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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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Lakers, North Stars and…Vikings? Oh my!
Posted on February 8, 2012 | 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... -
Five Fun Guys for Families
Posted on December 27, 2011 | 3 CommentsAs we prepare for the 2012 campaign year, we are bombarded with messages from political candidates. Thanks to Facebook and Twitter I have friends and colleagues from left to right and everything in between. The chatter is all over the place – each party shouting... -
Portland: myth, legend or reality?
Posted on September 8, 2011 | 1 CommentIn 2011, the InterCity Leadership Visit (ICLV) is celebrating its 10th anniversary. In early October the civic leadership of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, will travel to Portland. The Minneapolis Regional and Saint Paul Area Chambers of Commerce launched this initiative by traveling to Denver in... -
How do different generations help their friends?
Posted on July 13, 2011 | 6 CommentsYears ago it was “the phone tree”. Something would happen and the church ladies sprang into action calling everyone and arranging casseroles. Today we have wonderful tools like http://www.caringbridge.org and http://www.carecalendar.org/ Most recently I used http://www.lotsahelpinghands.com to help a busy Mom, with three kids recuperate... -
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
Posted on April 28, 2011 | 2 CommentsIf you ask anyone “What are your priorities?” The answer will be some variance of family, faith, friends, community and work. I thought if I clearly identified and stated my priorities that my life would be balanced on my terms. I’ve spent a lot of... -
Minnesota Nice?
Posted on March 14, 2011 | 18 CommentsThose of us who are native Minnesotans think that when people mention “Minnesota Nice” they are paying us a compliment, noting that we are kind, open and welcoming. Not so fast. If you google “Minnesota Nice” you will see that www.urbandictionary.com has a very different... -
“Snap Out Of It”!
Posted on January 11, 2011 | No CommentsWhile there have been some nationwide initiatives to improve public understanding of mental health issues, a recent study conducted by the National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH) shows little change in the stigmata of mental illness in the past ten years. If you are diagnosed... -
A walk through the halls of North High School, once a year
Posted on October 20, 2010 | 1 CommentI have been associated with the Leadership Twin Cities program since 1999. This annual 9-month program focuses on community issues and spends 1 day discussing education. Every year we visit North High. The following is my personal reflection of my annual visit to North High... -
What could Minnesota learn from Texas?
Posted on August 11, 2010 | 5 CommentsIn March 2010, Time Magazine featured Austin, Texas as a community that ”is emerging as one of the first pockets of the country where people are getting back to work, showing that even in this dreary economic environment, job creation can happen—and illustrating how it... -
Social Media, what is it good for?
Posted on July 13, 2010 | 4 CommentsI have many friends and colleagues that will not participate in Social Media. I hear all their reasons and many are valid. But what if you use Twitter, Facebook and Linked In to connect people to the needs of their community? I am a Twitter...
