Giving birth to a child can be both a wonderful and challenging experience. But when you are incarcerated, the challenges can be even greater.Acknowledging this fact and trying to provide a more …
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By Jan Willms
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8/31/22
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Floyd Williams describes himself as a student of life, a revolutionary on many different levels: mentally, spiritually and socially. “I am definitely a person who is about my roots, and …
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By JAN WILLMS
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1/2/21
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Andrew Johnson In one of the paragraphs that follow, Ward 12 council member Andrew Johnson speaks to the power of language. When asked about the monumental changes facing the …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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10/2/20
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN When Ward 12 resident Kate Stevens was growing up in a small town outside Sioux City, Iowa, she was, by her own description, “a naughty teenager.” She got herself into some …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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10/2/20
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN Abigail Cerra, Ward 12 representative on the Police Conduct Oversight Committee, said, “We have got to figure out this criminal justice system. We can no longer look away.” …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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10/2/20
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How life experiences brought Jason Sole to where he is today Hamline University adjunct criminal justice professor Jason Sole calls himself a survivor of the War on Drugs. He …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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10/2/20
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Inspector Sean McGinty has been coordinating the operation of the Minneapolis Third Precinct since August 2019. It has been a year filled with events he could never possibly have imagined. …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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8/28/20
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"I keep wondering if my block is safe," said lifelong Longfellow resident Troy Houle. (Photo by Margie O’Loughlin)[/caption] Troy Houle is a lifelong Longfellow resident. His …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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7/29/20
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When Lake St. burned, Father Joe Gillespie gathered each night with others at the Church of St. Albert the Great in Longfellow. (Photo by Margie O’Loughlin)[/caption] Father …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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7/29/20
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With three college degrees, Bunni ended up broke and homeless last December. She hopes to get permanent housing in September. (Photo by Margie O’Loughlin)[/caption]
Bunni (last …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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7/29/20
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Inspector Amelia Huffman commands the Fifth Precinct in South Minneapolis. (Photo by Margie O’Loughlin)[/caption]
The Fifth Police Precinct is the nearest precinct building to the Longfellow …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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7/29/20
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