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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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Prevent the Dread: ToolKit for Planning a 30-Year Class Reunion
Posted on January 16, 2012 | No CommentsDreading your upcoming high school class reunion? For those of us at a “certain age,” the mere thought dredges up feelings about stature, awkward relationships, our first exposure to cliques, power and the cult of celebrity. These dark thoughts and feelings thrive in the void... -
Take the Time to Connect and Say Yes
Posted on September 14, 2011 | 1 CommentAn email arrives from someone you don’t know and you go to open it. As you read through it you find out it is someone that was referred to you, found you on an alumni database or saw your profile on LinkedIn. They often give... -
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... -
What “Size” Should Your Network Be?
Posted on May 12, 2010 | 3 CommentsWith the onslaught of social media there seems to be a natural scoring system for measuring a person’s network. I first noticed it on LinkedIn. LinkedIn initially limited the profiles you could “see” based upon 3 degrees of separation. You could only see the LinkedIn...
