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Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva (lisa@tcdailyplanet.net) is the project manager for the New Normal project at the Twin Cities Daily Planet.


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Jobs vs. Environment: Do we have to choose?

By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet

A few weeks ago the New York Times published an article with a painting of an ethereal iceberg and the headline, “Where Did Global Warming Go?” It’s a fair question, and one that many people brought up at four in-person cMORE »

The art of organizing: Latino parents weigh in on the achievement gap

By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva

Every now and then you go to a community meeting and you leave saying, well, that was cool. But it’s rare to leave and say, well, that was cool and meaningful. The other night The Latino Youth Development Collaborative held just that kind of an event.MORE »

Join the conversation on the Achievement Gap

By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet

The Twin Cities Daily Planet's series, The New Normal: Deciding Community Priorities in a Downsized Economy, tackles a different issue each month. So far we've looked at issues ranging from health care and immigration, to neighborhoods and the state budget.

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Mark Schultz: "Food for people instead of corn for Cargill"

By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet

Mark Schultz had been organizing around corporate accountability on the East Coast when he moved to Minnesota in the late 1980s and saw an ad in the paper that said something like: “Are you concerned about corporate absentee landlords?MORE »

Light rail on the Northside: Q&A with Raymond Dehn

By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet

When the recession hit, Raymond Dehn lost his job as a full-time architect. He began freelancing and doing some consulting, but also found he had more time to work on issues on the Northside, where he’s lived for 12 years.MORE »

Mix it up: Talking transportation with Hilary Reeves at TLC

By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet

UPDATED 8/24/2011 - Transit for Livable Communities has had a busy year lobbying at the capitol and trying to ward off budget cuts to public transportation. As their advocacy work stars winding down, their programmatic work is ramped up during the summer.MORE »

Fixing a broken immigration system—Wait, which part?

By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet

How does the lagging economy and an aging population affect immigrant communities in Minnesota? How should these factors affect what immigrants we let in to the country in the future, and what should we do with immigrants who are already here? Where is the immigration system most broken and what can we do to fix it?MORE »

Families divided: Immigration attorney talks about reform

By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet

Ever been separated from your husband, wife or children for three years? How about five? Ten? This is something that Sheila Stuhlman sees all the time in her job as an immigration lawyer. The slow immigration system can keep families apart for years and sometimes decades.MORE »

Minnesota Chamber of Commerce: Immigration for "development and growth of state’s economy"

By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet

As part of our focus on immigration this month, the Twin Cities Daily Planet spoke with Bill Blazar of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. Since Blazar and his colleagues began working on immigration issues, the Minnesota Chamber has been vocal about its support for federally instituted comprehensive immigration reform.MORE »

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