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Some Parts of Minneapolis Really Do Have Crime

In your neighborhood, have you ever kept a can on your front porch to deposit the needles found on the street? Have you ever had a conversation with a...

2025 Minneapolis Election Review: The Status Quo Wins

Brief Summary The politics we’re seeing now will continue for another four years. The question is whether the results...

Frey’s win set against the backdrop of a more progressive City Council – again

Minneapolis moderates and progressives both spun election results in their favor, but the real winner might be the...

Quick Election Recap

I have been a reliable voter all my life; however, this was the first Minneapolis municipal election I...

Shakespeare’s Words of Wisdom. You Bet’cha

Destiny is the consequence of our actions. So wrote William Shakespeare in his play “Julius Caesar.”  We aren’t...

Wonsley reveals hidden agenda to defund MPD: “but you don’t frame it in that way, you don’t talk about it publicly”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSkeioxpx-c Clip from Radio Free Sunroot Ep. 30: How "Defund the Police" was Blocked in Minneapolis The Quote: “There's a lot of us that identify as...

Steve Brandt Breaks with DFL by Endorsing Bernstein for B.E.T.

According to an email received yesterday from DFL endorsed B.E.T. candidate Steve Brandt, he's admittedly breaking party rules and endorsing Eric Harris Bernstein. To find...

The Real Cost of “Aging in Place” in Minneapolis

You can’t champion “aging in place” while simultaneously raising taxes on residents who live on fixed incomes Recently, I attended the South Minneapolis Senior Fair...

They Are Coming for the Parks: Open letter to LiUNA

In July 2024, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) experienced its first worker strike in its 140-year history.  The strike was about the...

An Updated Guide for the Perplexed: Far-Left DSA and Traditional Liberal Candidates for all Minneapolis Offices

On October 4, 2025, we wrote about how candidates competing for Minneapolis offices self-sort into two distinct groups, on the basis of endorsing and...

Foot Dragging by the Council Equates to Defunding the Police

There is a narrative in the upcoming election that the Democratic Socialist-led City Council has been providing more than adequate resources to the Minneapolis...

The Irony of Katie Cashman’s Campaign Imagery with Police

Minneapolis Ward 7 Council Member Katie Cashman recently distributed campaign literature featuring a photo of herself standing beside Police Chief Brian O’Hara — a...

Clearing the Smoke: What Katie Cashman Gets Wrong About Minneapolis Livability

On October 22nd, the Star Tribune published a commentary about climate change written by 7th Ward Council Member Katie Cashman. In it she notes...

Minneapolis mayoral hopefuls shouldn’t close door on financing new arena

With the mayoral election in Minneapolis racing into the home stretch, one important issue that has been given little attention and even less love...

Council President Payne & MPD: You Know What They Say About Statistics

Let’s not pigeon-hole and undervalue the capabilities of our police officers. One of our regular contributors, Terry White, is also the host of the Better...

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