Tag: Columns

  • Little Women of Color: Confronting STEM’s Diversity Problem

    Little Women of Color: Confronting STEM’s Diversity Problem

    West End Healthline By Jené Carter, MDWhen I began residing in the U.S. permanently sixteen years ago, I was unpleasantly surprised to discover the disproportionately…

  • Echo

    Echo

    BEA’S BOOKS(5 out of 5 stars)  BEATRICE COSGROVE, reviewerEcho by Pam Muñoz Ryan starts off with a story about a boy named Otto playing hide-and-seek…

  • Federation Update

    Federation Update

    Fort Federation 882 West 7th, Suite 6,  St. Paul   fortroadfederation.org  Board updateAt the February 8 meeting, the Board heard a request to support rezoning 1164 West…

  • Racism in Medicine

    Racism in Medicine

    West End Healthline By Jenny Zhang, MD The use of race in medicine has been an area of fierce debate for many years. Supporters of race-based…

  • Confronting the Virus

    Confronting the Virus

    County Perspectives by Commissioner Rafael Ortega, Columnist At every Ramsey County Board meeting since this global pandemic upended our lives one year ago, we have observed…

  • Lunch with a Friend

    Lunch with a Friend

    by Tim Rumsey In October, 2019, I was reading a handbill after enjoying my lunch at Day by Day Café.Lost Family Member: Lorenzo Rossi52 years old7…

  • Wonder

    Wonder

    BEA’S BOOKS(5 out of 5 stars) “When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind.”    —Dr. Wayne W. Dyer (Mr. Browne’s September precept,…

  • Accountability and Cancel Culture

    Accountability and Cancel Culture

    Building Community by Tim Johnson, columnist It was 1970, the year after the Stonewall uprising in New York City, which transformed the gay liberation movement from…

  • WHOLE WIDE WORLD – West 7th Public Library

    WHOLE WIDE WORLD – West 7th Public Library

    By Cate Sering, Library Manager  A New OverDrive Site In 2021, OverDrive and the Libby app will be your one-stop spot for e-books, downloadable audiobooks, and digital…