Community Reporter 50th Anniversary

Add your name to our Honor Roll of Community Supporters to help us sustain the workOur “Community of Reporters” provides the West End with thoughtful,…
New light on case sets Myon Burrell free

by David Lamb After the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers on May 25, 2020 spurred renewed interest in issues…
Transit Improvement for THIS Generation

Letter to the Editor By Kent PettersonLast month the Community Reporter brought us a story written by Jim Schoettler of CART (Citizen Advocates for Regional Transit).…
Elected reps tell United Family Medicine to halt changes, call for outside review

The following letter from nine elected officials (listed below it) representing the City of St. Paul, Ramsey County and the state of Minnesota, was sent…
Fort Snelling project secures affordable housing financing while costing $900,000 per unit to build

by Max Nesterak A plan to save 26 crumbling buildings at Fort Snelling’s Upper Post and turn them into moderately priced apartments for veterans narrowly…
Resisting the Abusive Tape of Racism

by Tim JohnsonRetired Pastor of Cherokee Park United Church[Editor’s Note: This is the ninth article in Tim Johnson’s series on racism. Comments and insights are…
Voting Day

Letter to the Editorby Mary Britt Delaney Voting day is a big hairy deal! It seems, so eye opening for many of us in 2020!…
West End Healthline: Beyond Counting Sheep

Why it’s important, how to sleep better by Emily Friedrichsen, MDAs we find ourselves in the middle of a pandemic, our daily routines are significantly…
Editor’s Note

by Jerry RothsteinAdministrative DirectorThere is a storm brewing at one of the West End’s most important organizations, United Family Medicine, as revealed in the community…