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Volunteers visit immigrants in detention

March 9, 2015 March 9, 2015

BY ELAINE KLAASSEN Every human being has the right to live in safety with the opportunity to secure food, clothing and shelter. If these rights do not exist in the land of one’s origin, one must go in search of them. That is, it contradicts one’s survival instincts to stay…

It’s THE BIRD!

March 2, 2015 March 2, 2015

It’s THE BIRD! Thanks to all our readers for their wonderful suggestions for names for our new football stadium. After careful consideration, we think Gayle Bonneville’s suggestion sums up what Zygi Wilf and the last Mayor and the last City Council gave to the Minneapolis taxpayers. They flipped us The…

Will the city seek justice?

March 2, 2015 March 2, 2015

BY ED FELIEN The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office has declined to prosecute Jeffrey Rice for driving his car into a crowd of demonstrators in front of the Third Precinct station on Nov. 25. They told Southside Pride: “After reviewing all of the facts from the police investigation, prosecutors determined that…

Powderhorn Birdwatch: Dark and gloomy February illuminated by early Robins

March 2, 2015 March 2, 2015

BY JOHN KARRIGAN I received another raccoon report and this time the raccoon (or raccoons)had been seen in the park. That reporter also had a good backyard Northern Flicker report. Since then I might have located a Flicker nest in the park, plus a Flicker has been in our back…

Fighting City Hall

March 2, 2015 March 2, 2015

BY CHUCK TURCHICK Yes, you can fight City Hall, and sometimes even win a little something. When the Minneapolis Police Conduct Oversight Commission (PCOC)—the citizen body that took over all the Civilian Review Authority functions other than actually hearing cases involving allegations of police misconduct—held its first meeting in October…

County attorney will not prosecute Jeffrey Rice

February 16, 2015 February 16, 2015

BY ED FELIEN At a demonstration on Nov. 25 of last year in front of the Third Precinct station at Lake and Minnehaha, Jeffrey Rice drove his car into a crowd of demonstrators. Southside Pride encouraged demonstrators to contact the County Attorney’s Office with information about the incident with the…

The continuing struggle

February 16, 2015 February 16, 2015

BY ED FELIEN On Martin Luther King Day, Monday, Jan. 19, about 2,500 people marched from Snelling and University to the State Capitol. They attempted at points to march down Interstate 94 but were detoured to side streets by a battalion of the Highway Patrol. They were protesting, among other…

Queen of Cusine: New Kid (Back) in Town

February 16, 2015 February 16, 2015

BY CARLA WALDEMAR Spoon & Stable 211 N. First Street 612-224-9850 www.spooonandstable.com Phone now. Then you’ll at least have a head start on those who hesitate till they’ve read the story. Even so, plan on a lo-o-o-ong wait to score a prime-time table. Instead, we accepted (read: jumped at) the…

Raina’s Wellness: Deciphering today’s health information

February 16, 2015 February 16, 2015

BY RAINA GOLDSTEIN BUNNAG These days it seems that everyone considers her/himself a health expert. The internet has become a whirlwind of health advice. Many of us go online to look for a remedy for a medical condition or for tips to lead a healthier life. While it’s great to…

Letter to the Editor: Stadium

February 9, 2015 October 28, 2017

Whenever someone talks about the new stadiums I say I don’t believe in TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION (BASEBALL/FOOTBALL U of M makes students PAY). I fought it for years, begged my DFL caucus to demand that we get to vote as mandated by our city charter. Ziggy Wilf made out like…