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With its mid-month Valentine’s Day holiday, February is synonymous with love. And countless couples seal their love by entering committed relationships, whether marriage or domestic …
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By SUSAN SCHAEFER
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2/17/22
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The non-profit electronics recycler Tech Dump just celebrated its 10th anniversary. With retail outlets now in St. Paul and Golden Valley, they provide an affordable, reliable source of refurbished …
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By Margie O’Loughlin
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1/25/22
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A long-time dream of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Film Society (MSP Film) is about to come to fruition. The site of the MSP Film Society at St. Anthony Main Theatre, 115 SE Main in Minneapolis, has …
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By Jan Willms
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1/25/22
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By SUSAN SCHAEFER
Much has been written about the benefits of exercise and being outdoors to beat the blues. According to a recent report from the American Psychological Association, “There …
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When Starr Jones* tells her story, people can’t believe this is happening in Minnesota. They can’t believe that the dad was investigated by child protection when their first daughter was …
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Imagine you are a 27-year old black woman. You put yourself through school at Metro State while working full-time. You have been working since you were 19 years old, just like your mother did when …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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11/2/20
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A young man on a South Minneapolis street was fighting against heavy odds. Seven other youths were attacking him. But someone intervened.“We took 10 guys and encircled the young man and got him …
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By JAN WILLMS
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11/2/20
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When Kia Bible went to 38th St. and Chicago Ave. four days after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police, she had no idea she was about to be called into service. Moved by her 12-year-old …
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By JILL BOOGREN
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11/2/20
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Broke.
Homeless.
And in danger of losing custody of her children.
That’s where Bonnie Roy found herself while trying to get a divorce in Minnesota 10 years ago.
Because of her own …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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10/2/20
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Editor's note: Due to the sensitive nature of this topic, this column by a local resident is being run anonymously.
Like most people who have experienced intimate partner violence, I was not …
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10/2/20
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Local and national staff, along with Carmen Yulín Cruz (mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico), and Teresa Rodriguez, from Univision, who served as the emcee of Casa de Esperanza’s 35th Anniversary …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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7/29/20
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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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Over the past 40-year history, the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women (MCBW) has witnessed huge changes in how society thinks about domestic violence but there is still more work to be …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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2/11/20
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Mother warned officials ex-husband was dangerous before he killed child and himself
By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
Mikayla Olson Tester might be a happy 21-year-old woman today if the family court …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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12/29/19
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Editor’s note: The text below was from a speech Nadine wrote and gave at two Twin Cities churches during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. We have used just her original first name and not her …
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12/1/19
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She finally left, but the abuse continues through court system In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness month, the Messenger is launching a new series that seeks to puts a face on domestic abuse …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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11/8/19
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