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Fruity flavors: Nicotine & tobacco in a smoke-free state
26 July 2010 7:55 PM | No CommentsI hadn’t realized how jarring it is to see people smoking indoors until I watched two DVDs this month. Barbra Streisand, as Katy in 1973’s “The Way We Were” smoked throughout the movie, including during her pregnancy. And from the land of television, Tim Robbins...
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Angels in Minnesota
26 July 2010 7:03 AM | No CommentsAngels are coming to Minnesota — at least that is the hope. The legislature is betting on the old Field of Dreams saying “If you build it, they will come” and hoping it will apply to angel investors and venture capital dollars over the next...
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Gathering ’round the Campfire
22 July 2010 12:29 PM | No CommentsLast Monday I became a parody of myself. I took to the woods with my ten-year-old son, accompanying six of his friends, and some of their parents to Scout Camp in Wisconsin. Our kids are Webelos, going into fifth grade. We joined around 100 other...
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Metro Mobility: Some Good Ink for a Change
Posted on July 6, 2010 | No CommentsHeard a few horror stories about Metro Mobility? Let me tell you a few! You’ve seen them around town. Metro Mobility buses. If you’ve lived in the Twin Cities long enough, you remember news stories about poor service or budget cuts imperiling service. The general... -
An Homage to Brookdale Mall
Posted on May 24, 2010 | 3 CommentsThe northern Minneapolis suburbs get a bad rap. I’m proud to say I live in Brooklyn Center in the house my parents built in 1951. Brooklyn Center has always been a working class, blue collar community. It sprung from WWII vets coming home and starting... -
Miss Sue reflects on aging with a disability (and not having opening day tickets)
Posted on April 12, 2010 | 1 CommentMiss Sue (that’s me) is my quasi alter ego, a youngish looking 51 (today) who wears a big purple hat, all on behalf of my employer — Courage Center. It’s my birthday today (have I mentioned that?), on opening day of Target Field, yet alas... -
Coffee Party, anyone?
Posted on March 3, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe conservative Tea Party movement is celebrating its first anniversary right about now. It’s created a stir throughout the nation, best known for lots of shouting, rallies and media attention protesting excessive government spending. Now, in response, comes the Coffee Party movement. Only about a... -
Why sports matter to a community
Posted on January 25, 2010 | 7 CommentsIn a state that’s about equally divided between Republicans and Democrats, with a recent history of political gridlock, when was the last time 80 percent of our community did anything together? Last week, more than 80 percent of our television viewing market tuned in to... -
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... -
Home is where the heart is
Posted on November 11, 2009 | 1 CommentHome is where the heart is: How a simple concept – visitability — can build a stronger community… My home is wheelchair accessible only because I use a wheelchair. When I visit my four siblings scattered throughout the Twin Cities, or their adult children, or... -
Hiring a person with a disability: A win-win community builder
Posted on October 13, 2009 | 2 CommentsOctober is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. My challenge to the leaders following this blog? In the next week, check your company’s recruitment and hiring processes to see if they include people with disabilities. If they don’t start making some noise to ensure your business... -
The Importance of History to Community
Posted on September 14, 2009 | 1 CommentHistory, especially oral history, is an important building blocks to culture and community. Until now, disability culture and community didn’t have a lot of history. Recently, I took part in an impressive interview project called “It’s Our Story,” a collaborative effort to record the histories of 1,000...
