How will you reduce the achievement gap between Black and White students in the district?Even before the school board started discussing it, I knew we had to get on a structured literacy with heavy …
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10/6/22
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This is part of a series about the 2022 municipal elections by the League of Women Voters Minneapolis. Recent Supreme Court rulings have exposed the reality that government representatives often …
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10/2/22
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wittforsheriff.comWitt is a wife, a mother, and a grandmother. She has 22 years of experience in law enforcement and currently serves as a major at the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, where she …
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10/2/22
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banks4sheriff.com Banks started his law enforcement career in south suburban Robbins, Ill. as Police Explorer. After serving in the United States Marine Reserves, he started his first law enforcement …
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10/2/22
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www.MaryforHennepin.comMoriary began her career as a public defender in Hennepin County in 1990 and worked her way up to serve as the county’s first female Chief Public Defender for six years. …
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10/2/22
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marthaforhennepin.comMartha Holton Dimick is a retired judge and is running for Hennepin County Attorney to rebuild trust and restore effectiveness into the county attorney’s office. She served …
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10/2/22
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Vying for this position are Laurelle Myhra ( laurellemyhra4schoolboard.com ) and Lori Norvell ( norvell4schoolboard.com ).
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10/2/22
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www.Sonyaformps.comEmerick is a lifelong Minneapolis resident, an MPS grad, and a parent of an MPS student. "Our educational system holds a standardized idea of how every student should learn and …
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10/2/22
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Sept. 11, 2022, marked the last day of service for a while at Calvary Lutheran Church (3901 Chicago Ave.). It looked a little different on this day, mostly celebratory, a little bittersweet, with …
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By JILL BOOGREN
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9/29/22
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Who’s right? Who’s wrong? And how does it affect the kids?Figuring out family dynamics in custody cases can be tricky, but the Battered Women’s Justice Project (BWJP) in St. Paul …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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9/29/22
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More than 10 years after Highland Park’s massive Ford assembly plant closed, a new planned community is taking shape on the former plant’s sprawling site overlooking the Mississippi …
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By IRIC NATHANSON
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9/29/22
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A showstopper exhibitionWhen cooler temps and shorter days signal the Fall Arts Season in the metro area, there are many cultural activities competing for attention. As always, this column strives to …
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9/29/22
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Standish tile artist Haruko Ruggiero always had a sense that she would develop her own “something” related to interior design and patterns. She began by fashioning together mosaics. …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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9/29/22
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LAKE NOKOMIS WATER STUDY Professor Joe Magner, research scientist Kerry Holmberg and M.S. graduate student Grace Andriacchi, from the University of Minnesota, are researching water and sinking ground …
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~ Briefs compiled by Cam Gordon
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9/29/22
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Is it Halloween? Are there ghosts in my house? I can only focus on what is in front of me. What is this me being scared? It's a mystery. Do you ever get scared? Is it a mystery to you? Tell yourself, …
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9/29/22
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This summer, you may have brought your houseplants outside to enjoy the warmth and humidity – I certainly did! As the nights get colder and days get shorter, it’s time to bring …
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By LAUREN BETHKE,
Master Gardener
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9/29/22
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Longfellow Community Council has joined forces with Free the Deeds to engage residents in conversations around racial covenants. Free the Deeds is an artist-led initiative that illuminates our common …
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By ANDREA TRITSCHLER,
communications
andrea@longfellow.org
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9/29/22
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Protect Lake Nokomis and Minnehaha Creek Now is a great time to adopt a drain near you. This year's drought has stressed our trees, which could make for an early leaf drop. Storm drains flow directly …
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By BRANDON LONG
executive director
Brandon@nokomiseast.org
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9/29/22
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League of Women Voters Minneapolis will host a candidate forum for Minneapolis School Board. All candidates on the general election ballot have been invited. Advancing Equity Coalition is a …
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9/28/22
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A few dozen residents filed into an upstairs gymnasium at Sabathani Community Center (310 E. 38th St.) on Aug. 29 to talk about public safety – specifically as it relates to planned road …
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Jill Boogren
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9/21/22
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