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There is something to be said for having the news delivered to your doorstep; local, community-focused news that is happening in your neighborhood. And while the paper is also available online …
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By Bjorn
Willms
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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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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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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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When was the last time you were in Uptown? If it’s been a while, you might not recognize the place anymore. Uptown, downtown and other parts of Minneapolis look more like ghost towns than the …
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By Eric
Ortiz
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2/17/22
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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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As a community member deeply invested and involved in transformative and racial justice, thank you for your op ed on “unbiased” journalism. I appreciated the layering, the nuance, and the …
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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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Minneapolis has a public safety crisis. Violent crime is up, and young people are at the heart of the problem. We need all hands on deck to find a solution.Tray Pollard is one of those people taking …
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by Eric Ortiz
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2/3/22
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It was great to see the Southwest Connector hit our front step to start to fill the void left by the Southwest Journal… thanks for doing that. Robbin Burnham WACSO (Walkin’ Around …
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2/3/22
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Congratulations and thank you for the Southwest Connector! Community newspapers, in my mind, are more important now than ever!
As a long time south Minneapolis resident who is now a Northester, …
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2/3/22
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I was so excited to see my first copy of the new Southwest Connector on my doorstep. The hole left behind by the shuttering of the Southwest Journal was large – and your publication appears to …
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2/3/22
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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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I’m excited to share our analysis of the RCV elections in Minnesota this past November. 2021 has been a historic year for Ranked Choice Voting here and across the country. Bloomington, …
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1/8/22
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Your newspaper was delivered today and I’m surprised at how much I liked it - mostly because we’re new(ish, 7 years) to MSP, and I’ve never felt a huge connection to a news outlet …
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1/8/22
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by Steward Huntington
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1/8/22
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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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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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