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The Somali community and the Twin Cities mainstream media: Towards a more perfect union?

By Nelima Kerré, MinneAfrica
Frustrations and suggestions were exchanged at a panel discussion on the portrayal of the Somali community by the media.MORE »

The Somali Community and the Twin Cities Mainstream Media: Towards a More Perfect Union?

by Nelima Kerré Frustrations and suggestions were exchanged at a panel discussion on the portrayal of the Somali community by the media. The accusations in the media that the Abubakar mosque was connected to the missing Somali men, seemed to be the cause of the community’s resentment towards and mistrust of the media.
MinneAfrica is a blog partner of the TC Daily Planet. Nelima Kerré is a blogger on MinneAfrica, and also a freelance contributor to the TC Daily Planet. This article is re-published from the MinneAfrica blog.

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Somali youth on the FBI

By Nelima Kerré, TC Daily Planet
After the disappearances of young Somali men over the past few months, some youth complained that the negative press has resulted in repeated FBI interrogations.MORE »

Do the media have an anti-arts bias?

By Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet

Photo by Britt Crawford (Creative Commons)

"True to form, Congress has loaded the [bill] with hundreds of billions in wasteful spending.MORE »

Today's best Minnesota headlines

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet
Today's headlines included some real winners:
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What did they say? Gang-bang packages and foo foo dust

By Andy Birkey, Minnesota Independent
Politicians make some over-the-top remarks from time to time, and last week a few quotes at the state capitol left MORE »

Tetra Constantino talks LRT in St. Paul

By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet
Small business owneMORE »

Whiplash the Cowboy Monkey: Hero or victim?

By Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet

Last Thursday I posted a brief blog entry about an event that was bizarre even by St.

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City Council fiefdoms? Starved to death or stabbed in the back? What's going on in Minneapolis?

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet
City council members Paul Ostrow, Don Samuels and Ralph Remington have stirred up a hornet's nest with proposals to fundamentally transform city government. Their three proposals:
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Cut to the chase: Budget impact on higher ed in Minnesota

By Russ Stanton, IFO, TC Daily Planet
To cut to the chase, the Governor proposed cutting MnSCU’s general operating fund base by $146 million, or 10.7%. It would be up to the MnSCU Board to figure out how to apply the cuts.
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