Nokomis
Open Streets on East Lake Street
Jungle Theater investigates generations and identities
BY ADAM M. SCHENCK Millennials, Greatest Generation, Gen Xers, Baby Boomers—it’s easy to dismiss self-appointed experts who separate out groups of people based on arbitrary birth dates. Yet, within a social movement like the gay rights movement, could the gradual ebb and flow of legal rights and social acceptance change…
From Where I Stand: Begin military cuts with nuclear disarmament
The direction home from the People’s Summit
We are the revolution we’ve been waiting for: a report from the People’s Summit
THOUGHTS ON RACE BY A BIRACIAL GIRL: My first boyfriend’s terrible truth
“Congratulations—You’ve just inherited . . .”
CONFESSIONS OF AN UNREPENTANT MAOIST: The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, 1966-67
Queen of Cuisine: The Saint Comes Marching In
BY CARLA WALDEMAR St Genevieve 5003 Bryant Ave. S. No phone reservations taken Quick: Name your favorite local go-to for French food. Right, that’s the trouble—there aren’t (m)any. We lost longtime icon Collette when Hotel Sofitel changed hands. More recently, we lost Vincent, on the Nicollet Mall, tragically replaced by…
Is there a hydrologist in the house?
BY DEANNA BOSS I live across the street from Lake Nokomis on the west side. This past month I’ve dealt with three episodes of water in my previously dry basement. I couldn’t determine the source of the problem since the obvious causes (clogged gutters, faulty landscaping, roof damage, defective water…
FROM WHERE I STAND: Reform the criminal justice system
BY POLLY MANN Once again, the United States tops the list. Its incarceration rate is now more than four times the world’s average with about 2.2 million people in prisons and jails. Economists Jason Furman, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, and Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of the American Action…
FROM WHERE I STAND: How the wealthy burden the poor
BY POLLY MANN The headline of the three-page Dec. 30 New York Times article (large pertinent snaphots included) was “By Molding Tax System, Wealthiest Save Billions.” Yes, indeed, they molded. They’ve been using their influence to “steadily whittle away at the government’s ability to tax them.” The details, no doubt,…
Neighboring city is a rich field for artists
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE The Richfield Historical Society has a motto on its website home page—Proudly Suburban since 1854. The 1854 part refers to the fact that Richfield claims to be Minnesota’s oldest suburb. The “Proudly” part indirectly references the fact that suburban had become something to be slightly ashamed…
