Category: Nokomis
Mexican elections: the view from Oaxaca
Heroin in Indian Country
BY ED FELIEN There has been an “epidemic” of heroin addiction in the South Minneapolis Native American community, according to Clyde Bellecourt. Six people in the Little Earth Housing Project have died of overdoses in the past six months. Ruben Rosario reported in the Pioneer Press: “Bellecourt, who as a…
The World Through Our Eyes
SCABA sets annual car show for Sunday, June 7
Raina’s Wellness: Growing pains
BY RAINA GOLDSTEIN BUNNAG Ouch! Getting older hurts. Yet, it doesn’t necessarily have to. Most people will experience increased aches and pains as they age, but it isn’t inevitable. The increased incidence of painful conditions like osteoarthritis and back pain often cause people to take multiple medications and even resort…
Minnehaha Avenue’s (Counter-) Cultural Corridor
Roosevelt parents want equity
BY JEANETTE WIEDEMEIER BOWER, RHS BOOSTERS Roosevelt High School is experiencing incredible growth. Our student population is expanding, parents are becoming active in the once defunct Booster Club, and the community is rallying around our school again. There is increased energy among the Teddies; the future is bright. Much of…
Hooray for Mayor Hodges!
Sami Rasouli goes above and beyond
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Sami Rasouli, Iraqi-born, naturalized American citizen, lived in the Twin Cities for over 25 years. Although he was a respected businessman and restaurateur, as well as a husband, a father, and involved in local and international issues, it was only after he went back to Iraq…
No more poor, no more
An inconvenient law
Queen of Cuisine: Smack in the Kisser
BY CARLA WALDEMAR Smack Shack 603 Washington Avenue N 612-259-7288 www.smack-shack.com True confession: I have a weakness for an illicit pleasure, satisfied by secret visits to a porn shop on Washington Avenue. No, no—not those! I’m talking food porn. And the dietary item that sends me into delirium is ……
