Communities
Hunger campaign targets new poor and the elderly
One poster in a new campaign to end hunger in Minnesota features a smiling Caucasian man dressed in t-shirt and sweatshirt. It reads, in part: "Drew Age: 42, Currently Unemployed. He uses SNAP. So can you."MORE »
Elgin shows way for investing in rural development
Most small towns that are not the central city for rural counties face several problems keeping the lights on in storefronts, keeping population within the community, and in meeting human needs.MORE »
OPINION | Suppressing votes of people with disabilities
What if all the residents in your city faced unnecessary requirements that prevented them from exercising their right to vote? What if all citizens in your entire county faced hurdles that kept them from getting to the polls on Election Day?MORE »
Lake Elmo and the Misconceptions of “Growth”
Critics say Lake Elmo’s anti-growth bias is obvious when you look at what’s happened in neighboring cities. Those neighbors have eagerly welcomed malls, factories, offices. [Pioneer Press, Jan. 29, 2012].
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College Bound: Against the grain
When Ryan Bergerson’s acceptance letter arrived from the University of Minnesota in December, his parents waited to give it to him until after the holidays — they were worried that his sisters, who were visiting from the Twin Cities, might convince him to go there.MORE »
Rural vitality, new economic strategies and the role of broadband
Sometimes ideas seem to fall into synch from odd places. Earlier this week Jennifer Bevis at Blandin Foundation sent me some interesting articles.MORE »
Access to Success could expand to all undergraduate colleges, all four years
The University of Minnesota may soon expand its Access to Success program across all freshman-admitting colleges and increase its scope to all four years.
Robert McMaster, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education, said the change could be implemented as soon as fall 2013.MORE »
Frogtown Gardens celebrates cooks and cooking at Rondo library on January 26
Frogtown Gardens is inviting the public to a neighborhood-cooking event at the Rondo Library using backyard locally grown vegetables. Tracy Yue, owner of One Dish At a Time cooking service, will do a food demonstration on January 26 from 6:30-8:30. MORE »
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | St. Anthony Park Nominees for the Neighborhood Honor Roll
In a city known for its enviable quality of life, it’s a big honor to be noted for improving it. The Neighborhood Honor Roll Celebration is a citywide event organized by all 17 St. Paul District Councils to celebrate the people who have "improved the quality of life in St. Paul.” This year the honorees from St.MORE »
Main Street Project tackles array of justice issues: Empowerment at the grassroots is their forte
Main Street Project is a grassroots organizing initiative with three primary areas of interest: economic justice, civic engagement and media justice. Neil Ritchie is founder and executive director of Main Street Project, established in 2005, initially the nonpartisan arm of the League of Rural Voters established in 1986.MORE »
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