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Mary Jane LaVigne

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Mary Jane LaVigne is a winner of the Loft Mentor Series in creative non-fiction. 

 

Personal Web site: 
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Column: 
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Stone's Throw Urban Farm joins three farms in Minneapolis and St. Paul

By Mary Jane LaVigne, TC Daily Planet

“This is a giant cement square!” Xavier, 8, leans on his shovel, delivers his assessment, and turns back to loosening soil from the old foundation. He’s the youngest of a crew of a dozen or so helping Stone’s Throw Urban Farm prepare a field at 391 W. Maryland in St. Paul. The commercial farming enterprise works land in both Minneapolis and St. Paul.MORE »

MN VOICES | Dr. Anton Treuer: Author, educator, linguist

By Mary Jane LaVigne, TC Daily Planet

Anton Treuer had paid the repair bill and was headed to the lot to pick up his car when the mechanic called after him, “Miigwech!” For Dr. Treuer, a professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University, being thanked in that language by a non-native speaker represented a measure of progress. His mission is ambitious - to revive the indigenous tongue.MORE »

"Bravest Woman in Afghanistan" speaks Friday in Minneapolis

By Mary Jane LaVigne, TC Daily Planet

March did not come in like a lamb in Afghanistan. On the first day of the month, in the northeastern province of Kunar, ten boys aged seven to twelve were shot while gathering wood. Nine died.MORE »

On International Women's Day an Iraqi leader has hope for her country's future

By Mary Jane LaVigne, TC Daily Planet

Suaad Allami has a shy smile.  A silk scarf frames her face, and is tucked around the thick coil of hair at her neck.  Even wearing high heels, she looks short.  But she seems in no way small.  If Iraq is to recover from the disaster of our war, people like Suaad Allami will be why.
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FREE SPEECH ZONE | Navigating the Aftermath

By Mary Jane LaVigne, Free Speech Zone

"Navigating the Aftermath" an exhibit of work by Iraqi and American artists winds up a successful two-week show with a panel discussion tonight, Friday March 4.  Titled, "Effects of the Ongoing War in Iraq: Devastation and Democracy?" the topic takes new urgency in light of demonstrations this week in Iraq.
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FREE SPEECH ZONE | College Republicans at the Dayton rally

By Mary Jane LaVigne

The College Republicans looked a little cold. They were standing across from Macalester College where hundreds of young Democrats waited to enter the Field House and hear Vice President Joe Biden stump for Mark Dayton.MORE »

Guilty plea from one of RNC8

By Mary Jane LaVigne, TC Daily Planet

On August 27, Erik Oseland, one of the RNC 8 protestors charged for activities surrounding the 2008 Republican Convention, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit damage to property in the 3rd degree, a gross misdemeanor. He will serve his 91-day sentence in the Ramsey County Workhouse beginning on October 20. With credit for time served, and good behavior, it's likely he'll complete the sentence in 58 days.  MORE »

Time to Sell Target

By Mary Jane LaVigne

I've owned this stock since it was Dayton Hudson Corporation. I've added to my holdings over the years and, what with splits and dividend reinvestment, it's gotten to be a tidy little nugget. I think I'll sell.MORE »

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