Central Corridor Summit this weekend
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Olive branch to Kalin – Sincere Appreciation
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I’ve been learning about the might of language. And I appreciate my brother from another mother for showing me a higher path to patience…another plane for inclusion, acceptance. The Federal Stimulus Plan and the 2007 Green Jobs Act make these extraordinary times. Continue Reading
Silent no more—what would you say?
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by Rachel Dykoski • I want you to tell me what you’d ask, m’kay?
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So, being a spaz this past year on the activist tip netted me a golden opportunity to attend the 2009 Good Jobs / Green Jobs conference being held in DC next Continue Reading
Flo Golod: Advise and Dissent
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What advice would you have for president-elect Barack Obama? Flo Golod: I‘ve been dying to unload my thoughts on somebody. People are either euphoric or sick of it. You know, this election year was never ending. Here’s what I think, I’m actually very pleased. Continue Reading
No bad thang: On this our 33-3 day
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By Rachel Dykoski • I logged in today and noticed something. I’ve been active with the Twin Cities Daily Planet for 33 weeks and three days, exactly.
Don’t bad things happen in 3s?
Where did that come from, this superstition? Well, with a quick google search I get a host of examples of common beliefs, but no explanation for 3s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstition
One example that I did not believe to be a superstition, was our common use of the phrase, “bless you” when someone sneezes. Continue Reading
Through my daughters’ eyes: “Why are you crying, mommy?”
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by Rachel Dykoski • 11/14/08 • My daughters sat on my lap as the Obamas took the stage to thousands cheering in Grant Park.
Most people think my dogged passion for democracy, warts and all for the past ten months was ego-tripping. Myself included. I was eight months pregnant with my first child when Bush v. Gore took place. Heck, I walked through a snowstorm, uphill and down again to vote in 2000. I listened to the news 24/7 while I nested and made meals for the freezer, though I knew we wouldn’t eat them. Continue Reading