Law and policy are comprised of words, but it takes committed action to create change. As the new year began in 1863, President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation took effect. However, it …
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By Reva Chamblis
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7/27/22
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A bodacious birthday bash draws far-flung fans. What took so long?To create something entirely new, never seen, touched or heard before – something that resonates deeply with the beholder …
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By SUSAN SCHAEFER
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6/21/22
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Enjoy a family-friendly summer afternoon and raise money for neighborhood events and programs! Vie for the title of best kickball team in Nokomis East! Get an 8-10 person co-ed team together for the …
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By BRANDON LONG
executive director
Brandon@nokomiseast.org
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6/21/22
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Like many Master Gardeners, I volunteer at farmers’ markets every summer, answering yard and garden questions from the public. This year, I’ve gotten quite a few questions from people who …
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By LAUREN BETHKE,
Master Gardener
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6/21/22
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It is hard to believe that the Messenger is celebrating its 40th anniversary. My first experience visiting stakeholders from the Longfellow neighborhood was when Messenger founder Bill Milbrath …
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By DENIS WOULFE
Sales manager
Denis@LongfellowNokomisMessenger.com
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6/21/22
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My brother has cancer! I'm stunned! I'm in shock! What now? My inner and outer worlds are out of sync. I feel scared. I feel so alone. Are you with me, dear reader? If you are, you have taken the …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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6/21/22
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Everyone deserves an opportunity to reach their full potential. But not everyone gets that opportunity today. Due to a never-ending cycle of violence, dreams are being snatched daily.
Violence is …
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by Eric Ortiz
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6/2/22
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Art-A-Whirl spans neighborhoods and disciplinesWhatever corner of the Twin Cities you live in, chances are you or someone close to you has participated as an artist or a guest in what Anna Becker, …
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By SUSAN SCHAEFER
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5/30/22
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After a long, wet spring, the planting season is finally underway. The last week of May and first week of June are a great time to plant a summer vegetable garden – the days are getting long, …
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By LAUREN BETHKE,
Master Gardener
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5/30/22
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Imagine all the people living in peace! Wait! Not just yet! Imagine us walking exploring the yard surrounding my house. It's spring but feels like summer. We see tulips, dandelions, violets …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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5/30/22
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“A newspaper to serve the people, institutions and business enterprises of the Longfellow neighborhood begins its circulation today.”With that front page announcement, Bill Milbrath and …
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By IRIC NATHANSON
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5/30/22
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My name is Robin Wonsley Worlobah and I have the honor of representing Ward 2 on the Minneapolis City Council. I am an independent Democratic Socialist, and I’m proud to continue Ward 2’s …
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By ROBIN WONSLEY
WORLOBAH, Ward 2
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5/24/22
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In the 20th century, we made major public investments to transform the metro Mississippi River for commercial and industrial purposes. However, some of that old infrastructure is no longer useful, …
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By Colleen O’Connor Toberman
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5/24/22
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Large bare patches of dirt, tufts of dead grass, and birds feasting on insects squirming from the ground – if your lawn is starting to look like a scene from “Grapes of Wrath,” you …
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5/24/22
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The Minnesota Twins recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut in Major League Baseball. Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute was represented during the …
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By Dr. Artika Tyner
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5/24/22
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It's time to start healing. But how do we create a healing community when people are hurting?
"A traumatized gang member is more likely to cause trauma. A cherished person is going to find the …
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By Eric Ortiz
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5/24/22
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At age 69, I was a “silver sneaker” poster child – fit and healthy, living on my own, fiercely independent and proud of it. Ironically, my main fitness exercise, avid fast walking …
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By SUSAN SCHAEFER
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4/28/22
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On a spring afternoon in June 2017, I’m bounding along a country highway in a minivan with four other passengers. I’m gazing out the window across a green sea of a waist-high crop …
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By John Schmelig
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4/28/22
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Imagine you are with me at my recent visit to the River Lake Eye Clinic. I have been a client there for many years. Even before receiving original Medicare plus supplement. You have now taken the …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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4/28/22
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In Minneapolis, public safety remains an open wound. There has been no slowdown to the shootings, carjackings, robberies and other criminal acts that plagued the city in 2021. Minneapolis now …
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By Eric Ortiz
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4/5/22
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