How can people advocate for teens in family court? July's is another great issue of Messenger! I have a question that could be considered a letter to the editor, I suppose – and even printed, …

Creeping bellflower, or Campanula rapunculoides, is a deceptively charming perennial that has become notorious in south Minneapolis. With its bell-shaped, bluish-purple flowers and tall, leafy stems, …

Until a few years ago there was a rocking chair in my house. It got moved into the garage to make way for a different rocking chair. Letting go of the rocking chair was hard. It took me some time to …

It's Saturday morning June 14. I woke up making a list of my health issues. I've done that several times over the course of the last month in preparation for visits to doctors, physician assistants …

The fragility of our democracy has been on full display since Donald Trump returned to the presidency. The 2025 DFL caucus and convention in Minneapolis’ Ward 2 revealed that the battle is much …

Flags and stripes and safety In the mid 1990s, I took a sabbatical from teaching at a liberal arts college to spend a school year in Italy with my family, so our kids could learn my native language. …

I often tell people that I was the intern that never left some 46 years ago. I was fresh out of Hamline University and took a job at the Midway Monitor as editor after a brief internship. Over the …

What does racism look like? I saw it in April when I received an envelope at my south Minneapolis post office box filled with clips of nearly every person of color who made our edition of the …

Part 4 in a 4-part series From Heather Cox Richardson, I learned about an era called the 'Liberal Consensus.' She traces it back to the New Deal of the 1930s. The programs that helped my parents …

I first wrote this for Father's Day 2021. I have previously written a Stories and Journeys column acknowedging my mother's influence on my life. It's time for me to acknowlege my father with Father's …

The fragility of our democracy has been on full display since Donald Trump returned to the presidency. The 2025 DFL caucus and convention in Minneapolis’ Ward 2 revealed that the battle is much …

Part 3 in a 4-part series Every 4th of July, Heather Cox Richardson posts about the Declaration of Independence. She describes the world left behind by European immigrants who came to the Americas: …

It is becoming important for me to ground myself before I write. At the end of the day, Stories and Journeys is me paying attention to my internal knowing, being still and true to myself. With this …

“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 …

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 …

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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(Disclaimer: This information is accurate to the best of my knowledge, but I am not a historian, archaeologist, or any other kind of expert.) As I considered how humans developed a racial hierarchy, …

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 …

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 …