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Never too late for police accountability, from Missouri to Minneapolis
BY KRISTINA GRONQUIST AND DAVE BICKING One year ago Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, Mo. The police shooting of the unarmed teen rightly sparked national outcry. Roughly two years ago, the Minneapolis police killed two men of color within one hour: Terrance Franklin and Ivan Ramirez. It was Friday,…
A small but important election
BY ED FELIEN Barcelona. In January, the president of Catalonia, Artur Mas, called for new parliamentary elections to be held in Catalonia on Sept.27. Mas has called for Catalan independence since 2012, and he has declared that this new parliamentary election will be a plebiscite on Catalan independence. If his…
MAC expansion plans frustrate residents
BY DEAN AMUNDSON, MSP FAIRSKIES ORGANIZER About 100 Minneapolis and Edina residents showed up at the Metropolitan Airport Commission (MAC) general offices on Thursday evening, Aug. 27. The MAC was unveiling its huge expansion plan that will accommodate an estimated 54 million passengers by 2035 (their numbers). That number will…
Future of golf at Hiawatha looks dim
Keeping it local at 48th and Chicago
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Mike Kmiecik (pronounced ki-mick) is the proprietor of Bikes and Pieces, currently operating in the storefront right by the corner of 48th and Chicago. He is also the visible and active leader of SCABA, the South Chicago Avenue Business Alliance. SCABA was launched over 30 years…
Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Over here, we have the Bernie Sanders phenomenon. Sanders, a “self-avowed” democratic socialist, has somehow managed to make a pact with the Democratic party, which has allowed him to operate in an inside-outside strategy and gain seniority and clout in the U.S. Senate. This was a …
Bernie Sanders campaign in South Minneapolis
Seward Co-op held a very successful job fair
Seward Co-op held a very successful job fair on Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Sabathani Center. This was a culmination of months of bridge-building and outreach in the surrounding neighborhoods of the second grocery store, the Friendship store, currently under construction on 38th Street, across from Sabathani. It is also…
Incinerator PR campaign to keep trashing Minneapolis? (Since we don’t know—all we can do is ask)
BY LARA NORKUS- CRAMPTON A recent article published in the online periodical Politico gives a glowing review and revisionist history of our 27-year-old Downtown Garbage Burner, HERC. The article is part of the “What Works” series, which lists JP Morgan Chase Bank as a sponsor as of April 2015. Perhaps…
Powderhron Birdwatch: Alaska adventure eclipsed by home sweet home Powderhorn
Is the airport safe? Really?
BY ED FELIEN FAA statement on July 31: “On Friday, July 24, the Federal Aviation Administrat-ion temporarily suspended certain operations on Runway 30-Left and Runway 35 at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.” They suspended operations because the heavy congestion was causing planes to intersect each other’s flight patterns while trying to…
