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Open Newsroom—Citizen Journalism

The Twin Cities Daily Planet wants to help you share your story with the world, whether you’re a working journalist or an engaged citizen with something to say. We now have five opportunities a week for you to drop by and work with Daily Planet editors in person.

Mondays: The Daily Planet hosts writers’ group on Mondays in St. Paul and Minneapolis. Bring something you’re working on to share with the group, or just come to get ideas and/or assignments.

Rondo writers’ group in St. Paul meets at Rondo Community Outreach Library at 4 p.m., except for holidays when the library is closed.

The Minneapolis writers’ group meets at the Urban Bean at 3255 Bryant Avenue South at 6:30 p.m. (NOTE THE ADDRESS: two locations are listed on the web. Our meetings are at 3255 Bryant Avenue S.)

Tuesdays: Mary Turck will be in the Daily Planet newsroom from 2-4 p.m. to work with writers on stories and ideas. Contact her at editor@tcdailyplanet.net. 2600 E. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis.

Wednesdays: Editor Mary Turck will be in the newsroom from 2-4 p.m. to work with writers on stories and ideas. Contact her at editor@tcdailyplanet.net. 2600 E. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis.

Thursdays: Assistant Editor Jay Gabler will be in the newsroom from 2-4 p.m. to work with writers on arts and other stories and ideas. Contact him at jay@tcdailyplanet.net. 2600 E. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis.

If none of these times work, please feel free to contact us at editor@tcdailyplanet.com to find out how else you can get involved.

Things People Say

Drinking Mississippi mud

By Mark Twain

“The man they called Ed said the muddy Mississippi water was wholesomer to drink than the clear water of the Ohio; he said if you let a pint of this yaller Mississippi water settle, you would have about a half to three- quarters of an inch of mud in the bottom, according to the stage of the river, and then it warn’t no better than Ohio water – what you wanted to do was to keep it stirred up – and when the river was low, keep mud on hand to put in and thicken the water up the way it ought to be. MORE »