Category: Riverside
The slab
Does the Park Board really care what we think?
How to reform the MPD – A Letter to Tony Bouza
Letter to the Budget Committee: We all want a safe Minneapolis
We all want a safe Minneapolis. But I’m not certain that more of the same will bring that to us. I sent the following comments to the Budget Committee: Attention Mayor Frey and Members of the City Council: I support the actions of the six brave City Council Members who…
Military occupation comes to South Minneapolis
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BY ELINA KOLSTAD On the night of Nov. 4, 2020, a demonstration took place at Cedar-Riverside in Minneapolis. It was organized by a coalition of groups including Twin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar and other local peace and justice organizations. The demonstration was held in part as a reminder…
Report from a police riot
Notes from the desk of peace activist Polly Mann (b. Nov. 19, 1919)
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The choice between peace and mutually assured destruction There it was—the article reminding us of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and who better to write it than Helen Caldicott, pediatrician, founder of the Physicians for Social Responsibility and Nobel Peace Prize winner. It’s been 75 years since the…
Medicare Advantage Plans
Medicare Advantage Plans are another way to get your Medicare Part A and Part B coverage. Medicare Advantage Plans, sometimes called “Part C” or “MA Plans,” are offered by Medicare-approved private companies that must follow rules set by Medicare. Most Medicare Advantage Plans include drug coverage (Part D). In many…
Some inspirational folks who are aging gracefully; plus, explosion of senior workouts online
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BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE First, let us consider the staggering array of online workouts available these days, especially those geared toward seniors who might have mobility issues. Chair workouts and zero-impact aerobics (ZIP) dominate the list. There are stand-alone companies like GrowYoung Fitness (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQn6LXA4_2c), along with the Ys, private health…
How to observe holidays in the 2020 Weirds
At least this is a start?
Hip-hop is an international language of freedom
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BY LEANNA SARTIN Hip-hop has its roots in the South Bronx of NYC. Its message has evolved over time. Once offshoring started, it left its whimsy. Sugar Hill Gang was one of the first rap albums that was happy and cheery. Slowly, the manufacturing, canneries, textiles and auto-making industries left.…
Million dollar boondoggle for bureaucrats
Think again about your Medicare Advantage plan
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Thank you for the article on Medicare in the recent opinion page of Southside Pride. A basic good general overview. However, the section on Medicare Advantage was not accurate. Not surprising since false and misleading information of the wonders of Medicare Advantage are everywhere. It is not Medicare. It is…