Category: Nokomis
A Tiny Diner with big dreams
Some healthcare reform is better than no healthcare reform
BY LYNN BALFOUR Why did the U.S. healthcare system need reforming? According to the United States Census, approximately 46 million Americans were uninsured in 2009. Health insurance was so costly that people could not afford it. Many Americans delayed seeking medical care from a primary care physician and instead relied…
Double homicide on Lake Street
Kahn v Noor in DFL Primary in August
BY ED FELIEN After a long Saturday afternoon and five ballots, the 60B DFL convention adjourned without an endorsement, and incumbent Phyllis Kahn and challenger Muhamed Noor will meet in the Aug. 12 primary. Nearly 300 activists participated in the balloting at DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis on April 5.…
Syria, sarin gas, Mint Press and false flags
BY ED FELIEN The Washington Post noted on April 16 that “Syria’s opposition fighters have been supplied with U.S.-made anti-tank missiles, the first time a major American weapons system has appeared in rebel hands. It is unclear how the rebels obtained the wire-guided missiles, which are capable of penetrating heavy…
The story of MayDay – 39 inevitable miracles
Queen of Cuisine “Falling Star”
Charley’s Garden “Suggestions for annihilating gloom”
Andrew Johnson’s first 100 (and a bit) days
Potholes and paving projects
BY ED FELIEN According to Mike Kennedy, the city’s director of the Transportation Maintenance and Repair Division, residents in the southwest and Lake Nokomis areas of the city call in with more complaints than anywhere else. But, the StarTribune reported, “He doesn’t believe their streets have more potholes than other…
Neighborhood Roundup: Organics recycling in HPDL is here! NENA annual meeting
Attention Hale, Page and Diamond Lake residents: Recycle organics beginning on Earth Day, Saturday, April 26, from 9:30 to noon at Pearl Park. Bring all your compostables like fruit and veggie scraps, meat and dairy, and paper products like napkins, pizza boxes and much more. Volunteer monitors will be on…
Ms Piff presents the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
Raina’s Wellness “50 Years of Anti-Tobacco”
BY RAINA GOLDSTEIN BUNNAG This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Surgeon General’s Report on the harmful effects of cigarette smoking. This landmark report was the first of its kind to present a clear causal relationship between smoking and lung cancer. This set the foundation for what would…
