Category: Feature

  • Celebrating 50 years: 1971-2021  Another look back: News from the 2000s Part 1

    Celebrating 50 years: 1971-2021 Another look back: News from the 2000s Part 1

    Editor’s Note: The Community Reporter is looking back on its first 50 years, finding some connections to the past and present, with thoughts towards the future.…

  • A time for action on gun violence

    A time for action on gun violence

    Council PerspectivesA time for action on gun violenceFellow Saint Paulites, the tragedy that happened at a bar in St. Paul a few weeks ago was…

  • Gun Violence Prevention: What We Can Do

    Gun Violence Prevention: What We Can Do

    West End Healthline Gun Violence Prevention: What We Can Do By Emily Benzie, MD   The West End neighborhood is still recovering from the mass shooting at the…

  • Mosquitoes, Guns and Racism

    Mosquitoes, Guns and Racism

    Building an Antiracist Community Mosquitoes, Guns and Racism As a young girl my daughter quickly grasped the concept that creating breeding spots for mosquitoes was a…

  • Meet St. Paul’s Mayoral Candidates

    Meet St. Paul’s Mayoral Candidates

    Rank-choice race is in full swing, early voting is openSt. Paul’s ranked-choice mayoral race is in full swing with eight candidates vying for the seat,…

  • Another look back: News from the 1990s

    Another look back: News from the 1990s

    Celebrating 50 years: 1971-2021 Another look back: News from the 1990sEditor’s Note: In the last several issues of the Community Reporter, we’ve looked back at events…

  • Ramsey County’s big new priority: hunger

    Ramsey County’s big new priority: hunger

    County PerspectivesRamsey County’s big new priority: hunger by Ramsey County Commissioner, District 5Rafael OrtegacolumnistRamsey County, in response to COVID-19 in 2020, took on a big…

  • Let your voice be heard

    Let your voice be heard

    Building an Antiracist Community Let your voice be heard By Tim Johnson You never know when people might listen to your voice.  Often, the teenage boys…

  • Our New Editor: A Star Arrives

    Our New Editor: A Star Arrives

    by Jerry RothsteinCasey Ek has been named the new Editor of the Community Reporter after he prevailed over a very competitive group of candidates. His first…