Cultivating Creativity: How Minnesota’s 2023 Legislature is Investing in the Arts

Minnesota’s vibrant arts scene is a cornerstone of our St. Paul identity. From the Ordway Center for the Arts to Teatro del Pueblo, and Penumbra…
Keeping Fear in Its Place

Our response was instinctive, as if our bodies made decisions without consulting our minds. The huge bear on the other side of the glass lunged…
Mr. Positive is ill

I’ve driven by Carl Bentson‘s St. Clair State Fair House every day for 30 years. Like so many others, I have to. To right-start my…
Expanding CHIPS to protect our youth

District Perspectives Senate District 65 Think of a 12-year-old child: A sixth or seventh grade student, taking their first steps toward independence, on the cusp…
Range Anxiety and the Green Book

When it comes to electric vehicles, range anxiety is a thing. “Will we make it to our destination?” being the central question driving the anxiety.…
Harnessing the Power of Spring: Exercising Outdoors

As the seasons shift and the chill of winter gives way to the warmth of spring, there’s a sense of renewal in the air. With…
Year of Wonders is an enthralling story of death and happiness in during the Plague

This book encapsulates what it meant to be a woman during the Plague and explores themes of death, self-discovery and what it means to be…
Piano lessons – finale

Ever since the first piano – outside – the UFM clinic column in December’s “Community Reporter,” letters have been pouring in. Well, three. One congratulatory,…
Housing, Economic Growth and More – The Year Ahead for the St. Paul HRA

I’m honored to have been chosen by my colleagues to chair the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA). The HRA is responsible for much of the…