Let’s lead the way, families deserve better

council perspectivesLet’s lead the way, families deserve better Rebecca Noecker City Council Member, Ward 2columnistOpen any newspaper or ask any parent, employer, or childcare provider…
Community and Fellow Travelers

Building an Antiracist Community Community and Fellow TravelersIt was getting dark, and we still had a ways to go before we finished what turned out…
Feeling down? You are not alone and we can get help

West End Healthline Feeling down? You are not alone and we can get help by Jared Madsen, MD“I just don’t see the point in going…
The Storyteller is a coming-of-age novel filled with mystery, suspense

ABBY’S ANGLEReview by Abby HortonIn The Storyteller, Kathryn Williams’s coming of age novel, we follow a typical teenage girl living her normal life in the…
Notebook Recollections: West 7th Liquor Barrel Glacier

Local staple Tim Rumsey walked to work most days from 1987 to 2000. He began as a form of exercise but kept at it for…
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage at Saint Paul Public Library

By Terry Giinther, Library Manager May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month, and the library is celebrating with events and book lists for all…
Fort Road cookbook now available

Months in the making, West Seventh Cooks! cookbook is finally available for purchase. For $25, you can get a hold of about 85 recipes from your…
Addressing Minnesota’s Public Education Crisis

District PerspectivesBy Sen. Sandy PappascolumnistThe COVID-19 pandemic has upended our public schools over the past two years. Teachers are stressed, students are dealing with mental…
Impact of isolation during COVID pandemic, resources to help

West End Healthline by Ashley Wittrock, MDHumans are social creatures. Our fellow humans help us maintain healthy habits, care for us when we are sick…