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I am writing regarding the article titled "Special Needs Kids and COVID-19" on page 9 of the January issue. As a parent of three children with special needs I want to let you know the article was …
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2/23/22
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Imagine for a moment that you are a spiritual guide and poet. You share your Celtic heritage and love for your native landscape of west Ireland. Your name is John O'Donohue. Now back to reality. Into …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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2/23/22
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The door was locked.
It was always locked.
He laid there, blinds down blocking the world around him
Blocking a tiresome, exhausting world.
They didn’t even knock.
The door flew …
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By Abha
Karnick
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2/17/22
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2/3/22
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What does it mean to be impartial? Unbiased? Credible?Is a juror unable to be impartial if they have family or personal experience with police brutality?Or, does having experience with something give …
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By Tesha M. Christensen
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2/3/22
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What does it mean to be impartial? Unbiased? Credible? Is a juror unable to be impartial if they have family or personal experience with police brutality? Or, does having experience with something …
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By Tesha M. Christensen
Owner & Editor
tesha@longfellownokomismessenger.com
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1/25/22
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Approximately 10 years ago the LTL International Leadership Institute organized a training mission for a team of Minneapolis firefighters to travel to our Sister City Eldoret, Kenya. The team was …
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by LaJUNE LANGE
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1/25/22
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I feel gratitude for everyone who has taken the plunge as we navigate the uncertain waters of life experience through my new column, Stories and Journeys. This column is an article I wrote two years …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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1/25/22
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Small businesses are the lifeblood of any community. They provide distinctive character to a neighborhood and are the engine that drives a local economy. Without local businesses, there is no local …
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by Eric Ortiz
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1/8/22
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Imagine that we are standing on the banks of the Mississippi River. It is in fact a few blocks east of where I live in south Minneapolis. Imagine with the writing of this column, I am leaving the …
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Schools and prisons should never be in the same sentence; however, the school-to-prison pipeline is real. For far too many students of color, entering the gateway to incarceration begins with a …
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By Dr. Artika Tyner,
dr.artikatyner@gmail.com
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1/1/22
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Stewart Huntington
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12/1/21
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A longtime reader and community activist reached out to me last month to say hello, and in the course of our catching up, she shared a snapshot of a column I had written 20 years ago which she had …
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By DENIS WOULFE
Sales Manager
Denis@LongfellowNokomisMessenger.com
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11/30/21
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This year, we commemorated National Apprenticeship Week from Nov. 15 to 21. NAW was first observed in 2015 at a time when women made up just 9 percent of all Registered Apprentices, despite making up …
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by Gina Rodriguez
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11/30/21
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A portion of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act (LJSA) was included in the recent Build Back Better bill that was passed in the House. The LJSA, which has bipartisan support in the House, …
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By Dean Ridings, CEO, America's Newspapers
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11/30/21
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There is a lot of discussion across the state — and the country — about how to help people experiencing a mental health crisis. There is general consensus — even among police …
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By Sue
Abderholden
namihelps@namimn.org
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10/28/21
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The past two years have sparked a renewed interest in mutual aid across the country as the pandemic and the George Floyd Uprising have exposed the many systemic flaws in our society. In Minneapolis, …
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By Jae Yates,
volunteer@dunordfoundation.org
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10/28/21
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During the height of last summer’s protests over the Minneapolis Police killing of George Floyd, our neighborhood got connected. We gathered, set up group chats, scheduled overnight crews to …
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By Cara
Letofsky,
Director, The Fair Economy Project, and Longfellow resident
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10/28/21
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Eyes darting from news story to blog post to social media message, but nothing looks any different. The same text flashes before your eyes.. the Minneapolis Mayoral election race has a pre-determined …
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By Abha Karnick
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10/28/21
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The Hiawatha Golf Course Master Plan has been rejected, twice this year, by the Minneapolis Park Board. But with the coming elections, some candidates still want to cut Hiawatha in half and pre-flood …
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10/28/21
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