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Imagine you are with me at my recent visit to the River Lake Eye Clinic. I have been a client there for many years. Even before receiving original Medicare plus supplement. You have now taken the …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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4/28/22
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Hiawatha was the Iroquois chief who founded the Iroquois Confederacy over 800 years ago making it the oldest living participatory democracy on earth. Hiawatha resolved conflict, brought Peoples …
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4/25/22
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Dear Commissioner Shaffer,
First, let us acknowledge that this process is difficult and painful for nearly everyone in our community. Especially so for many of our Dakota and Indigenous …
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4/25/22
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Hello president Forney,I am writing to express my concern regarding the Darwin Lehman proposal for Hiawatha Golf Course and the Park Board's intention to entertain this proposal in a public meeting …
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4/25/22
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Hello Park, Commissioners,
Friends of Lake Hiawatha object to any plan that damages, alters, or eliminates existing habitat. We object to any plan that kills, displaces or threatens …
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4/25/22
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In Minneapolis, public safety remains an open wound. There has been no slowdown to the shootings, carjackings, robberies and other criminal acts that plagued the city in 2021. Minneapolis now …
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By Eric Ortiz
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4/5/22
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Of all my identities, being a Field-Hale-Field kid is one of the most formative. Let me explain. I grew up on First Avenue in south Minneapolis, a stable block of Tudor and Craftsman-style homes that …
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by guest columnist Cara Letofsky
The Fair Economy Project Director
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4/5/22
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As I make my way down the river of life experience with those of you who have taken the plunge and joined me as readers of Stories and Journeys, I always knew this moment would come. Initiating …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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3/23/22
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I recently took part in the 15-week Minneapolis Police Academy, and I believe the department has not done enough to change the culture of the officers. I did not want to join the police department, …
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3/23/22
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I glanced around the room, hoping something would be different this time. Entering yet another door into yet another room. The same kind of room I was just in, funny enough. Crowded, chattery, even a …
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I often tell people that I came into my current work in community newspapers as the “Intern Who Never Left.” The statement usually draws a smile and perhaps a look of surprise since most …
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By Denis
Woulfe
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3/17/22
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3/6/22
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A growing percentage of youth in the United States live with major depression. According to Mental Health America, 15.08 percent of youth (age 12-17) experienced a major depressive episode in 2021, a …
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By Eric
Ortiz
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3/6/22
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Just finished reading the latest issue of Longfellow Nokomis Messenger . Great job! Thanks for the thoughtful and thorough reportage – your contribution to the community gives us hope for an …
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2/23/22
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Ward 11 community – for those of you who I haven’t had the opportunity to connect with yet, I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Emily Koski, and I am your new council member. I …
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By Emily Koski
emily.koski@minneapolismn.gov
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2/23/22
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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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