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Haley Bonar and M.anifest play free on the Fourth

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Sheila Regan, Writer

Sheila Regan is a theater artist based in Minneapolis. When not performing or writing, she serves as educational coordinator for Teatro del Pueblo.

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Proud "dykes" come out of the woodwork to march in Minneapolis

By Sheila Regan , TC Daily Planet

The Twin Cities Avengers held their annual Dyke March on Saturday. Around 200 participants chanted, danced and cheered as they celebrated their pride in an unpermitted march significantly devoid of any commercial influence. Starting at the Walker Art Center, they marched down Hennepin Avenue and around Loring Park. Participants in the march said they liked the Dyke March because it was more inclusive than the official Pride Parade that happened the next day, and didn’t have the commercial sponsorships that have come to mark the Pride Festival. MORE »

Latino families fight for program at Burroughs

By Sheila Regan , TC Daily Planet

Latino parents from Burroughs Elementary School met with Minneapolis school board members on Thursday to petition that the school board reinstate Burrough’s Native Language Learners (NLL) program, re-establish the former limits of bus transportation, and have better communication between the school board and community. School board members Pam Costain, Lydia Lee, Carla Bates, and Tom Madden attended the meeting, as well as Minnesota State Senators Patricia Torres Ray and Linda Berglund. Bilingual volunteers helped translate the meeting. MORE »

BOOKS | Louise Erdrich's "The Plague of Doves": Sorrow, humor, horror, and joy

By Sheila Regan , TC Daily Planet

It is impossible to read a novel by local novelist Louise Erdrich only once, and her recent book, The Plague of Doves—winner of the 2009 Minnesota Book Award for best novel—is no exception. Erdrich’s writing is circular. When you reach the end you realize that it continues again at the beginning. MORE »

Iranians, Iranian-Americans rally in Minnesota

By Sheila Regan , TC Daily Planet

Nearly 100 protestors held signs saying “I am Neda,” “Free Political Prisoners,” and “We Stand with the People in Iran” outside the Hennepin County Government Center at noon on Wednesday. They chanted in both English and Persian, while people in cars honked their horns in solidarity as they drove by. An Iranian poet, who asked to remain nameless, delivered “Being Ready,” a poem in Persian that addressed the hope for freedom in Iran one day. MORE »

Iranian rally in Minneapolis

By Sheila Regan , TC Daily Planet


Nearly 100 protesters gathered outside the Hennepin County Government Center at noon on Wednesday. Iranians in Minnesota rallied in support of Iranians protesting Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s regime, believed by many to have rigged the recent presidential elections in Iran. MORE »

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THEATER | Cirque du Soleil's "Kooza": A big flippin' deal

By Jay Gabler , TC Daily Planet

Near the beginning of Cirque du Soleil’s Kooza, a large number of grinning men and women in festive, ambiguously ethnic dress come hopping out with their arms spread wide, performing flips and pirouettes as a multitiered bandshell rolls forward. Brass blares, drums thump, and lights flash wildly as a shapely singer winds her hips and sings ecstatic praises in nonsense syllables. It’s a convincing dramatization of the reception President Bush expected American troops to receive when they arrived in Baghdad. MORE »

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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK | North Minneapolis We’ll tell you what the judge decides on the flurry of lawsuits around last winter’s Jordan Area Community Council controversy as soon as the decision is made (probably the week of July 6). What do you think about what’s been going on at JACC, in Jordan, and around the Northside? Tell us what you know – and what you think we should be covering.

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK | Background checks bar park volunteers
Minneapolis parks have recently tightened enforcement of rules about background checks for volunteers. But does the “systemic bias of the criminal justice system” mean that many African American males will be barred from serving as volunteers? We want to hear your ideas.

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK | Hmong Freedom Celebration and Sports Tournament Coming up this weekend! We’re looking for community input about the sports tournament, your experiences at the tournament, how it has changed over the years, what the gathering of Hmong from around the country and around the world means, and any other thoughts you might have about the weekend.

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REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK | Fabulous Fourth

Everybody knows about Taste of Minnesota, but did you know about fireworks at Powderhorn Park or buskers on St. Anthony Main? We asked you to tell us about your Fourth of July, and here are some of the events we heard about. It’s not too late to tell us more at editor@tcdailyplanet.net MORE »

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OPINION | Barb Johnson responds: Megan Goodmundson – Very nicely said, Barb. We need leaders full of substance, we need campaigns to focus on uniting strengths and not dividing differences. Our Northside communities deserve nothing less than that. Thank you for your committment and service. MORE »