Tag: Columns
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Origin Story, Part the Fifth: The Delusion of Downtown St. Paul
There is a misconception that the City of St. Paul grew out of a downtown district. Through the 1800s nothing could be further from the…
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Make sure your treats do not haunt you this Halloween
By Yaroslav Owens-Pochinka, MD Zombies, skeletons and vampires rise once more. Homes transform into haunted graveyards, crawling with spiders and bats. Spooky season is officially…
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Highland District Council October 2025
Recycling drop off assistance for seniors on October 4 Our volunteers are available on Saturday, October 4 to assist seniors who need help transporting unwanted…
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A Day in the Life of the SPFD
The woman next to me brushed tears from her eyes, and stared gloomily ahead as we rushed toward United Hospital. We were in the back…
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R.I.P. Carl Bentson 10-27-1974 to 12-18-2024
Sunday, August 3, 2025, 5:45 p.m. West 7th’s C.S.P.S. Hall was emptied out. Lights down, chairs and tables folded and put away. The band was…
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Origin Story, Part the Fourth: Les Français arrivent avec les Ojibwés
In the 1500s eight thousand years of Dakota way of life and territorial integrity in Minnesota was challenged by European colonial powers. Following Christopher Columbus’…
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The Air We Breathe
The kayaks sat on top of our car. Tents, sleeping bags, cooking gear, food and everything else one needs for four days in the Boundary…
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Why Vaccines Matter This School Year
When I was in medical school, I signed up for a 10-mile trail race on the Superior Hiking Trail. It was a bold move—I wasn’t…
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Clean Up Saturdays to National Night Out
In the 90s and early 2000s, Saturdays were cleaning days. My grandmother would wake us all up, give us a broom, and send us outside…
