BY ED FELIEN Thanks for being there. Former Police Chief Arradondo and Mayor Frey weren’t at the Third Precinct when it burned in 2020, but you were there last month at Lake and Bloomington to personally stand between angry demonstrators and armored troops, some wearing ICE badges, and to escort…
BY CLINT COMBS Minnesota is not just a beacon of civil liberties, it’s also a national testing ground for economic liberty policies. If you can’t choose where to use your skills and talents, then you’re not really free. If you can’t switch jobs without being penalized, then you’re not really…
BY ED FELIEN The tragic murder of Melissa Hortman has left us with another great emptiness in the progressive leadership of the Minnesota Legislature. She, as Speaker of the House, along with Kari Dziedzic, as Senate Majority Leader, led the Minnesota Legislature in 2023 to pass the most progressive legislation…
“All We are Saying, is Give Peace a Chance” BY KAY SCHROVEN Those of you who were around in the late 1960s and 1970s may remember the young, white “hippies” with shaved heads chanting in the airports and handing out literature about Krsna. They were known as the “Hare Krsnas.”…
Dear Editor In our city, there are clearly wounds that have not yet healed since the murder of George Floyd. One of these is a rebuilding of trust between the public and our Police Department. What we saw on Lake Street is an example of this continued tension, particularly when…
Dear Editor I was born and raised in Minneapolis, and I’ve seen all different variations of the public transit. Beginning on the 15th of June, the bus system had a major change, at least for me and many others who are also disabled. The B-line replaced the 21A, aka the…
Southside neighbor Bill Hatton, a Vietnam veteran nearly completely paralyzed by Agent Orange, is anticipating death. He had two final wishes: to feel grass under his feet one more time and to protest war with his Vets for Peace colleagues. He wanted to join the daily Vets for Peace fast…
BY JOHNNY HAZARD Younger readers may not be familiar with the normal school concept in the U.S., but my grandmother went to one, Bemidji State Teachers’ College in Minnesota, in the 1920s. In the middle of the 20th Century this teachers’ college and others, like those in St. Cloud and…
BY AHMED THARWAT Palestine has been the custodian of human suffering and human struggle for the last 100 years, and the world is complicit in this human tragedy, helping and participating in the genocide and the extermination of Palestinians. This is not Netanyahu’s genocidal war or Hamas’s October 7 attack.…
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Openings and closings and other changes Several exciting new restaurants have opened in the Twin Cites. The Rondo Community Land Trust has opened a New Orleans-themed Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar (catfish po’ boys!) along with their reopened Golden Thyme Cafe a few blocks away,…
The first benefit is filling so well that we have decided to open another one! Same date Sunday, June 22 Earlier time Doors open 2pm Light Appetizers served Show begins 3pm (Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret Improv) Stevie Ray’s Comedy Improv Troupe and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (CDT) announce they will hold…
BY ED FELIEN In 1968 Hubert Humphrey thought he had it in the bag. LBJ had signed the Civil Rights Bill, started the Great Society and began a War on Poverty. It looked like Happy Days were going to be here all over again. LBJ decided to not run for…
BY CAM GORDON On May 6, Mayor Jacob Frey delivered the annual state of the city speech. During an election year, like this one, when a mayor is running for reelection, like Frey is, the speech is often used not only as a time to reflect and set the stage…
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE A perilous time for immigrants I am proud, I am proud I am proud of my forefathers and I say They built this country They came from far away To a land they didn’t know The same way you did, my friend – from “Welcome Welcome…
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE The Avenue is great for coffee or breakfast If you want to go out for breakfast or a coffee and snacks, Franklin Avenue will spoil you with choices. Norway House, 913 E. Franklin Ave., now has a full-service cafe with Scandinavian type coffee drinks, bakery items,…
