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Your help is needed to close one hole in Minnesota safety net
06 February 2012 3:11 PM | No CommentsYou may have read about Charles Van Heuveln in Jon Tevlin’s Star Tribune column a few weeks ago. A good program that benefits people with disabilities — Medical Assistance for Employed People with Disabilities (MA-EPD) — has a loop hole in it. A hole that...
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Theater of Public Policy
02 February 2012 12:19 PM | No CommentsPolitical satire and improvisational theater have a long history in the Twin Cities thanks in part to Dudley Riggs. Huge Improv Theater on 30th and Lyndale in south Minneapolis is adding a new chapter to this legacy with the Theater of Public Policy. In partnership...
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Communities Built to Last
30 January 2012 8:11 AM | No CommentsLast week, President Obama gave his annual State of the Union address, in which he raised the call for creating an economy that is “built to last.” For anyone who is a fan of business guru Jim Collins, this is a familiar term and title...
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Archive for December, 2009
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To Merge or not to Merge. That is the Question.
Posted on December 28, 2009 | 6 CommentsLast week came the announcement that Kristofer Johnson was leaving his post as the President of the Saint Paul Chamber of Commerce. Before their board goes on a lengthy search for a new president, I think both chambers need to seriously consider this question: is... -
Goal Setting versus New Year’s Resolutions
Posted on December 27, 2009 | No CommentsDo you make New Year’s resolutions? What about personal goals? I rarely make New Year’s resolutions. My belief is that if you want to make change in your life, why wait until January 1 to do that. Exercise more, quit smoking, lose weight, learn new... -
Are we losing the fine art of argument?
Posted on December 21, 2009 | 3 Commentsargument noun: ahr-gyuh-muh nt a discussion involving differing points of view; debate: As a child I was a listener. I loved being in the midst of a group of adults talking about all sorts of things. Being the youngest of seven kids I was exposed... -
Health Care Reform vs. Media control
Posted on December 16, 2009 | 1 CommentFaced with great challenges, some people get to work and some people get to complaining. While standing inline at the post office, yes, I am mailing holiday packages this late, don’t judge me, I was not surprised to encounter my fellow procrastinators venting. What I... -
BEST. DIVERSITY EXPERIENCE. EVER.
Posted on December 14, 2009 | No CommentsLike many of you, I’ve participated in my fair share of diversity trainings. These have ranged from one hour brown bag seminars to book reading groups to diversity fairs and full-day management retreats. A couple of weeks ago, I participated in what I think is... -
Northstar Commuter Rail
Posted on December 12, 2009 | 1 CommentMany of you have seen the ad campaign stating “Minnesota’s newest Star!” Our first commuter rail, Northstar, held a grand opening on November 14th and began regular operations on November 16th. This new line utilizes existing train tracks and runs from Big Lake (between Minneapolis... -
Leading from the Bottom, Up
Posted on December 9, 2009 | 4 CommentsIt is such a pleasure to contribute to Leadership and Community for the first time. It’s also much easier to read than to write! Haunted by a blank electronic page, I made an executive decision: my laptop and I might as well do battle over... -
Balloon Boy, Party Crashers and Tiger, Oh My!
Posted on December 3, 2009 | 3 CommentsAs the nation has been captivated in recent days by a publicity starved couple who crashed a party, and a minor car accident involving a major star, another news item caught my attention: the possible purchase of NBC by Comcast. The continued consolidation of media...
