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‘Trauma and Recovery’

BY ED FELIEN “Trauma and Recovery” is an excellent work by Judith Lewis Herman showing how victims of post-traumatic stress, whether men from battle or women from battering, can learn to heal. The bigoted and racist campaign of Donald Trump has been a traumatic experience for many of us.  His…

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Our Revolution MN’s Really Big Meeting

BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE “Don’t mourn, organize!” –Joe Hill, before being shot by a Utah firing squad Approximately 700 activists and former Bernie Sanders for President supporters gathered at St. Peter’s AME Church in South Minneapolis on Sunday, Nov. 13. The three-hour-long meeting, starting at 1 p.m., was called “Trump,…

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When ‘frosty wind makes moan’

BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE In the deep midwinter we like to keep our eyes on the light. Light entertainment, that is. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that so many cultures have—as well as a solemn observance about the birth of a prophet or a god or the struggle against…

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Should the feds investigate the Minneapolis Police?

BY NICK LICATA Currently there are about 20 city police departments that U.S. Department of Justice has investigated and found to have exhibited a “pattern and practice” of using excessive force and/or violating people’s civil rights. The cities then faced either being sued by DOJ for violating the 1994 Violent…

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The mentally ill and cops

BY TONY BOUZA On Oct. 18, 2016, Deborah Danner, a 66-year-old black woman, was shot dead in the Bronx by an NYPD sergeant responding to a 911 call that said she was acting erratically.  She was brandishing scissors and then a baseball bat she swung at the sergeant. Ms. Danner…

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Queen of Cuisine: Crafty Operation

BY CARLA WALDEMAR Craftsman 4300 E. Lake St. 612-722-0175 We headed down Lake Street to celebrate the last hurrah of summer on one of the city’s most inviting patios. But it rained. Still, sitting inside the Arts & Crafts surroundings of The Craftsman, we soon came under the spell of…

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Our lakes, our homes

BY ED FELIEN As we enjoy the last moments of fall, it’s hard to think ahead to the snowmelt and rains that could flood our basements again next spring. In September I had the pleasure to meet with Lars Erdahl, the executive administrator for the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, and…

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When ‘frosty wind makes moan’

BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE In the deep midwinter, we like to keep our eyes on the light. Light entertainment, that is. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that so many cultures have—as well as a solemn observance about the birth of a prophet or a god or the struggle against…

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Which side are we on?

BY DAVE TILSEN Hennepin County police are busting heads in North Dakota?  How did that happen?  Most of us have heard about the oil boom in North Dakota.  It has generated jobs, but also problems: “Boom Towns,” earthquakes, money for some people, exploitation for others. For the Indian People, who…

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It’s not too late to register to vote!

BY THOMAS WOODWARD Getting the vote out this year could make or break us as a nation. Did you know there are people in our neighborhood who aren’t even registered yet? How about those who don’t even know where to get started?  If this describes you, don’t feel bad. Just…

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