BY ED FELIEN Adieu, adieu, kind friends, adieu We can no longer stay with you We must hang our harps on a weeping willow tree And may the world go well with thee Fare thee well, for we must leave you Do not let our parting grieve you For remember…
BY ED FELIEN What happened with the November elections? Everywhere there was a Blue Wave, a rejection of Trump and his policies. In New York City, an African immigrant, a Muslim, a Democratic Socialist, won the Mayor’s seat, but, in Minneapolis, an African immigrant, a Muslim, a Democratic Socialist, lost.…
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE When tyrants tremble sick with fear And hear their death knell ringing When friends rejoice both far and near, How can I keep from singing? In prison cell and dungeon vile Our thoughts to them are winging. When friends by shame are undefiled, How can I…
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Being gentle with myself I am trying to transition from a more or less addicted coffee drinker into a tea drinker. I have always associated tea with gentleness and relaxation, while I associate coffee with hard work, both mental and physical. So that’s part of it.…
Election Reveals Two Minneapolises BY CAM GORDON Nov. 3 was election eve. Minneapolis was wrapping up one of its most expensive and divisive campaign seasons in recent history. The city was on the cusp of possibly electing its first male Black mayor as Omar Fateh, DeWayne Davis and Jazz Hampton…
BY ED FELIEN Right now, over 100 Jews and people of conscience are rallying ahead of the City Budget Hearing demanding the city of Minneapolis cut ties with Israeli surveillance tech company Zencity. Our city should not be partnering with an Israeli company as the Israeli military commits genocide and…
BY ELAINE KLAASSEN In 1990 Ed Felien started the newspaper Southside Pride to protest the First Gulf War. Southside Pride has always been an anti-war paper. So it seemed like an anti-war article was what I should write for my last Spirit & Conscience column. This was confirmed when I…
BY ED FELIEN As two men clung to a stricken, burning ship targeted by SEAL Team 6, the Joint Special Operations commander followed the defense secretary’s order to leave no survivors. Hegseth gave a verbal order to kill everybody in the first Caribbean boat strike, officials said. Admiral Alvin Holsey,…
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Openings, closings, and changes A fairly new restaurant, Brim in Uptown, is one I have not tried yet but it sounds like my kind of place. They recently opened a second location in Edina, in the former Red Pepper Chinese location, 2910 West 66th St. A…
BY ED FELIEN “Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God.” Jefferson, Franklin, Adams. They called it a “Hate America” rally. Mike Johnson, the leader of the Three Stooges who locked the doors to our House of Representatives to protect Donald Trump from being exposed as a pedophile, said, “I bet…
Frey Budget Further Tips the Scale BY CAM GORDON The power struggle in city hall continues in the 2026 budget. Not only are there the usual disputes over the police budget, but now Mayor Jacob Frey’s recommendation to cut funds to the City Auditor has both staff and council members…
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Holidays are upon us! We’re trying to pack a maximum of choices into our column inches. Full information will not be given; you’ll have to choose your events and then get details elsewhere. We give you a boost with the root url, date ranges without times,…
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE This is kinda personal This past year is the first year in my life that I really felt old. I don’t necessarily mean due to health issues, although I have had a few over the years and they do get closer together and seem to matter…
BY ED FELIEN There is a Cease Fire in Gaza, but that probably doesn’t really mean much. An Israeli settler drove a bulldozer over an unexploded ordinance and set it off killing two Israelis. Netanyahu used this as an excuse to claim Hamas had re-started the war and began a…
BY STEPHANIE FOX The first Tuesday in November in 2025, November 4th, is Election Day in Minneapolis. On the ballot are candidates for City Council, two elected seats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation, and all the seats on the Park and Recreation Board. Early voting began on September…
