Wow was I wrong. I thought perhaps a few hundred Minnesota youngsters participated in the state’s Math League, and maybe 15-20 high schools. Way off.
Tim Penny looked like a substitute teacher as I shuffled into my 10th-grade social studies class in 1980. He was standing next to the slate bl…
As we begin 2025 we have an opportunity to come together as a community to embrace the celebrations and challenges in front of us at Robbinsda…
“There’s not enough time in the day…” “I’m so tired after work…” “I wish I had time for that…”
As a young child, I was a notoriously light eater — a stark contrast to my adulthood, where I always bring a hearty appetite to the table.
There is much in this world that is beyond our control, like natural disasters. In 2024, 27 major climate-related disasters battered our natio…
Whenever I look down at my odometer and see the miles scrolling higher, I sense time is not on my side. Do I trade it in and maximize the valu…
It is January and we are excited to begin a new year and a new semester at North Hennepin Community College with more than 600 courses. We off…
As we begin 2025 we have an opportunity to come together as a community to embrace the celebrations and challenges in front of us at Robbinsda…
“There’s not enough time in the day…” “I’m so tired after work…” “I wish I had time for that…”
As a young child, I was a notoriously light eater — a stark contrast to my adulthood, where I always bring a hearty appetite to the table.
There is much in this world that is beyond our control, like natural disasters. In 2024, 27 major climate-related disasters battered our natio…
Whenever I look down at my odometer and see the miles scrolling higher, I sense time is not on my side. Do I trade it in and maximize the valu…
It is January and we are excited to begin a new year and a new semester at North Hennepin Community College with more than 600 courses. We off…
The resumption by John Budziszewski of his seat on the Crystal City Council earlier this month was the denouement of his breathtakingly close …
For several years after “retirement” I worked part-time running Plymouth Congregational Church Drop-In. My job was organizing two activities a…
As Minnesotans prepare for winter, many will be heading to the store to grab a bag of deicing salt. Before you douse your driveways and sidewa…
I went to the mall last weekend and watched parents create a chaotic line past Starbucks and Kay Jewelers so their kids could experience the w…
Dec. 19 was a terrific, historic day for Minnesota youngsters and families. For the first time, the Minnesota Housing agency awarded $99,999 e…
With Christmas next week, you’re probably expecting me to share a cookie recipe or some kind of holiday baked good. But I’m pretty sure you al…
As we count down the remaining days in December, it’s a wonderful time to reflect and give thanks, and to look ahead to a fresh start in 2025.…
To the Editor:
Three years ago, I knocked on Neon’s door for the first time. It was my first ever shift as a SYNERGY HomeCare employee and I had no idea what…
The end of 2024 provides an opportune occasion to look back at the eclectic issues addressed in this space during the past year. They ranged f…
A death of a child is a never-ending wrong.
“An amazing opportunity to make a difference.” “Spectacular.” “Wonderful.” “I never thought someone like me would have the opportunity to do s…
To the Editor:
To the Editor:
Homicide is a terrible thing.
Remember when a data breach seemed like a pretty big deal?
There’s only a fleeting season when fresh apple cider is available in stores, so when I recently used this autumnal elixir to slowly braise a …
“I heard the bells on Christmas Day, their old, familiar carols play,” is the start of a popular Christmas carol. The rest of that first line …
Robbinsdale Area Schools has been in the news recently, and while not all the news has been positive, I’m inspired by the strength of our comm…
To the Editor:
On a day when we are reminded to be thankful for anything and everything in our lives, the contrarian in me is thankful for the irony of the w…
It is January and we are excited to begin a new year and a new semester at North Hennepin Community College with more than 600 courses. We off…
The resumption by John Budziszewski of his seat on the Crystal City Council earlier this month was the denouement of his breathtakingly close …
For several years after “retirement” I worked part-time running Plymouth Congregational Church Drop-In. My job was organizing two activities a…
As winter’s harsh bite deepens and those wicked wind chills send us scurrying indoors, I’ve decided to let the liquid love keep flowing throug…
Dear neighbors,
Something unusual has just been posted on the internet. For the last eight months, students at Higher Ground Academy, a Minnesota charter publ…
It’s not the things I don’t know that get me in trouble; it’s the things I think I know for sure.
A long-awaited December projection of the forthcoming two-year Minnesota budget will be under careful consideration when lawmakers convene on …
Over the last several years, our state government has operated under one-party Democrat control where we saw party-line votes spending the ent…
The 2024 election made it clear that Minnesota is a closely divided state, and voters chose a tied Minnesota House of Representatives. While t…
You’d think that the news about a gift of several millions in unsolicited philanthropic money appearing on the doorstep of a Minnesota nonprof…
As Minnesotans prepare for winter, many will be heading to the store to grab a bag of deicing salt. Before you douse your driveways and sidewa…
I went to the mall last weekend and watched parents create a chaotic line past Starbucks and Kay Jewelers so their kids could experience the w…
Dec. 19 was a terrific, historic day for Minnesota youngsters and families. For the first time, the Minnesota Housing agency awarded $99,999 e…
With Christmas next week, you’re probably expecting me to share a cookie recipe or some kind of holiday baked good. But I’m pretty sure you al…
As we count down the remaining days in December, it’s a wonderful time to reflect and give thanks, and to look ahead to a fresh start in 2025.…
To the Editor:
Three years ago, I knocked on Neon’s door for the first time. It was my first ever shift as a SYNERGY HomeCare employee and I had no idea what…
The end of 2024 provides an opportune occasion to look back at the eclectic issues addressed in this space during the past year. They ranged f…
A death of a child is a never-ending wrong.
Something unusual has just been posted on the internet. For the last eight months, students at Higher Ground Academy, a Minnesota charter publ…
It’s not the things I don’t know that get me in trouble; it’s the things I think I know for sure.
A long-awaited December projection of the forthcoming two-year Minnesota budget will be under careful consideration when lawmakers convene on …
Over the last several years, our state government has operated under one-party Democrat control where we saw party-line votes spending the ent…
The 2024 election made it clear that Minnesota is a closely divided state, and voters chose a tied Minnesota House of Representatives. While t…
You’d think that the news about a gift of several millions in unsolicited philanthropic money appearing on the doorstep of a Minnesota nonprof…
As Minnesotans prepare for winter, many will be heading to the store to grab a bag of deicing salt. Before you douse your driveways and sidewa…
I went to the mall last weekend and watched parents create a chaotic line past Starbucks and Kay Jewelers so their kids could experience the w…
Dec. 19 was a terrific, historic day for Minnesota youngsters and families. For the first time, the Minnesota Housing agency awarded $99,999 e…
With Christmas next week, you’re probably expecting me to share a cookie recipe or some kind of holiday baked good. But I’m pretty sure you al…
As we count down the remaining days in December, it’s a wonderful time to reflect and give thanks, and to look ahead to a fresh start in 2025.…
To the Editor:
Three years ago, I knocked on Neon’s door for the first time. It was my first ever shift as a SYNERGY HomeCare employee and I had no idea what…
The end of 2024 provides an opportune occasion to look back at the eclectic issues addressed in this space during the past year. They ranged f…
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