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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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health-care reform Archive
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Health Care Reform: Why It Matters to People with Disabilities
Posted on March 21, 2011 | 3 CommentsYes, I know. I’m opening up a kettle of fish. ‘Health care reform.’ ‘ObamaCare.’ ‘Mandate.’ These phrases polarize and often shut down important communication. Political rhetoric aside, health care reform is a priority issue for people with disabilities and the health care and community organizations... -
Betting the “Hard Eight” on Health Care
Posted on September 7, 2009 | 5 CommentsOne of the best mangers I ever worked for was at a local wine shop. He knew how to motivate, he always knew profit margin and he provided even the lowest peon (me) with health insurance. I learned a lot from Steve; the difference between...
