Tag: Columns

  • Some good news, please!

    Some good news, please!

    By Tim Rumsey, MDHalloween evening 2004, Carl Bentson had 103 trick or treaters come to his lower St. Clair home. Each visitor received a can of…

  • A Good Kind of Trouble

    A Good Kind of Trouble

    BEA’S BOOKSA Good  Kind of Trouble (4 out of 5 stars) A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramee Shayla Willows is starting seventh grade, and…

  • Wide wide world

    Wide wide world

    By Terry Giinther, Library Manager  In-person Homework Help Saint Paul Public Library’s in-person homework centers are open for drop-in assistance at five library locations across Saint Paul.…

  • 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…

  • It’s Time for a Flu Shot

    It’s Time for a Flu Shot

    By Tim Rumsey, MDOctober to May, every year, is influenza time. Even in this era of COVID-19, we need our flu shots.The Centers for Disease…

  • Humanism in Medicine

    Humanism in Medicine

    West End Healthline Humanism in Medicine By Himanshu Sharma, MDSometimes in medicine it is easy to get caught up in lab numbers and current practice…

  • Federation Update

    Federation Update

    fortroadfederation.org  At the September meeting, the board approved the following: • Annie Reierson to fill the Area 2 Coordinator vacancy for the remainder of the term•…

  • Resources, State Funding to Assist Minnesotans in Pandemic Recovery

    Resources, State Funding to Assist Minnesotans in Pandemic Recovery

    district perspectives Senator Sandy Pappas, District 65columnistThe 2021 legislative session and ensuing special session were particularly challenging, especially as a member of the minority party in…