Category: Feature

  • Sacred Ground

    Sacred Ground

    Building an Antiracist Community By Tim Johnson columnist It was a short bike ride down the country road from our family farm to the cemetery.  My great…

  • Art for a Better Future: Mayumi Amada

    Art for a Better Future: Mayumi Amada

    Mayumi AmadaA Minneapolis-based artist who is interested in ancestry, the circularity of nature, and the environment, Mayumi Amada uses materials including synthetic rope, plastic tarps, light, and…

  • Art for a Better Future: Marlena Myles

    Art for a Better Future: Marlena Myles

    Marlena MylesA digital exhibition recently hosted by St. Paul-based Forecast Public Art in collaboration with the Hennepin County Multicultural Arts Committee brought together work by two…

  • Vaccination Programs Ramp Up

    Vaccination Programs Ramp Up

    By David Lamb Across the city and the state, COVID-19 vaccinations rates are exceeding expectations, with more than 43% of Minnesotans having received at least one dose…

  • Urgent Need for Paid Medical Leave Program in Minnesota

    Urgent Need for Paid Medical Leave Program in Minnesota

    Senate PerspectivesUrgent Need for Paid Medical Leave Program in Minnesota By Sen. Sandy Pappas, District 65Throughout the past year, all of us have faced daunting…

  • Minnesotans Highlight Need for Care

    Minnesotans Highlight Need for Care

    The Minnesota House passed the paid family and medical leave bill (HF1200) as a part of the omnibus workforce and business development finance and policy bill…

  • Where Do We Go From Here?

    A message from Pillsbury United Communities On Tuesday, 12 jurors cracked open the window of justice. And we see a little light.To be clear, the verdict…

  • Policing, Racism and the Problem of Escalation

    Policing, Racism and the Problem of Escalation

    Building an Antiracist Community By Tim Johnson I would like to say my wife and I never argue or get angry with each other.   That,…

  • Websites with Purpose: Inside Saint Paul Media

    Websites with Purpose: Inside Saint Paul Media

    by David Lamb Jonathan Hatch grew up in the northern Minnesota city of Bemidji, a picturesque crossroads situated near the 400 lakes of the Chippewa National Forest…