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President Obama’s February 4 visit to North Minneapolis and the legislative hearings beginning February 5 in the Minnesota legislature both put the focus on proposals to tighten controls on guns — whether by restricting who can buy guns or types of guns and ammunition that can be sold. We caught up with three gun owners via phone and email interviews: student Andrew McLain; Craig Burris, instructor and owner of Tactical Training Solutions and Danielle Lockwood, creator of the Change.org petition against the Minnesota Assault Weapons Ban and the Facebook group MN Gun Owners Against HF241. They shared with us their perspectives on how proposed legislation will impact them as well as their opposition to an assault weapons ban.

If you look closely between the two ‘No Trespassing’ signs on the outside of Penn Gas Stop, an improved addition is advertised on another sign — fresh produce. As a part of the Healthy Corner Store Project, the station located on the corner of Penn and 26^th Avenue N. in Minneapois has just ramped up its supply of healthy “grab and go” options.

In early July, when newly elected Minneapolis schoolboard member Tracine Asberry found out she’d be running unopposed in District 6,, she was elated to get a head start on contributing to schools a

Wes Moore, author (The Other Wes Moore: One Name Two Fates) and youth advocate delivered the keynote speech at AchieveMpls tenth annual Education Partners Luncheon on November 16. Attendees included educators, school board members, students from Best Academy and Minneapolis Public Schools Superintendent Bernadeia Johnson, who also spoke briefly.