Minnesota
5 weeks, 5 parks, 5Ks: Lake Maria State Park
Hey! This is the fourth! Of five! Have you donated yet? C'mon. You know you want to.MORE »
Bemidji incorporates Ojibwe into city's signs and daily life
Tourists visiting Bemidji this summer may pick up a few words of a “foreign” language.
That’s because the first city on the Mississippi River way north in Minnesota may be the only town off a reservation trying to incorporate the area’s indigenous Ojibwe language into daily life.MORE »
Nursing moms unite
"The main goal is to make people aware of the law." That was how Susan Berlien described her experience of organizing the Peaceful Nursing Event at a Twin Cities-area indoor playground.MORE »
OPINION | 2012's environmental gains and losses
Now that the 2012 Legislative session has ended and the commotion about the stadium has somewhat subsided, let’s look back at what our elected leaders did on some issues that garnered less press, but faced significant threats: Minnesota’s water and Great Outdoors.MORE »
Očhéthi Šakówiŋ: The Seven Council Fires website is now live
For over a decade the Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) has been digitizing collections materials for the purposes of increasing accessibility, supporting research, and preserving original materials. The Očhéthi Šakówiŋ—The Seven Council Fires digitization project expanded to include additional goals. Sought by Dakota individuals who wanted increased access and understanding of the Dakota material culture in the MHS collections, a new level of transparency was achieved. By using the WOTR (Write On The Record) tool to record feedback and comments MHS steps back and shares authority in interpreting this material. Both MHS and Dakota communities will benefit from this partnership as information about these items is dramatically enhanced.MORE »
Minnesota activists call on 3M to remove corporate funds from politics
3M shareholders attending their annual meeting were met by a group of vocal activists from Public Citizen, Common Cause, Minnesotans for a Fair Economy, Take Action Minnesota and 99% Power. The activists demanded that the Minnesota-based Fortune 500 company keep its money out of politics and called for more transparency in corporate political involvement. Standing in their way is the U.S.MORE »
Coal's changing landscape
Last year the U.S.MORE »
SATURDAY PICK | Live Action Set's "7-Shot Symphony," out on the range
"Is there something in the water down in Plainview? Seemingly against all odds, the farm town two hours southeast of the Twin Cities has hosted some of the area's very best original theater productions over the past two years." That's how I began my rave review of Jon Ferguson's 2011 show Pinocchio, staged at the Jon Hassler Theater. Currently playing at the theater is a sure bet: Live Action Set's Ivey-winning production The 7-Shot Symphony. It's an epic western told in the company's signature physical-theater style, and it would make for a fine day trip in this temperate late-spring weather. If you don't have your own wheels, or if you just want to make friends and save on gas, the company is facilitating carpools via its website.
Ad campaign highlights achievement gap
In April 2012, the Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi Foundation for Children (RKMC) unveiled a public service campaign aimed at bringing more attention to the Black-White educational achievement gap problem in Minnesota and a focus on solutions that have worked towards closing it.MORE »
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