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Lakers, North Stars and…Vikings? Oh my!
08 February 2012 7:43 AM | 3 CommentsThe chatter is getting noisier. They are going to raise our taxes! That RICH guy is going to get richer! Our public schools don’t get any money – but that dumb team does! I don’t care – let the team leave! However, Minnesota history indicates...
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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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Theater of Public Policy
Posted on February 2, 2012 | 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... -
Nonprofit 100 vs Nonprofit Reality
Posted on December 19, 2011 | No CommentsYesterday the Star Tribune published nonprofit 100 the 16th annual report along with complementary reports on nonprofit CEO salaries and features on nonprofits serving youth in crisis and small business lending. Themes of cost-cutting, consolidation and new business models are not really news in the... -
The Great Minnesota Give Together
Posted on November 9, 2011 | 4 CommentsNovember 16 is Give to the Max Day. GiveMN launched Give to the Max day in 2009 as an annual day for Minnesota nonprofits to come together in a unified online fundraising campaign. The response from donors and nonprofits were mixed. Established nonprofits with sophisticated... -
Art Happens Here
Posted on October 2, 2011 | No CommentsThere is a renaissance happening in the Twin Cities. Minneapolis and St. Paul have both been recognized with National grant investment; a National Endowment for the Arts grant will launch a plan to invest in cultural development along Hennepin Ave. next month and St. Paul... -
Fresno Superintendent Larry Powell modern day Superhero
Posted on August 29, 2011 | No CommentsAs a former resident of California, I still follow the headlines about the state’s troubled public education system. It is rare for these headlines to be positive or uplifting. The latest news from central California about Fresno school Superintendent Larry Powell trading the $800,000 remaining... -
Spending Cuts and Increased Taxes
Posted on July 25, 2011 | No CommentsI don’t know a single Minnesotan that is happy with the proposed 2012-13 state budget. Most of the people I know vote; or at least they claim to vote but also to “know” some people who refuse to participate in our democratic political system. The... -
FEMA says no, community has resources to help
Posted on June 16, 2011 | No CommentsThe large number of emergency needs across the nation coupled with the limited federal financial resources for aid made it no surprise when FEMA declined the request for support to individuals recovering from the North Minneapolis tornado. What did catch my attention was the... -
Get Your Rear in Gear
Posted on May 8, 2011 | No CommentsThe Twin Cities running community is a hearty crew that is active year round. There are a number of different benefits, which an individual can gain from running on a regular basis. There are some runners who run simply for the joy of running but... -
Does MN still have the tools to think?
Posted on March 30, 2011 | No CommentsColumnist David Brooks is coming to town tomorrow. He is, no doubt, on a junket to sell his latest book—The Social Animal. I am leery of Mr. Brooks’ latest insight into human nature. It was just a few short years ago that he was decidedly... -
The National Bitter Melon Council
Posted on February 28, 2011 | No CommentsLast Friday a member of the National Bitter Melon Council presented to a small group of community builders in Lower Town St. Paul. Founded on the principles of Community, Commodity, Cultivation and Creativity. The National Bitter Melon Council is an art-making, community building and vegetable...
