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Minneapolis: Lake Hiawatha Festival, August 7

By Staff, Standish-Ericsson Neighborhood Association

Enjoy a summer evening with family and friends at the Lake Hiawatha Neighborhood Festival.

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Parents plead to keep charter school open at Minneapolis school board meeting

By Alleen Brown, TC Daily Planet

Parents of students who attend the soon-to-be evicted Minnesota School of Science begged district school board members at Tuesday’s board meeting to allow the charter school to stay in its North Minneapolis building. Their emotional testimony illustrated the uphill battle Minneapolis Public Schools faces in convincing families that the district decision to kick another program out of the beleaguered North Minneapolis building is what’s best for their children.

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University of Minnesota looks to help City of Minneapolis fund 8th St. reconstruction

By Kia Farhang, The Minnesota Daily

The University of Minnesota is in talks with Minneapolis officials to reconstruct Eighth Street Southeast — with the University covering part of the cost.

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COMMUNITY VOICES | Minneapolis DFL Party should apologize

By Chuck Turchick, TC Daily Planet

The Minneapolis DFL Party owes the citizens of Minneapolis an apology and ought to make a statement to that effect -- whether by resolution or otherwise -- at its upcoming city convention.

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Como shop serves up pies, art

By Meghan Holden, The Minnesota Daily

Potter's Pasties & Pies owner Alec Duncan cuts potatoes Saturday, June 8, 2013, at the recently opened location on Como Avenue. (Photo by Bridget Bennett)

Pasties are more than just food to Alec Duncan — they’re works of art.

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State economist Tom Stinson to step down after 30 years, focus on teaching and research

By Hailey Colwell, The Minnesota Daily

University of Minnesota Professor and former state economist Tom Stinson explains the process of filing state reports at his office in St. Paul on Thursday, June 6, 2013. Stinson recently retired after more than 25 years as the state's economist. (Photo by Alexander Breyfogle)

Tom Stinson has worked two jobs for the past 26 years.

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Unions appeal University of Minnesota Office of Information Technology employee layoffs

By Hailey Colwell, The Minnesota Daily

Union leaders are fighting the layoffs of 25 University of Minnesota Office of Information Technology employees, citing problems with understaffing and the way the layoffs occurred.

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This year's Cancer Summit to focus on racial disparities

By Robin James, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Dr. Otis W. Brawley, M.D., F.A.C.P., and Dr. Kate Wolin (Photos courtesy of the Minnesota Cancer Alliance)

The 2013 “Cancer Disparities Summit: Working Together to Find Solutions” will be held June 19-20 at the Minneapolis Marriott Southwest in Minnetonka. The aim of the summit is to provide attendees with knowledge about disparities existing in cancer screening, treatment and mortality, as well as to educate participants about ways in which they can improve cancer prevention, treatment, and survivorship.

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Young Minnesota Somalis step up to change lives through scholarship money

By Ibrahim Hirsi, TC Daily Planet

Aisha Warsame, left, and Zamzam Ahmed, right, were announced winners of 2013-14 Shanta Foundation Scholars (Photo by Ilyaas Maow.)

When several Somali-American friends in Minneapolis recently discussed ways to give back to their community, they figured the most essential thing would be to contribute to the educational welfare of the community’s youngsters.

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COMMUNITY VOICES | Minneapolis Energy Options seeks DFL endorsement

By Lee Samelson and Timothy Denherder Thomas, Community Voices

A campaign to secure Minneapolis DFL support for the Minneapolis Energy Options resolution has been building momentum for months. Winning the endorsement at the City convention on June 15th will require at least 60% of the attending delegates voting yes. While Minneapolis Energy Options is non-partisan, the campaign encouraged supporters who identify with any party to attend their precinct caucuses and ward conventions with the goal of the securing endorsement of the ballot initiative. As the DFL is the only party that has not already endorsed that has had caucuses and conventions this year, and as 12 of the 13 City Council members identify as DFL, the convention coming up on June 15th is pivotal.

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