2/27/25
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Moving past the 2024 Presidential election results for me means that I have reached the following conclusion: There was dis-information and voter suppression. Especially voter suppression. My …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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2/27/25
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As I start to write, I am aware that the Trump inauguration is coming. When he leaves office, I will be 84 years old.
LOST AND SEARCHING I HAVE ADOPTED GUIDES
The holidays …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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2/19/25
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Shortly after initiating the acquisition of Twitter in 2022, Elon Musk posted, “For Twitter to deserve public trust, it must be politically neutral, which effectively means upsetting the far …
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By Chuck Peters, chuck@ambit.community
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1/31/25
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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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On Tuesday evening, Dec. 10, 2024, parents, caregivers, and teachers packed the Davis Center board room and the overflow space to voice concern over ballooning class sizes and shrinking numbers of …
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Submitted by
Laura Wilhelm (parent of Dowling Elementary students) and Maggie Koerth (Bryn Mawr parent)
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1/2/25
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I just wanted to say thank you for all your hard work. I haven't lived in Minneapolis for long, and your newspaper has really helped me get an idea of what's going on locally. Thank you! Kalina …
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12/29/24
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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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