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Those of you who were around in the late 1960s and 1970s may remember the young, white “hippies” with shaved heads chanting in the airports and handing out literature about Krsna. They were known as ...
Southside neighbor Bill Hatton, a Vietnam veteran nearly completely paralyzed by Agent Orange, is anticipating death. He had two final wishes: to feel grass under his feet one more time and to protest ...
BY DEBRA KEEFR RAMAGE A brief history of Highland Park If you have lived in Minnesota long enough, you have learned that we live on stolen land and from whom it was stolen. Maybe, though, you do not ...
Minnesota is not just a beacon of civil liberties, it’s also a national testing ground for economic liberty policies. If you can’t choose where to use your skills and talents, then you’re not really ...
Dear Editor In our city, there are clearly wounds that have not yet healed since the murder of George Floyd. One of these is a rebuilding of trust between the public and our Police Department. What we ...
When I was on the City Council more than half a century ago, John Derus, the Majority Whip, came into my office to complain about my bringing up all sorts of resolutions at Council Meetings that ...
Council Member Aisha Chughtai (W10) called the problems Timmermann outlined “unacceptable.” “If re-elected,” she said, “I want to continue to increase oversight on every dollar that is spent on ...
Services on Cedar Avenue Soderlin is a great neighborhood asset. This plumbing, heating, air conditioning service and installation company is currently 111 years old and has tons of glowing reviews.
At the intersection of Nicollet and 66th Ave. there are three malls, one on each corner, offering a huge variety of shops. For those who have learned to go around round-abouts, it’s easy to visit one ...
After the depression, the mid 1930s saw many labor strikes across the country. In Minneapolis they began in 1934 with the teamster’s strike. Before that year, Minneapolis was an “open shop” town ...
My wife and I went to the No Kings demonstration at the State Capitol on Saturday, June 14. We drove around the Capitol for more than half an hour and finally found a parking place behind the Capitol ...
I was born and raised in Minneapolis, and I’ve seen all different variations of the public transit. Beginning on the 15th of June, the bus system had a major change, at least for me and many others ...