Category: Riverside
Random notes about the Mexican election
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BY JOHNNY HAZARD While it may appear to be desirable that former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum win the presidential election to avoid the threat to international solidarity that a return of the right (this time under Xóchitl Gálvez, who was a member of Vicente Fox’s cabinet) forebodes, Sheinbaum offers…
Four years later, little progress on the future of George Floyd Square
Let’s talk about Jesus
Regenerative agriculture, a Parcelle mini-review, and other food news
Misstatement: ‘There is no pathway for the tritium to get into drinking water’
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BY JOHN LAFORGE Xcel Energy’s Monticello nuclear reactor on the Mississippi River has leaked some 829,000 gallons of wastewater contaminated with radioactive tritium into the groundwater under its property, more than double the 400,000 gallons it first estimated. The company has since replaced two leaking pipes, built an underground retaining…
District 62B
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BY ED FELIEN The 62nd District DFL endorsing convention will be Sunday, April 14, at Washburn High School. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the convention will be called to order at 10 a.m. There are four excellent candidates seeking DFL endorsement: Bill Emory; Londel French; Ira Jourdain; and Anquam…
Making the case for an elected Met Council
Earth Day 2024
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BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE How do you ‘celebrate?’ There are two major ways to relate to Earth Day, among those who are not climate-deniers or otherwise pooh-pooh the whole idea. One way is more for people who are broadly supportive of green solutions, climate concerns, voluntarism, and the environmental movement…
Spring on East Lake Street
Spring on 48th and Chicago
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BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Chicago Avenue in South Minneapolis is an interesting street filled with loads of interesting places. We’re focusing right now on the section that goes from 46th Street south to the Richfield border. This is a stretch that’s a little more than half residential, especially toward the…
Spring on Hennepin Avenue
Ilhan Omar community meeting
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BY CLINT COMBS Rep. Ilhan Omar feels nostalgic about her time as a state representative. Congress is passing continued resolutions just to avoid a government shutdown. These continued resolutions, long-form for C.R.s, are not even adjusted for inflation. “We’ve seen an extreme challenge in passing our funding bills. It’s been…
Students protest General Dynamics in Bloomington
Make corporate medical insurance conglomerates accountable
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BY DIANE J. PETERSON AND JOHN KOLSTAD April 15 is our all-American date for financial accountability on our taxable income. Therefore, this is an appropriate time to consider the Minnesota corporations that are evading similar accountability. The IRS requires documented proof of our personal income and expenses. Currently the state…