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Anita White
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9/30/20
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Police union standing in way of change
Dear Editor:
I am a union retiree so normally I would be inclined to be supportive of the interests and existence of labor unions. However, for reasons I …
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8/28/20
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As representatives of businesses, community organizations and residents in areas impacted by the rioting after the murder of George Floyd, we are concerned by the lack of leadership, transparency and …
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8/28/20
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Capturing moments Abha Karnick By Abha Karnick They look at the combination, never verbally questioning. But they don’t have to – their stares speak the question as loudly as their mouths could. …
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By Abha Karnick
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8/28/20
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Over 148 journalists were attacked by police in the United States between May 28 and June 4, 2020.
Yes. I said 148.
Yes, by the police.
Yes, in the United States.
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN, Owner & Editor Tesha@LongfellowNokomisMessenger.com
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7/29/20
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Musings by Anita White, Longfellow artist City charter vote only way to long-lasting change Dear Editor: In “Community partnership provides repair vouchers instead of tickets," Margie O’Loughlin …
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7/29/20
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Policing in our nation and city must be drastically transformed. The unjust murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers put a spotlight on this urgent reality for people in our …
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by Kathleen O’Brien, resident of Hiawatha neighborhood in the Longfellow community
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7/29/20
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We (and so many others in this movement) don’t want to just rebrand cops, or privatize cops, or make cops “nicer.” The goal is a city without police, and defunding police is one …
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Submitted by MPD150
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7/29/20
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There was a saying that was repeated so often when I was in graduate school that we all used to groan when our professors would say it. It was a deceptively simple …
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By Amy Pass
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6/25/20
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Jerome Evans NENA Board President By JEROME EVANS Dear Nokomis East Community: this is a letter of gratitude. In case we haven’t met, my name is Jerome Evans and I chair the board of directors for …
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6/25/20
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Jill Boogren
After watching in horror the widely circulated video showing George Floyd being killed by a Minneapolis police officer outside of Cup Foods at 38th St. and Chicago Ave. on May 25, …
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By JILL BOOGREN
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6/25/20
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Photo by Abha Karnick Hamline graduate Abha Karnick wrote this poem after speaking with a mother at Cup Foods earlier this week. View the images she has taken in the Messenger Facebook page photo …
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by Abha Karnick
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5/30/20
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Photo by Terry Faust Letter from photographer Terry Faust, written after being at the 3rd Precinct on Wednesday, May 28 at 9 p.m.: You know, despite the fact I was amongst angry people, and not many …
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Terry Faust
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5/28/20
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Tesha Christensen, editor and owner
Newspapers have your back. We really do. Now more than ever, local is important. Who is open? Who is sick? Who is helping others? Who can you turn to for …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN, Owner & Editor Tesha@LongfellowNokomisMessenger.com
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5/26/20
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Amy Pass
Sometime last month I started feeling disenchanted with video chat. At first I thought video chat was amazing. It was heartening to see the faces of my friends and family in the midst …
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By Amy Pass
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5/26/20
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DIVING DEEPER
Now in its 30th edition, the Femicide Report has a new name: the Intimate Partner Homicide Report coinciding with the renaming of the Minnesota Battered Women's Coalition to Violence …
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2/11/20
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At 14, Trinidad Flores was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition in which an enlarged heart struggles to pump blood. His mom, Little …
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Tesha M. Christensen, owner & editor
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7/1/19
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